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    Any Veterans with CF?

    I was diagnosed with CF in May...1 week before my 52nd birthday. I have had a good life and am in a good place now. This disease, however, has always been an issue for me (sinus/lung infections since I was a child, CBAVD), though it went undiagnosed for so long. Amazingly, I had a 20-year...
  2. J

    Sinus surgery aftercare?

    I am happy to say that my surgery went beautifully. I had no pain, or headaches as expected.
  3. J

    Sinus surgery aftercare?

    I am having my first sinus surgery on Monday. If you have had that surgery or cared for someone who has, could you please share what the aftercare amounted to? I am not too worried, but my wife is squeamish, and is wondering whether we might need someone else to assist. 52-yr-old, male Joe
  4. J

    A month ago today...

    ...I saw an ENT for the purpose of exploring sinus and throat issues that I have had since I was a kid. For the first time, ever, a doctor suggested that I have a sweat test to rule out CF. "I don't think you have it, but I want to rule it out before we proceed," he said. I began my research...
  5. J

    Exercise is the KEY to keeping your lungs CLEAR at ALL ages with CF...

    What kind of ball is he using? ...it always goes in!
  6. J

    Disclosing CF to an employer, anyone know?

    And the benefit of being dismissed, rather than not hired, would be what?
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