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Working with children at a aftercare and my copd
Working with children at a aftercare and my copd
I just started to work 4 hours every afternoon at a aftercare school. During the school holidays we have a program to keep the kids busy. When the school start I will mailnly help with their school homework. It is winter here in South Africa so there is lots of flu around. I am also over weight and get pains all over my body. I have 58% lung function left and also asthma.
I must be honest yesterday I was walking much more than usual which i think can be a good… read more
Unfortunately, kids are little petrie dishes, just cooking up all kinds of bugs that generally aren't good for us. The walking would be very good for… read more
CAN WORKING WITH ASBESTOS CAUSE COPD!
CAN WORKING WITH ASBESTOS CAUSE COPD!
Each coughing fit my head spins fainted few times which ended up in hospital.coughing fits gets worse
Does anyboby get leg pain from inhaled cotisteroids?
Does anyboby get leg pain from inhaled cotisteroids?
I use Arnuity Ellipta 100 mcg once aday. I have been having shooting pain down my right leg which makes it hard to walk. My calf hurts. Could this be a side effect from the inhaler?
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Sorry to hear you have to take more Prednisone , that stuff makes me a little cranky so I hate taking it. Hopefully you will get… read more
Prednisone
Prednisone
So I was on 50 mg for 5 days and then my doctor wanted to see what I like on a lighter dose as a taper for a couple weeks. I never felt better. I wasn't coughing up stuff and I was less breathless. Now it's two days after my last tapper dose and I'm back to coughing up stuff and even after taking symbicort, I'm still breathless and used my Ventolin. Is this normal?
I took 5 Mg Prednisone twice per day for two months. I really made me feel so much better as the coughing and phlegm cleared up. I have been off the … read more
Can I stop oxygen aften being on it for over 10 yrs
how emphysema is a progressive disease? How/why does it progress and what causes that progression? How fast does it progress?
how emphysema is a progressive disease? How/why does it progress and what causes that progression? How fast does it progress?
I grew up in a house that had hot air vents all the pipes were asbestos and have been removed now but I lived in tht house 28 years! My dad died of copd… read more
How Do You Post a Picture with a Android Phone?
How Do You Post a Picture with a Android Phone?
I post pictures with my laptop computer. How do you post pictures for the website with an Android Phone?
working with COPD
working with COPD
Do people work with COPD and what kind of work are you capable of doing with out getting fired for lake of work because of your COPD
Many people with COPd work. Some have problems with their employers over things that have nothing to do with their chronic condition; some have… read more
