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    Columbia or Mass General

    <div>Time has come for me to start looking into transplant and centers. Because I live in Connecticut, these two hospitals are the ones my doctor has told me to gather information about.</div> <div> </div> <div>If anyone that has had a transplant at any of these centers has any information on...
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    Ok I'm taking to the boards...

    So since Friday I have had this terrible chest pain that radiates from where my port is all the way to my back and shoulder. Since this pain has started, I also hear every time I breathe and cough a popping sound. My doctor has ruled out pleurisy, infected port, misplaced port, port...
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    Big Problem With Job

    Hi everyone,Wanted to share my story that happened recently and blew out of porportion today with my job. Was wondering if anyone has had any issues with their employers making accomidations even with a doctors note. So a few weeks ago I had to have an emergency appendectomy which caused me to...
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    Care package

    What do you guy like to see in a care package? I have to make one for a friend of mine and I am at a loss after magazines andd silly putty haha
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    Inspiration Elite

    I just got an Inspiration Elite nebulizar machine from Apria since they took my insurance and I was wondering if anyone has one? Do you like it? Ive always used Pari so im a little weary of trying it...
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    CF and Nosebleeds

    Does anyone on here with CF get nosebleeds after coughing really hard? It just sounds like it is something that would prolly happen from the tough coughing but its not normal for me and I just wanna know if anyone else gets it too...started this weekend...
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    Jobs in Medical field

    I plan on taking the certification course to be a pharmacy technician and it got me to thinkin about how the interview would go... And sometimes they ask you things like tell me about yourself or why is this your passion? And it got me to thinking...how can I say that pills are my passion when...
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    Has anyone seen this before?

    I was searching on google for CF t-shirts and this article came up... <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/53834 ">http://www.theonion.com/content/node/53834 </a> I am not sure how I feel about this article...I was kinda speechless after...
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    Having a hard time...

    I am having a really hard time not placing the blame for me having CF on my parents. Lately all i've been doing is coughing and thinking and I am finding it more and more hard everyday not to have extreme anger towards my parents. I am still living with them until my fiance and I can move out...
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    OTC Cough Meds

    Ok so im battling a really bad cough from everything...can anyone give me good suggestions for a temporary OTC cough medicine? I've never taken one before (always was told to stay away from them) but now im in need. Thanks!!!
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    Low drive...kinda personal

    I have noticed that I have an extremly low sex drive and I was just wondering if anyone else suffers with this? I feel that the normal human being should have normal sexual urges at normal times but I dont at all and im wondering if this is CF related? If anyone has any information id really...
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    Jobs

    UGH I am so pissed right now. Out of all the friggin lookin ive done for a job that wont drain me of my energy, I get another retail job. I am so pissed off. I dont know if I should take it or not. The holiday season is coming soon and I dont know if I want to deal with the rush and everything...
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    SICK

    I just finished watching the movie SICK about Bob Flanagan and I was wonddering if anyone else has seen this and if so what are your thoughts on it? Did you like it? etc.etc.
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    Working from home

    I was just curious if anyone is working from home at all?
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    Anyone from Connecticut?

    Hi, I haven't really posted here before but I am getting to know this site. I am 20 w/CF, diagnosed 2 months old. I was wondering if theres any other Cf'ers on here from CT or the New England area? It'd be nice to chat!
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