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I'm so like this. I don't cough up nearly as much, even with the constant nebs and vest usage (which is total crap in my opinion). They had me doing so many hypertonic nebs to make me cough up stuff that I lost my voice for 2 days and didn't cough at all. I don't know what it is, but this just...

How can a doctor say something like that? Sheesh, what a downer.... While my fev1 has been dropping more and more, if I kick it into high gear it usually goes up. High impact cardio exercise (jogging etc) is always the best. Heck, even walking fast can do it. Staying up on you nebs of course...

I keep looking up other CF tattoos and they're all kind of.... boring, y'know? We need some fresh ideas out there. Usually it's "Just Breathe", "Breathe Easy", "Faith" etc. My oldest sister was thinking of actually getting 65 single roses tattooed on her back with some pink thrown in since our...

lol, well ya gotta have some fun with it. At least everyone around me knows what I mean when I say "I've got to pop my pills."

Interesting idea, kind of like a Chicken Soup For the Soul, but a CF edition. Are you thinking you want the contributions to be more of a narrative or just a simple explanation?

Just curious, but are our immune systems really that compromised? I've been told by doctors that my immune system is actually a bit better than most people's because it's constantly working on a low level, like a warmed up athlete. I say if you want one go for it (at least it's not something...

My cousin was telling me the other day that her boyfriend who also has CF has a really hard time taking his pills, which I found to be strange. Since I've been popping my own since I can remember it's super easy, and I would've thought most people with CF would be pros at this (apparently not)...