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- I like it when people continue to talk if I'm coughing - If they were not talking, I want them to ignore my coughing - I don't like the question "Are you OK?" after coughing - if they know I have CF, they should know it's normal for me to cough. The reason I don't like this question is that...

- I like it when people continue to talk if I'm coughing - If they were not talking, I want them to ignore my coughing - I don't like the question "Are you OK?" after coughing - if they know I have CF, they should know it's normal for me to cough. The reason I don't like this question is that...

Good thread Scott. I think most of us feel similar to you. I often think that it's kinda of unfair that we're not even able to hang out with other CFers - people who know exactly what we go through. I also hear from different people that the cross-infection risk is not quite as high as some...

Good thread Scott. I think most of us feel similar to you. I often think that it's kinda of unfair that we're not even able to hang out with other CFers - people who know exactly what we go through. I also hear from different people that the cross-infection risk is not quite as high as some...

To the <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>mamerth</b></i> I am on the side of chubby. My doctors are tickled... they love it. I hate it!!! My joints are taxed due to the extra weight. I have started to loose weight the past few months (haven't changed a thing). I am...

To the <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>mamerth</b></i> I am on the side of chubby. My doctors are tickled... they love it. I hate it!!! My joints are taxed due to the extra weight. I have started to loose weight the past few months (haven't changed a thing). I am...

I am one of the thin ones - 5'3'' and 100 lbs. Like my lung function, my weight doesn't fluctuate. I would like to gain a few pounds and I think it'd be better for my health, but my doctor tells me that once the lungs are used to functioning a certain way at this weight, if I gain more than just...

I am one of the thin ones - 5'3'' and 100 lbs. Like my lung function, my weight doesn't fluctuate. I would like to gain a few pounds and I think it'd be better for my health, but my doctor tells me that once the lungs are used to functioning a certain way at this weight, if I gain more than just...

Hi Debbie! I have taken both Tobi and Cipro. Actually I just stopped a round of Cipro. Neither of them caused me a sore throat, as far as I recall. Yes, if we read the lists of side effects of meds we will be paranoid... I try to avoid that unless I start feeling something odd. Most of them...

Hi Debbie! I have taken both Tobi and Cipro. Actually I just stopped a round of Cipro. Neither of them caused me a sore throat, as far as I recall. Yes, if we read the lists of side effects of meds we will be paranoid... I try to avoid that unless I start feeling something odd. Most of them...

Great that you're getting a treadmill too! I've been wanting to get one as I seriously see it as something I could get on board often. I'd just walk, but at least it would be more consistent than the wii, which has a lot of breaks. I was also thinking - do you know what really motivates me to...

Great that you're getting a treadmill too! I've been wanting to get one as I seriously see it as something I could get on board often. I'd just walk, but at least it would be more consistent than the wii, which has a lot of breaks. I was also thinking - do you know what really motivates me to...

Thanks for your answers. I always have mucus. Does this mean that I always have an infection or inflammation? (Probably another reason why I need to start on the Vest!) I once spoke to a CF friend who told me he spent about 2 hours every morning going through his CF treatment routine and if it...

Thanks for your answers. I always have mucus. Does this mean that I always have an infection or inflammation? (Probably another reason why I need to start on the Vest!) I once spoke to a CF friend who told me he spent about 2 hours every morning going through his CF treatment routine and if it...

In layman's terms, what is mucus production really based on?

In layman's terms, what is mucus production really based on?

Thanks for this post, very informative. I can add my own experience - I have had FEV1 of around 35% for 10 years, it doesn't really fluctuate, for better or worse. I am 28 and have only been on IVs twice. Every time I get an infection, I am treated with a 2 week round of oral antibiotics and I...

Thanks for this post, very informative. I can add my own experience - I have had FEV1 of around 35% for 10 years, it doesn't really fluctuate, for better or worse. I am 28 and have only been on IVs twice. Every time I get an infection, I am treated with a 2 week round of oral antibiotics and I...

Isn't Pseudomonas one of the main causes of mucus in the lungs? I would think that No Pseudomonas = very little mucus = feeling better. Please enlighten me.

Isn't Pseudomonas one of the main causes of mucus in the lungs? I would think that No Pseudomonas = very little mucus = feeling better. Please enlighten me.