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help. I am in hosp for my first in hosp tune up in 20 years. New hosp. Kaiser Los Angeles. I am 67 years old and 170 pounds. I have a pretty bad lung infection. They want to give me 800mg Tobramycin IV, I think once a day. I've never had more than 250mg in the past at home. Doc says it is a...

I have had very little actual sustained clinical improvement from using either inhaled Cayston or Colistin. Plus my lungs are reactive and both these meds make me wheeze a bit. After several months usage, there seems to be even less positive result. I don't see any reduction in sputum...

Just trying to figure out which hand held percusser to buy. I used to own a Foredom years ago. I have been doing without a percusser for the last 10 years. Exercise and forced coughing seemed to be enough. Not to sure that is working well enough now...I tried the Hill Rom vest for a few weeks...

I can now add high blood pressure to my list of health issues. I am 65 and I suppose I should be just happy to be around still but..Lol... Is anyone here taking beta blockers. My GP just prescribed (Atenolol) for high blood pressure. I see the side effects include possible broncho spasms...

Hi, my Kaiser pulmo doc has arranged for me to try inhaled Colistin. This is a first for Kaiser So Cal and a first for me. I see that many of you guys who are using Colistin use 75mg twice a day. My CF friend who is seen at the CF center at UCSD uses the 150mg bottles and 2ml of Saline to mix...

So my blood sugar spikes nearly every afternoon a couple hours after lunch. Anywhere between 150 to 175. After another couple of hours I crash to 60-65. I long suspected I had episodes of hypoglycemia but never suspected high blood sugar. I was able to finally figure all this out when I got a...

OK, so I'm a bit lazy. For years I've just rinsed my nebulizers in very hot water and set them out to air dry on a clean paper towel. When I got my Cayston kit there was a sterilizing kit included. Wow...I don't see why the Altera is much different than the other nebs I've been using??? Just...

Hi, After a recent run of IV's I've added Activia Yogurt and Acidophilus pill supplements. I've been eating one yogurt at dinner and taking one Acidophilus pill each morning for about a week and a half. It seems to be helping some with gas and other undesirable IV side affects. I'm now back to...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!! where's santa...:^) I'm pretty sure I broke a rib or separated the rib cartilage on my lower right side while doing my HT saline and coughing hard. Man, this is painful. Feels like someone is sticking a knife in my ribs when I cough hard. I can feel the soreness on my...

Not sure of the spelling for the M drug but I was wondering if any of you have ever done these two together. I'm being treated at Kaiser in San Diego and the doctor that usually handles the CF patients is on vacation. The pulmonary doctor I am working with has never had a CF patient...Oh Well....:^)

I've heard that you can nebulize Neosynephrine nose spray during a bleed and slow it down. Has anyone tried this? If so, what's the amount of Neosynephrine you use and what percent Neosynephrine nose spray you use? I think it comes in different percentage dilutions. Any weird side effects? Are...

Hi All, I'm 57 and living in sunny southern California. My health care is in the hands of an HMO, Kaiser Permanente. I have been quite happy with Kaiser. You do have to be a little aggressive now and then but they seem to have decent protocols. The one area that they may be lacking is cutting...