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    Military - Need Help With Compassionate reassignment

    When we looked into Lewis it says on the CF site it has an accredited doctor but what it failed to mention is that it is now only a peds. So I have to drive to seattle which is about 75 miles to see a CF center, which is one of the leading in research in the country. The problem is my health in...
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    Military - Need Help With Compassionate reassignment

    Any military people I could use your help. We were stationed at Ft. Campbell and I went to Vanderbilt in nashville which was about 50 miles away for treatment for 6 years. Last year we decided to leave the unit he was at and were stationed at Ft. Lewis. On Dec 31st we have been here 12 months...
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    Fall over tired, and have no energy. Kind of scaring me

    Thank you everyone!! I do need to call on tuesday and see what I cultured last time I was in about 3 weeks ago. I guess its just as I get older the harder it hits me. I always thought that I was invincable and that I could do it all!
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    Fall over tired, and have no energy. Kind of scaring me

    Ok, Went on IV's. Tried orals for about 5 weeks, luck then no luck, we all know the routine. So I said lets do IV's before I get to run into the ground. I start them and oh my gosh I feel like I have literally been hit by a bus. I am sleeping at least 15 hours a day. All I am is tired. No energy...
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    How far away from a transplant hospital will they let you live?

    How is it after surgery? Did they let you go home, or did you have to stay in a place closer for months afterwards?
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    SSDI...Renewal? Volunteering? Vacationing?

    I have SSD not SSDI and I just had my 7 year review ( which was my first). I had my doctors fill out paperwork, I had to fill out paperwork and then they sent it to the national office for review
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    How far away from a transplant hospital will they let you live?

    How far away can I live? Is 70 miles ok? Im sure I could get a medivac from the army base to the hospital but afterwards will they let me live 70 miles away to come for visits
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    Need to know the best hospitals for tansplant

    HI, My husband is in the army and in 2 years we will be moving and I need to prepare for where we will go. I have to find a hospital that has an army base near it. Otherwise they could kick my husband out because he cant be with me for that much time for a transplant and not at work. If people...
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    Need to know best hospitals for transplant

    Hi, My husband is in the army. We will be moving in 2 years to our next station. I want to prepare for what can happen and we would HAVE to live near the hospital so I need to know the best hospitals for transplants so I can try to find bases near it. Other wise my husband could be kicked out...
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    Blood in my port

    I have had 2 ports now for a total of 13 years. Yes that is totally normal. Has happend to me a bunch of times. But I agree with the others, you should be pulling back to check for blood return before you flush a port when you access it, or even use each med. If you are like me you can get...
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    I talked to a lady about zenpep and her sons shipment being delayed

    I am so sorry but I can not find your info anywhere. If you were the mom that I talked to about zenpep and you were saying that your sons shipments always seemed late could you please PM me. I need to talk to you. Thanks <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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    How long do you bleed for?

    Yes I was actually not on anything for about a week when this happened
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    How long do you bleed for?

    Last night I coughed and up came the blood, now it was never stright liquid blood but it was liquid blood with a tiny bit of mucus, heck it may of been just spit. I didnt make me cough like it normally does. Normally when I bleed it makes me cough and up it comes, and keeps comming. I had to...
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    To the "chubby" CFers

    To the As a teenager I was skinny, but I played volleyball and did sports. When I hit about 23 I went up about 10 pounds to 140 and was not happy with it, did not like the way I felt but just accepted it. Im 5'10" I just didnt like that it all went to my stomach. I stayed 140-145 for 6 years...
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    To the "chubby" CFers

    To the As a teenager I was skinny, but I played volleyball and did sports. When I hit about 23 I went up about 10 pounds to 140 and was not happy with it, did not like the way I felt but just accepted it. Im 5'10" I just didnt like that it all went to my stomach. I stayed 140-145 for 6 years...
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