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    "Mandatory" glucose tolerance testing?

    You have the right to REFUSE any test you want, I do it all the time. It pisses my docs off, but it's me going through these tests not them. The sugar water makes me feel so sick, I hate it! Just remember it's your life and you have rights to your body. Good luck!
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    Anyone. Over 35 and still have original lungs

    HI JEN! YES I HAVE MY ORIGINAL LUNGS ALTHOUGH I AM ONLY 33 I FEEL GREAT! I SEEM TO BE DOING VERY WELL. I EXCERCISE DAILY WHICH I ENCOURAGE EVERY C/FER TO DO. IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO STRENGHTEN YOUR LUNGS. DO YOU TAKE ALOT OF CALCIUM? WHEN DID YOU DEVELOPE YOUR DIABETES? I HOPE THINGS GET BETTER...
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    To any mother with CF

    HI! I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND TO YOUR CONCERNS. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU ARE BEING REALISTIC IN MAKING THESE IMPORTANT CHOICES. MY PREGNANCY WENT PRETTY WELL. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON GETTINT PREGNANT TELL YOUR DOC AHEAD OF TIME. YOU MEDS WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED BY YOUR DOC. I DID CONTRACT...
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    LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE WITH C/F

    Kaitsmom, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY YOU MADE ME FEEL BY YOUR RESPONSE. YOU REALLY BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES. I HOPE AND PRAY YOUR...
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    Coughing up Blood ( unpleasant subject! )

    JUST A QUICK NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW I HAVE COUGHED UP BLOOD QUITE A FEW TIMES IN MY LIFE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS GET REST AND DRINK ALOT OF WATER.
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    LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE WITH C/F

    HI OUT THERE!MY NAME IS LINDA MANRIQUEZ AND I HAVE C/F. I WAS DIAGNOSED AT AGE 15, ALTHOUGH I WAS GETTING PRETTY SICK AT AGE 10. I AM HERE TO SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE DESPITE OUR LITTLE SETBACKS. FIRST OF ALL, FINDING THE VITAMINS THAT WORK FOR YOU IS VERY...
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    Just curious...question for those diagnosed as adults

    HI Chipped away, It's funny you say you don't look like a typical c/fer because I don't either! I weigh 160 lbs. I am thankful to be a thick girl. I do alot of excercise and running. I like to lift weights also. Excercise is the key to living a long life w/ c/f.
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    Just curious...question for those diagnosed as adults

    Dear Mary, Hi my name is LINDA and I have c/f. I was diagnosed at age 15, which is a good thing. The older you are at the time of diagnosis the healthier you are. When you are a very sick baby your odds aren't as good. Tell your husband to eat right and to excercise as much as possible. I am in...
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