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Hello, It has been a while since I have came to this site so I wanted to kind of re introduce myself. I wanted to give every one a little detail on who I am. My name is Melissa and I am 39yrs old. I was diagnosed with CF March 1974. I was born December 17th 1973. I had been doing good with...

<br>Hello,<br><br> I had an appointment yesterday with my Pulmo and she decided to give me a pneumonia shot. I have never had one before in all my 37 years. I got the shot around 1:30pm yesterday and about 8pm last night my arm felt stiff and is very tender and painful. Is this normal? My DR...

<br>Tara lost her battle and I am so sad. I just found out over at Facebook.. I hate that this disease is still taking my friends.... I hate it............. Tears are falling so hard right now. damn you cf........................

Hello, I have medicaid and no matter how hard my dr and I try they will not cover a Novolog Pen they say they are no diffrent then a syringe. I take 4 shots a day and no matter where I give my shot at I bruise very badly. I have contacted Novolog company and they say due to having Medicaid...

Hello, Im looking to buy a new compressor and would like to get some ideas on what other people use and why you like it. I use the Inspiration with the Sidestream nebulizer, and I noticed tonight the Albuterol just isnt getting down into the lungs to open up my breathing. So any advice or...

Hello, I have found out today after having a MRI done I have sever Inflammation and swelling in both of my shoulders. My DR wants me to see an Orthopetic Surgeon to see what he suggests we do. My question is: has any one else every had this happen to them? I have to take Lortabs every 4 hours...

Hello, Ok, I have been having some problems with my bowel movements. This has been going on for all most 1 month now. I take my Ultrase with every meal but I can go 3 days with no bowel movements. So, My CF Doctor put me on Polyethylene Glycol and I take this powder form 2 times a day and...

Greetings All, Okay this is where we stand as of today. Melissa is now off IV's. Thats the good news. Now the bad. Melissa is now what they call Multi-resistence. This means she has a resistance to 2 major class antibiotics. We had a major discussion with her CF dr today. Major meaning about...

Hello, I was tested postive for the h1n1 flu and I am on IVs Zosyn every 6 hours and Tobramycine every 24 hours. My x ray thursday showed pneumomia in my left lung and my dr said h1n1 more than likely started that. The pain I am having is so bad I can not put it into words. If you have had...

Melissa will be seen by Dr. D. tomorrow morning at his office . I personally think its time for home IVs. She has a ton of energy just no breath to go with it. I have seen her in this condition before several years ago and if its the same she will be on home IVs for almost 4 weeks straight...

Hello, I am on facebook and would like to get some more friends on there with cf so if you would like an extra friend and have fb here is my name : Melissa Klaus Thanks

I have Pmed her a lot and can not seem to get a hold of her. Does any one know if she is sick or something? Thank You, Melissa

I have Red Man Syndrom really bad even though I take 50mg of Benadryl one hour before infusing Vancomycin. I also infuse Vanco for 2 hours to help with the red man. Does any one have any ideas I could try or even any ideas on how to help calm all the itching? Thank You in Advance

Do any one have a flutter device you no longer use? I am in need of a flutter, I use the vest but since I have been bringing up blood I want to use something a little more manageable for me. Thank You,

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/11/swine-flu-tamiflu-andrew-castle">Tamiflu</a> This is about the Drug named Tamiflu I found it interesting and wanted to pass on this information.

Hello, I have a head cold and am wanting to get some ideas to do as I fight through this virus. I am talking Tylenol Sinus Congestion & Pain. I started coughing up blood this morning so I am also taking cough medicine now. Any ideas would be great to help me through this. My CF Doctor told me...

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=912b7a91-272e-47ac-b851-3b650f0b1a79">A must read I could not believe what they said about CF.</a>

Hello, I have been on 1 gram of Vancomycin since Wednesday morning. I noticed yesterday I had red blotches on my thigh, and up under my arm. I took a benadryl thinking maybe it is due to the vanco. Well, just about 10 minutes ago I looked at my back and my gosh I have red blotches all over my...

Obama & McCain Ice Fishing! The Presidential election was too close to call. Neither the Republican candidate nor the Democratic candidate had enough votes to win. There was much talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition seemed the...

Good Evening, I heard from the DR today about the polyps I had removed from my stomach last week Friday. They are both benign. What a relief, that was a heavy weight lifted off my shoulders. I want to Thank You All for the kind words and the many prayers. Overall, I am doing very well. I...