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I'm unhealthy again.

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RonnieSharpe

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Ali,

I can't stress enough the importance to doing your treatments faithfully at your age. Believe me, we've all been there. I haven't met ONE CFer that is dying to do his or her treatments. I totally agree with previous posters that the future of CF is looking brighter by the day and although there may never be a cure, they WILL come up with a med that takes away many of the affects. The key is to keep your lungs healthy enough so when that day comes, you're lungs are somewhat normal.

They've told me that I have a lot of scarring in different areas of my lung. That lung is gone and it's never coming back. Now my focus is to not let any more areas get scarred.

I agree with coming up with a routine. Maybe every morning you sit on your vest and do the nebs while doing something on the computer? Homework? Facebook? Myspace? Personal blog? Do you watch TV? Everytime your show comes on, make it a habit to do your treatments while watching it.

I figure that anytime I sit down, I can be doing my treatments. Believe me, it wasn't this was when I was your age, but if I could turn back the clock and do it over again I would. I'm paying the price now, for my neglect in the past.

I really hope this helps and you can message me if you'd like to talk further.

Ronnie
 
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RonnieSharpe

New member
Ali,

I can't stress enough the importance to doing your treatments faithfully at your age. Believe me, we've all been there. I haven't met ONE CFer that is dying to do his or her treatments. I totally agree with previous posters that the future of CF is looking brighter by the day and although there may never be a cure, they WILL come up with a med that takes away many of the affects. The key is to keep your lungs healthy enough so when that day comes, you're lungs are somewhat normal.

They've told me that I have a lot of scarring in different areas of my lung. That lung is gone and it's never coming back. Now my focus is to not let any more areas get scarred.

I agree with coming up with a routine. Maybe every morning you sit on your vest and do the nebs while doing something on the computer? Homework? Facebook? Myspace? Personal blog? Do you watch TV? Everytime your show comes on, make it a habit to do your treatments while watching it.

I figure that anytime I sit down, I can be doing my treatments. Believe me, it wasn't this was when I was your age, but if I could turn back the clock and do it over again I would. I'm paying the price now, for my neglect in the past.

I really hope this helps and you can message me if you'd like to talk further.

Ronnie
 
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RonnieSharpe

New member
Ali,

I can't stress enough the importance to doing your treatments faithfully at your age. Believe me, we've all been there. I haven't met ONE CFer that is dying to do his or her treatments. I totally agree with previous posters that the future of CF is looking brighter by the day and although there may never be a cure, they WILL come up with a med that takes away many of the affects. The key is to keep your lungs healthy enough so when that day comes, you're lungs are somewhat normal.

They've told me that I have a lot of scarring in different areas of my lung. That lung is gone and it's never coming back. Now my focus is to not let any more areas get scarred.

I agree with coming up with a routine. Maybe every morning you sit on your vest and do the nebs while doing something on the computer? Homework? Facebook? Myspace? Personal blog? Do you watch TV? Everytime your show comes on, make it a habit to do your treatments while watching it.

I figure that anytime I sit down, I can be doing my treatments. Believe me, it wasn't this was when I was your age, but if I could turn back the clock and do it over again I would. I'm paying the price now, for my neglect in the past.

I really hope this helps and you can message me if you'd like to talk further.

Ronnie
 
R

RonnieSharpe

New member
Ali,

I can't stress enough the importance to doing your treatments faithfully at your age. Believe me, we've all been there. I haven't met ONE CFer that is dying to do his or her treatments. I totally agree with previous posters that the future of CF is looking brighter by the day and although there may never be a cure, they WILL come up with a med that takes away many of the affects. The key is to keep your lungs healthy enough so when that day comes, you're lungs are somewhat normal.

They've told me that I have a lot of scarring in different areas of my lung. That lung is gone and it's never coming back. Now my focus is to not let any more areas get scarred.

I agree with coming up with a routine. Maybe every morning you sit on your vest and do the nebs while doing something on the computer? Homework? Facebook? Myspace? Personal blog? Do you watch TV? Everytime your show comes on, make it a habit to do your treatments while watching it.

I figure that anytime I sit down, I can be doing my treatments. Believe me, it wasn't this was when I was your age, but if I could turn back the clock and do it over again I would. I'm paying the price now, for my neglect in the past.

I really hope this helps and you can message me if you'd like to talk further.

Ronnie
 
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RonnieSharpe

New member
Ali,
<br />
<br />I can't stress enough the importance to doing your treatments faithfully at your age. Believe me, we've all been there. I haven't met ONE CFer that is dying to do his or her treatments. I totally agree with previous posters that the future of CF is looking brighter by the day and although there may never be a cure, they WILL come up with a med that takes away many of the affects. The key is to keep your lungs healthy enough so when that day comes, you're lungs are somewhat normal.
<br />
<br />They've told me that I have a lot of scarring in different areas of my lung. That lung is gone and it's never coming back. Now my focus is to not let any more areas get scarred.
<br />
<br />I agree with coming up with a routine. Maybe every morning you sit on your vest and do the nebs while doing something on the computer? Homework? Facebook? Myspace? Personal blog? Do you watch TV? Everytime your show comes on, make it a habit to do your treatments while watching it.
<br />
<br />I figure that anytime I sit down, I can be doing my treatments. Believe me, it wasn't this was when I was your age, but if I could turn back the clock and do it over again I would. I'm paying the price now, for my neglect in the past.
<br />
<br />I really hope this helps and you can message me if you'd like to talk further.
<br />
<br />Ronnie
 
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mom2lillian

New member
when I first started to try and get compliant 2 years ago I made a chart it had each day week on it and each thing I needed to do. I put it in a visible location in my house and marked each thing that I did or did not do. I let my husband know about it so he could encourage and nag me. I made an internal reward system out of it and once I got into the habits I ddidnt need it anymore. Now I work on ways to continually improve and I evaluate my improvements and performance, I also track my lung functions so I can 'see' what I am doing. I do something called 'ground hog day' resolutions so I made goals at beginninng of the year, then I check how I am doing on 1/1 2/2 3/3 etc all through year.

Take care
 
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mom2lillian

New member
when I first started to try and get compliant 2 years ago I made a chart it had each day week on it and each thing I needed to do. I put it in a visible location in my house and marked each thing that I did or did not do. I let my husband know about it so he could encourage and nag me. I made an internal reward system out of it and once I got into the habits I ddidnt need it anymore. Now I work on ways to continually improve and I evaluate my improvements and performance, I also track my lung functions so I can 'see' what I am doing. I do something called 'ground hog day' resolutions so I made goals at beginninng of the year, then I check how I am doing on 1/1 2/2 3/3 etc all through year.

Take care
 
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mom2lillian

New member
when I first started to try and get compliant 2 years ago I made a chart it had each day week on it and each thing I needed to do. I put it in a visible location in my house and marked each thing that I did or did not do. I let my husband know about it so he could encourage and nag me. I made an internal reward system out of it and once I got into the habits I ddidnt need it anymore. Now I work on ways to continually improve and I evaluate my improvements and performance, I also track my lung functions so I can 'see' what I am doing. I do something called 'ground hog day' resolutions so I made goals at beginninng of the year, then I check how I am doing on 1/1 2/2 3/3 etc all through year.

Take care
 
M

mom2lillian

New member
when I first started to try and get compliant 2 years ago I made a chart it had each day week on it and each thing I needed to do. I put it in a visible location in my house and marked each thing that I did or did not do. I let my husband know about it so he could encourage and nag me. I made an internal reward system out of it and once I got into the habits I ddidnt need it anymore. Now I work on ways to continually improve and I evaluate my improvements and performance, I also track my lung functions so I can 'see' what I am doing. I do something called 'ground hog day' resolutions so I made goals at beginninng of the year, then I check how I am doing on 1/1 2/2 3/3 etc all through year.

Take care
 
M

mom2lillian

New member
when I first started to try and get compliant 2 years ago I made a chart it had each day week on it and each thing I needed to do. I put it in a visible location in my house and marked each thing that I did or did not do. I let my husband know about it so he could encourage and nag me. I made an internal reward system out of it and once I got into the habits I ddidnt need it anymore. Now I work on ways to continually improve and I evaluate my improvements and performance, I also track my lung functions so I can 'see' what I am doing. I do something called 'ground hog day' resolutions so I made goals at beginninng of the year, then I check how I am doing on 1/1 2/2 3/3 etc all through year.
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<br />Take care
 
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