Are you more susceptible when....

[JazzysMom]

Good ??.....you can have lower lung function & be stable meaning your overall health is good considering. Maybe once you require O2 etc then your defense goes down more. I mean if it was just about lung function vs susceptability some of us wouldnt culture PA, MRSA or Cepacia until further down the line. Like so many other things in CF I am sure it plays a part, but has to how much I would think just varies!

 

[JazzysMom]

Good ??.....you can have lower lung function & be stable meaning your overall health is good considering. Maybe once you require O2 etc then your defense goes down more. I mean if it was just about lung function vs susceptability some of us wouldnt culture PA, MRSA or Cepacia until further down the line. Like so many other things in CF I am sure it plays a part, but has to how much I would think just varies!

 

[JazzysMom]

Good ??.....you can have lower lung function & be stable meaning your overall health is good considering. Maybe once you require O2 etc then your defense goes down more. I mean if it was just about lung function vs susceptability some of us wouldnt culture PA, MRSA or Cepacia until further down the line. Like so many other things in CF I am sure it plays a part, but has to how much I would think just varies!

 

[JazzysMom]

Good ??.....you can have lower lung function & be stable meaning your overall health is good considering. Maybe once you require O2 etc then your defense goes down more. I mean if it was just about lung function vs susceptability some of us wouldnt culture PA, MRSA or Cepacia until further down the line. Like so many other things in CF I am sure it plays a part, but has to how much I would think just varies!

 

[NoExcuses]

i think those who are more aware of what bugs they can catch when they have high PFT's will set themselves up for longer lives.

i think by default those with more severe CF lung function tend to be more aware of CF in general. Those with higher FEV1's aren't as conscious of it as you mentioned Kel.

But taking precautions and being mindful of bacteria when your lung function is just as important as when it's low. As Mel said, PA, MRSA, Cepacia, H. Flu, Micobacteria can all show up in mild CF lungs.

 

[NoExcuses]

i think those who are more aware of what bugs they can catch when they have high PFT's will set themselves up for longer lives.

i think by default those with more severe CF lung function tend to be more aware of CF in general. Those with higher FEV1's aren't as conscious of it as you mentioned Kel.

But taking precautions and being mindful of bacteria when your lung function is just as important as when it's low. As Mel said, PA, MRSA, Cepacia, H. Flu, Micobacteria can all show up in mild CF lungs.

 

[NoExcuses]

i think those who are more aware of what bugs they can catch when they have high PFT's will set themselves up for longer lives.

i think by default those with more severe CF lung function tend to be more aware of CF in general. Those with higher FEV1's aren't as conscious of it as you mentioned Kel.

But taking precautions and being mindful of bacteria when your lung function is just as important as when it's low. As Mel said, PA, MRSA, Cepacia, H. Flu, Micobacteria can all show up in mild CF lungs.

 

[NoExcuses]

i think those who are more aware of what bugs they can catch when they have high PFT's will set themselves up for longer lives.

i think by default those with more severe CF lung function tend to be more aware of CF in general. Those with higher FEV1's aren't as conscious of it as you mentioned Kel.

But taking precautions and being mindful of bacteria when your lung function is just as important as when it's low. As Mel said, PA, MRSA, Cepacia, H. Flu, Micobacteria can all show up in mild CF lungs.

 

[NoExcuses]

i think those who are more aware of what bugs they can catch when they have high PFT's will set themselves up for longer lives.

i think by default those with more severe CF lung function tend to be more aware of CF in general. Those with higher FEV1's aren't as conscious of it as you mentioned Kel.

But taking precautions and being mindful of bacteria when your lung function is just as important as when it's low. As Mel said, PA, MRSA, Cepacia, H. Flu, Micobacteria can all show up in mild CF lungs.

 

[NoExcuses]

i think those who are more aware of what bugs they can catch when they have high PFT's will set themselves up for longer lives.

i think by default those with more severe CF lung function tend to be more aware of CF in general. Those with higher FEV1's aren't as conscious of it as you mentioned Kel.

But taking precautions and being mindful of bacteria when your lung function is just as important as when it's low. As Mel said, PA, MRSA, Cepacia, H. Flu, Micobacteria can all show up in mild CF lungs.

 

[shamrock]

If you have lower lung function, doesnt that indicate more scarring? And isn't increased scarring put you at risk of more infections/bugs/pnemonia as opposed to someone with clear shiny tubes in their lungs? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

My guess would be YES.

 

[shamrock]

If you have lower lung function, doesnt that indicate more scarring? And isn't increased scarring put you at risk of more infections/bugs/pnemonia as opposed to someone with clear shiny tubes in their lungs? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

My guess would be YES.

 

[shamrock]

If you have lower lung function, doesnt that indicate more scarring? And isn't increased scarring put you at risk of more infections/bugs/pnemonia as opposed to someone with clear shiny tubes in their lungs? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

My guess would be YES.

 

[shamrock]

If you have lower lung function, doesnt that indicate more scarring? And isn't increased scarring put you at risk of more infections/bugs/pnemonia as opposed to someone with clear shiny tubes in their lungs? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

My guess would be YES.

 

[shamrock]

If you have lower lung function, doesnt that indicate more scarring? And isn't increased scarring put you at risk of more infections/bugs/pnemonia as opposed to someone with clear shiny tubes in their lungs? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

My guess would be YES.

 

[shamrock]

If you have lower lung function, doesnt that indicate more scarring? And isn't increased scarring put you at risk of more infections/bugs/pnemonia as opposed to someone with clear shiny tubes in their lungs? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">

My guess would be YES.

 

[Uli]

Well I would say with a lung function of 20 % you will not have very much fun in a water park anymore....
Lower lung function indicates that you are no longer able to do certain things or at least that you don´t have much fun with these things any longer, so its no big difference to be more careful too.
As long as you feel good and are able to do a lot of activities not doing them because being scared of bugs means missing something you will never be able to do again....
Seems a bit like that joke, when a man in his thirties comes to a doctor who tells him to stop smoking, drinking and too much sex, so that he can reach a high age. And the man says:" Why should I get so old when I won´t have any fun?"

Uli,45, Germany

 

[Uli]

Well I would say with a lung function of 20 % you will not have very much fun in a water park anymore....
Lower lung function indicates that you are no longer able to do certain things or at least that you don´t have much fun with these things any longer, so its no big difference to be more careful too.
As long as you feel good and are able to do a lot of activities not doing them because being scared of bugs means missing something you will never be able to do again....
Seems a bit like that joke, when a man in his thirties comes to a doctor who tells him to stop smoking, drinking and too much sex, so that he can reach a high age. And the man says:" Why should I get so old when I won´t have any fun?"

Uli,45, Germany

 

[Uli]

Well I would say with a lung function of 20 % you will not have very much fun in a water park anymore....
Lower lung function indicates that you are no longer able to do certain things or at least that you don´t have much fun with these things any longer, so its no big difference to be more careful too.
As long as you feel good and are able to do a lot of activities not doing them because being scared of bugs means missing something you will never be able to do again....
Seems a bit like that joke, when a man in his thirties comes to a doctor who tells him to stop smoking, drinking and too much sex, so that he can reach a high age. And the man says:" Why should I get so old when I won´t have any fun?"

Uli,45, Germany

 

[Uli]

Well I would say with a lung function of 20 % you will not have very much fun in a water park anymore....
Lower lung function indicates that you are no longer able to do certain things or at least that you don´t have much fun with these things any longer, so its no big difference to be more careful too.
As long as you feel good and are able to do a lot of activities not doing them because being scared of bugs means missing something you will never be able to do again....
Seems a bit like that joke, when a man in his thirties comes to a doctor who tells him to stop smoking, drinking and too much sex, so that he can reach a high age. And the man says:" Why should I get so old when I won´t have any fun?"

Uli,45, Germany