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    PICC Lines

    Agreed with the above - I exercise - no lifting of anything. I do tone-down the exercising a bit when I have the picc. Speaking of piccs - little side note: Cleaning lady at Children's National felt bad for me - taping up the arm to shower was tearing my skin off (very sensitive) - she went...
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    PICC Lines

    Agreed with the above - I exercise - no lifting of anything. I do tone-down the exercising a bit when I have the picc. Speaking of piccs - little side note: Cleaning lady at Children's National felt bad for me - taping up the arm to shower was tearing my skin off (very sensitive) - she went...
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    PICC Lines

    Agreed with the above - I exercise - no lifting of anything. I do tone-down the exercising a bit when I have the picc. <br /> <br />Speaking of piccs - little side note: <br /> <br /> <br />Cleaning lady at Children's National felt bad for me - taping up the arm to shower was tearing my skin...
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    Orange sputum?

    <P>I have read MOST of the ever-so-pleasing forums on sputum and can't find anything about this one.</P> <P> </P> <P>2 weeks ago started feeling bad - Doc started: 30mg pred x 2 day; cipro x 2 day; xoponex every 4 hours; pulmozyme 2 x day.  I also take all the regular stuff like singulair...
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    Orange sputum?

    <P>I have read MOST of the ever-so-pleasing forums on sputum and can't find anything about this one.</P> <P></P> <P>2 weeks ago started feeling bad - Doc started: 30mg pred x 2day; cipro x 2 day; xoponex every 4 hours; pulmozyme 2 x day. I also take all the regular stuff like singulair, advair...
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    Orange sputum?

    <P><BR>I have read MOST of the ever-so-pleasing forums on sputum and can't find anything about this one.</P> <P></P> <P>2 weeks ago started feeling bad - Doc started: 30mg pred x 2day; cipro x 2 day; xoponex every 4 hours; pulmozyme 2 x day. I also take all the regular stuff like singulair...
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    Your sputum colours...

    I have to nix the whole pictures of sputum thingy - sorry.
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    Your sputum colours...

    I always have the pseudo. And the tobi - i know this from my super doc - tobi is a great "last resort" type tool. but resistance builds up pretty easily so it is always avoided until nothing else works. It no longer works for me. But for a while did great. So not treating your daughter is...
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    Sputum culture questions?

    Ok. I know a little about this. My cultures always show pseudomonas Arigosa - sometimes shows sensitivity to cipro - sometimes show resistance - how can that be? Doc explained it like this. There are so many strains of the various infections that are in our lungs - and there are many...
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    Sputum culture questions?

    Ok. I know a little about this. My cultures always show pseudomonas Arigosa - sometimes shows sensitivity to cipro - sometimes show resistance - how can that be? Doc explained it like this. There are so many strains of the various infections that are in our lungs - and there are many...
  11. M

    Sputum culture questions?

    Ok. I know a little about this. My cultures always show pseudomonas Arigosa - sometimes shows sensitivity to cipro - sometimes show resistance - how can that be? Doc explained it like this. There are so many strains of the various infections that are in our lungs - and there are many...
  12. M

    Sputum culture questions?

    Ok. I know a little about this. My cultures always show pseudomonas Arigosa - sometimes shows sensitivity to cipro - sometimes show resistance - how can that be? Doc explained it like this. There are so many strains of the various infections that are in our lungs - and there are many...
  13. M

    Sputum culture questions?

    Ok. I know a little about this. My cultures always show pseudomonas Arigosa - sometimes shows sensitivity to cipro - sometimes show resistance - how can that be? Doc explained it like this. There are so many strains of the various infections that are in our lungs - and there are many...
  14. M

    Sputum culture questions?

    Ok. I know a little about this. My cultures always show pseudomonas Arigosa - sometimes shows sensitivity to cipro - sometimes show resistance - how can that be? Doc explained it like this. There are so many strains of the various infections that are in our lungs - and there are many...
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    What is the end of life for a CFer like?

    about 3 months ago I vacuumed - to save my incredible husband some work time. About 5 pm - and went into a coughing fit that lasted about 40 minutes - finally got it calmed down and laid down to rest. Went to sleep around midnight - woke up the next morning coughing - no big deal. But felt...
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    What is the end of life for a CFer like?

    about 3 months ago I vacuumed - to save my incredible husband some work time. About 5 pm - and went into a coughing fit that lasted about 40 minutes - finally got it calmed down and laid down to rest. Went to sleep around midnight - woke up the next morning coughing - no big deal. But felt...
  17. M

    What is the end of life for a CFer like?

    about 3 months ago I vacuumed - to save my incredible husband some work time. About 5 pm - and went into a coughing fit that lasted about 40 minutes - finally got it calmed down and laid down to rest. Went to sleep around midnight - woke up the next morning coughing - no big deal. But felt...
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