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    Traveling with the Vest

    I think since the newest verision of the vest is under 20 pounds, it wouldn't be too difficult to travel with. I am sure you wouldn't have much trouble carrying on a plane.
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    MRSA

    What exactly is MRSA???
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    Current problem

    Rainman-Hi, I am 22 with CF, and when I was 18 I started getting more sick and hospitalized every year, but my lung function only dropped about 25-30%, not 50! I was told at age 19 that I should be transfered to the adult clinic becuase the doctors were trained to deal with issues that adults...
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    Aol Instant Messenger

    I watch homestar runner cartoons online while I do my treatment <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">My name is Jenny and I am 22 with CF. I am always online when I do my treatments so feel free to IM me if you want to talk...my screen name is Jennyjoy81, my e-mail is...
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    pregnancy

    CF is a recessive trait, meaning that both parents have to carry the recessive gene in order to conceive a baby with CF. If a person with CF has a baby with a person that does not carry the recessive gene, then the baby would just get the CF recessive gene, this is called a carrier. If two...
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    Why have the child?

    There is a one in four chance of two CF carriers to have a baby with CF. If you decide to terminate your pregnancy and try to have another baby it might end up with Cf too. My mom only had me and my sister and we both have CF.Hopefully you can take on the challenges and difficulties of dealing...
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    Why have the child?

    I agree with the last post, every unborn child was created for a reason. It may not be noticable at first, but eventually you will learn the purpose of their life, or the difference they will make in the world. I have CF and if I have a baby with CF I will just pray it stays as healthy as it can...
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    hello

    Hi everyone... I am new to this site...I have looked for a good site to chat with people who have CF. I am curious how others take care of themselves and what they need to do to stay healthy. I have a mild to moderate case of CF and I always wonder how others get sick so fast and are unable to...
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    Angry

    Doing his treatments will still help him to loosen the mucus in his lungs and it wil come up later. Just be happy he does his treatments. I have CF and once I turned 16 I never did my treatments. I ended up being hospitalized every year since I was 18. I am 22 now and hope I can eventually go...
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