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    Pittsburgh General Area???

    Hi everyone, I guess I'll move onto a more serious topic <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> Katy and I will be looking into relocating to Pittsburgh in January if I do not get called in for transplant in Boston this December. We are working through all the...
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    Drugs topic locked...

    Hey, that was great... just what I wanted to start. Nothing wrong with a little extreme sarcasm... which of course will confuse the hell out of some people. Jade, you are awesome for putting in such a twisted comment!!! It's unfortunate that we all have freedom of speech, but we should...
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    Smoking crack, snorking cocaine as a CF patient

    What do you think? Should I even bother going into detail with this one? Thoughts, questions, concerns, complaints?
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    Flonase Ultrase Cipro Kilograms

    <u><b>F</b></u>lonase because the wonderful oxygen dries out your sinuses <u><b>U</b></u>ltrase because your pancrease doesn't like working <u><b>C</b></u>ipro because your infections decided to flair up <u><b>K</b></u>ilograms because your weight is constantly monitored The 4 items mentioned...
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    Bedroom air quality help....

    Hello, I've been having trouble sleeping in my bedroom. It's been going on for months. I end up going upstairs to sleep, but after hours of coughing I just end up coming back downstairs to sleep on the couch. Mainly because I don't like keeping Katy up all night while I'm coughing, but also...
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    Katy probably already told you guys... but....

    Hi everyone, I had another doctors appointment Thursday. The doctors were not happy with my lung function numbers. I'm now running on 18% total capacity. They wanted to admit me to the hospital yesterday, but I asked them to just give me the weekend so I could have a little extra freedom. My...
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    What's your hobbie?

    Hi everyone, just wondering if there are any car fanatics out there? I've always used the vehicles that I own as a positive outlet for me. Since my lungs are in such rough shape, the winter was really boring for me. My friend and I spent the winter and spring months doing some custom work to...
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    Non-compliant CF'ers in the hospital

    This is my 10th day admitted again. I guess my lung get recharged for about 2-3 months until needing to be plugged back into the IV's. Fortunately I'm hopeful that I will only have to be admitted 1 more time before I am transplanted. These hospital stay are 2-3 weeks, but they feel like 2-3...
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    Mushly love stuff that will make people sick...

    I've managed to find someone that I truly want to spend the rest of my life with... my girlfriend Katy. Katy has changed the way I view the world and my life. Her and I have a very comfortable home to live in. We are very close to our families and are fortunate to come from good stock. Being...
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    Still waiting for lungs...

    It's been months since I've logged onto the site, or since I've kept up with my emails. I guess my motivation has been slowly decreasing with each passing week that I'm not called in for transplant. Currenly my FEV1 is 24%, the transplant clinic (Brigham and Womens in Boston) tells me that I'm...
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    Another good site for CF people...

    Hi everyone, I was recently introduced to a site called "Myspace." Not sure how many people already know of this, but it is new to me. I've been checking it out quite frequently... especially since I have to stay inside until I get the transplant call. I've found it to be a great place to...
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    Another good site to find CF people...

    Hi everyone, I was recently introduced to a site called "Myspace." Not sure how many people already know of this, but it is new to me. I've been checking it out quite frequently... especially since I have to stay inside until I get the transplant call. I've found it to be a great place to...
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    Another good site to find CF people...

    Hi everyone, I was recently introduced to a site called "Myspace." Not sure how many people already know of this, but it is new to me. I've been checking it out quite frequently... especially since I have to stay inside until I get the transplant call. I've found it to be a great place to...
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    Another good site to find CF people...

    Hi everyone, I was recently introduced to a site called "Myspace." Not sure how many people already know of this, but it is new to me. I've been checking it out quite frequently... especially since I have to stay inside until I get the transplant call. I've found it to be a great place to...
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    Life with CF...

    Hi Everyone, I'm just trying to find some people to relate to. My name is Mike, I'm 27 living with CF and have posted to this site before and have spoke to a few of you. It's been quite some time since I've last been online. I've spent the past few months trying to get my health in order, but...
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    Talking about CF and life...

    Hi Everyone, I'm just trying to find some people to relate to. My name is Mike, I'm 27 living with CF and have posted to this site before and have spoke to a few of you. It's been quite some time since I've last been online. I've spent the past few months trying to get my health in order, but...
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    Anyone want to Vent... or just talk about CF?

    Hi Everyone, I'm just trying to find some people to relate to. My name is Mike, I'm 27 living with CF and have posted to this site before and have spoke to a few of you. It's been quite some time since I've last been online. I've spent the past few months trying to get my health in order, but...
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    Anyone from New England, Anyone want to Vent?

    Hi Everyone, I'm just trying to find some people to relate to. My name is Mike, I'm 27 living with CF and have posted to this site before and have spoke to a few of you. It's been quite some time since I've last been online. I've spent the past few months trying to get my health in order, but...
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    Anyone from New England? Anyone want to vent?

    Hi Everyone, I'm just trying to find some people to relate to. My name is Mike, I'm 27 living with CF and have posted to this site before and have spoke to a few of you. It's been quite some time since I've last been online. I've spent the past few months trying to get my health in order, but...
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    Help me with helping each other...

    Hello, My intention is to help other people with CF get the resources they need to better cope with the lives they live. Please help me by not only reading this forum, but by also trying to better understand what it is in your life that could be better, or could have been better growing up...
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