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    Julie back in the Hospital...

    Best of luck to you and your wife.  I hope all goes well for  you!
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    Need help... and stories

    Oh yeah kinda got off what you wanted to know I think ( I hope not)<br> About pills and meds ( you will have to excuse my spelling some of these meds are impossible to remember how to spell)<br> I grew immune to leviquin.<br> Predisone  gives me god awful injestion.  to the point I can't take a...
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    Need help... and stories

    I got plenty of time to spare so I will write a nice lengthy "report" for you on my life with CF.  ATM I am in the hospital but will be getting out a little later today.<br> <br> I was born on December 16, 1982 in Miles City, MT.  From what my mom has told me shortly after I was born I started...
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    Switching Doctors/Clinics

    I had been seing the same Dr since I Was diagonosed at 3 months old.  She retired 3 years ago when I was 20.  Even though she was a childrens Dr. she would keep in excellent contact with the CF specialist.  After she retired it took me 3 different DR's to find one to my liking. like...
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    antidepressants

    I was on paxil about 5 years ago for a year.   It gave me very bad sexual side effects.  After a year I decided myself ( without asking the doctor like I should have) to up and cold turkey cut off of it.  I first went on it when I started in the drinking days.  I would get pretty badly depressed...
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    Pictures of Yourself!

    Well A few pages up I do beleive Liz said we are all good looking.. well I guess I am the Exception LOL  j/kin heres my ugly ass
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    New to forum

    Hello all I am new to the forum here.  I will start off by Describing myself a little bit<br> I Am 23 years old (male)<br> I live in Montana ( eastern montana to be excact in Miles City)<br> I was diagonsed at 3 months old.  At age of 19 I was diagonsed with diabeties ( think its cfdr)<br> I am...
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    mens talk!

    LOL we should ask myth busters about that.<br> I do notice myself that their is not much quanity.  I asked my non cf friends about how much they shoot per run.  I find if I give the little feller a few days break their is more.  But never the amount my friends tell me ( I doubt all 5 of the guys...
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    What careers do people have!!

    I am a Waiter at a resturaunt  I plan on going to college (hopefully within a year) to become a network administrator.
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    Colds going to your chest

    Hate to say it but cough drops and cough syrups = not good for people with CF.  YES they help in the short run.  They help stop the cough.  BUT you need to cough that crap out.  So in the long run it kinda gets you.  What I do when I feel a cold coming on is up my Vitamin intake.  I will take...
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    Alcohol & Enzymes

    My CF specialist explained to me about alcohol and CF.  When you drink and get drunk you body stuffs slows down. well the tube that seperates the air to lung and food to stomach.  This don't work right, and allows more saliva then normal to go to the lungs, thus increasing chances for infections...
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    Dating

    Well on this topic It is kind of touchy with me, but since most all of you have CF and deal with probably the same stuff here it goes heh.<br> I am 23 years old and have one relationship that I would consider serious.  It lasted about 8 months.  When I met the girl it was a sort of the "spur of...
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    Fatigue, false fevers, ect.

    Hello their.  I get this alot as well.  I have talked to the cf specialist I see.  He said the fever feelings come from swallowing the mucus I cough up.  I know it sounds gross, but I bet most of you do.  Cough once or twice and just swallow.  I take about 600 MG of IB profien a day.  200mg 3...
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    I just cultured cepacia

    This is kind of off topic, but just thought I would say this.  This is my first time in this forum ( yah me for finding it) AND I just happen to be in the hospital as well.  I am on day 14 and will be let out later today. ( My PFT was up over 85% this morning).<br> Good luck with your treatment.
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