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Hey guys. Just a quick question! Were did Bree go?? Hope shes ok, she usually blogs all the time. Ive tried emailing her but got no reply yet. By the way,if you was wondering, im not her stalker!! ha Nicola xx

Hey hope every one is well! Well ive been listed for about 3months now, and today i received a letter asking if i would like to take part in a research study. Basically untill recently all donor lungs have been obtained from donors who are brain dead on life support in icu i.e their hearts are...

Hey just a quick question. Recently i have been having very high blood sugars for no apparent reason. What do you guys do to get your sugars back down quickly? I obviously no how to get my sugars higher, its getting them lower thats the problem. I hate the symptoms i get with high sugars!! Any...

Im having a really tough time with my boyfriend at the moment who i have been with for 5years now, well i say my boyfriend, but hes broke up with me for the 100th time! wenever we break up i never take it to seriously, because it happens so often and is like a game to him really. He broke up...

Hello every one! Hope your all well?<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> Not been on the transplant forum for a while, but some of you will remember me writing about a year ago on how i was considering going on the lung transplant list. My lung function is around 30%...

Hey everyone! I just want to tell you all what a fantastic day i have had today! Today was my 22nd birthday (even though i wasnt in the birthday section,not sure why?) Ive had such a difficult year,but today has made me realise how lucky i am to still be here, and i should cherish everyday i...

Its Energygals birthday today for those who dont no.So a big happy birthday to Risa! Thanks for all your kind words and encouraging advice. Nicola xxx

Anyone else have this problem! Looking alot younger than they are?? Many of you might not see it as a problem,and more of a blessing! But i find it a right pain in the a*s!! Seriously,if i have to show my I.D one more time im going to scream! Picture the scene, im on holiday in spain,relaxing...

Just letting you all no that Nicola is in the hospital because shes not feeling to well. Sure she wont be in for long ,but all keep her in your prayers.<img src="i/expressions/rose.gif" border="0">

An easy question this. Can diabetics have tattoo? Im sure its not a problem to have one if you have cf, because ive seen so many pictures of your tattoos. But what about diabetics? Nicola xx

How the hell do you put a photo after your messages?? I have not got a clue what to do? I want you guys to see a picture of who your talking to!! Nicola xx

Im on my iv antibiotics at the moment but finish them this friday. Anyway, ive never had any problems with my port thank god!, but ive noticed yellow staining under the clear dressing over my port. i no the stain is from my ceftazadime drug, but what the hell is it doing there? I took the...

First i would like to thank the 15 people who posted and left so many kind words. <img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0"> i sat at the computer in floods of tears, reading all your messages. All of them really touched me, and made me realise i wasnt alone. So many people have gone...

I no this may seem off topic,silly and inappropriate but i hope you understand? Me and my mum have been told this week thet our 14 year old dog Sam has a tumor. We have been aware for some time now that something was wrong, because we began to find small patches of blood on our carpet that we...

I no we have spoke about this topic many many times, so i dont expect it to go on and on. Just need some reassurance and advice really? Ive always had abit of blood now and again in my sputum, which has never bothered me. But in the last few weeks, i have been coughing up alot of blood on its...

I feel like im being punished. Were supposed to try and lead a "normal" life, but at the moment i feel like a victim. It may sound over dramatic, but thats how i feel. Feel like i will never leave my parents home.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif" border="0"> My boyfriend and i...

a couple of days ago at clinic i was given some tablets called Ferrous Sulphate Tablets? two to be taken twice a day.any one have an idea what these are for. my doctor mentioned iron. nicola xx

saw a transplant doctor today for the first time, and was told that after transplant you are living on borrowed time! what does he mean by this! i some how thought that by having a transplant, id live for years and years and years!! i no there are sometimes complications, but do your new lungs...

Ive heard so many great things about hypertonic saline since joining this site. ive always wanted to try it since i heard about it last year, but my doctor didnt think it was a good idea because my lung function wasnt very stable. but since then, my lung function readings have stabilised in the...

Hey all. just thought i would post a message because im not feeling to well at the moment (one of those days!!) <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">stuck on my oxygen at the moment, because im a little breathless. Just wondered if anyone had any advice on how to stay...