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    Hospital Stays - optimizing health and cost (and minimizing frustration)

    Hospital Stays + home ivy treatments <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>EternalHopeCF</b></i> DIABETICS: Typically ivy bags use saline as a default non-active ingredient. If you have CFRD (CF related diabetes) make sure they don’t use fructose as the non-active...
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    Hospital Stays - optimizing health and cost (and minimizing frustration)

    Hospital Stays + home ivy treatments <div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>EternalHopeCF</b></i> DIABETICS: Typically ivy bags use saline as a default non-active ingredient. If you have CFRD (CF related diabetes) make sure they don’t use fructose as the non-active...
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    Recovery time after sinus surgery

    All my sinus surgeries were done outpatient and I went home about 1 hour after the procedure. Most of the time it takes me a day to feel better. One of my procedures I had on Friday and I returned to work on Monday.
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    Recovery time after sinus surgery

    All my sinus surgeries were done outpatient and I went home about 1 hour after the procedure. Most of the time it takes me a day to feel better. One of my procedures I had on Friday and I returned to work on Monday.
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    Bad news from Vertex

    Thanks Harriett.
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    Bad news from Vertex

    Thanks Harriett.
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    Short of breath

    No problem <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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    Short of breath

    No problem <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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    Bad news from Vertex

    What was the second corrector?
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    Bad news from Vertex

    What was the second corrector?
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    Short of breath

    Pulmozyme and hypersal can both cause bronchospasm. I would call your clinic's on-call line and speak with the pulmonologist on call. They may advise you to go ahead and do another albuterol treatment. I would also ask them about temporarily stopping the hypersal and pulmozyme and re-adding...
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    Short of breath

    Pulmozyme and hypersal can both cause bronchospasm. I would call your clinic's on-call line and speak with the pulmonologist on call. They may advise you to go ahead and do another albuterol treatment. I would also ask them about temporarily stopping the hypersal and pulmozyme and re-adding...
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    Bad news from Vertex

    Anomie, It's my understanding that the 2 fold approach will be 661/770. 661 will fix the protein folding and 770 will keep the channel stuck in an open position. As was said, 809 is out.
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    Bad news from Vertex

    Anomie, It's my understanding that the 2 fold approach will be 661/770. 661 will fix the protein folding and 770 will keep the channel stuck in an open position. As was said, 809 is out.
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    Feel Like He's Killing Himself- Please Please Help

    You're quite correct, salt won't decrease potassium levels, but it won't increase them either. His increased potassium could be linked to kidney disease, which could be related to his diabetes. You might put that to him as a reason to take his insulin as prescribed. Sometimes, and this is...
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    Feel Like He's Killing Himself- Please Please Help

    You're quite correct, salt won't decrease potassium levels, but it won't increase them either. His increased potassium could be linked to kidney disease, which could be related to his diabetes. You might put that to him as a reason to take his insulin as prescribed. Sometimes, and this is...
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    Feel Like He's Killing Himself- Please Please Help

    Many people don't take their medications as they should (not just CFers), especially when they are on many. I think you really need to put yourself in his shoes. He's in his late 20's and obviously has a litany of health issues. Would you want to be constantly reminded that your days are...
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    Feel Like He's Killing Himself- Please Please Help

    Many people don't take their medications as they should (not just CFers), especially when they are on many. I think you really need to put yourself in his shoes. He's in his late 20's and obviously has a litany of health issues. Would you want to be constantly reminded that your days are...
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    salt treatments

    Or, you could just neb some HTS.
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    salt treatments

    Or, you could just neb some HTS.
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