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Many of you know that the past 9 months have been nothing shy of ups and downs (mostly downs). My FEV1 (September 2008) was 65% which it had been for about 5-6 years. Well it dropped to 49% after having tried to take care of the foster boys. It rebounded to 65% after weeks of hard IVs. In...

As so many of you know, there is a research panel in CA that is recruiting CF patients and their caregivers...They pay $50.00 per sign-up + $50.00 per referral. Well, I received a bonus check of $100.00 about 1 week ago. I deposited it into my checking account and carried on with things like...

I have been taking Perfect Prenatal vitamins for the past 3.5 years while trying to conceive. I've finally accepted that I'm not going to be able to have children naturally so my CF doctor wants me to go back on CF-oriented vitamins. He has given me a one week sample of AquAdek; however, they...

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">Okay, my Zythromax and inhaled TOBI came today. I know to take the Zythromax Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. However, here are the questions I have... In the morning I will be taking Albuterol, Hyper Sal, TOBI, Pulmozyme, and VEST...

I was wondering if anyone knows the answer to my question... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0"> When I was 'healthy' for the past 4 years, my FEV1 was 64-65%. My oxygen saturation levels were between 97-100%. During my sickness with pneumonia and 'running...

Who does it and from what site? <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I've been trying to find ways to cutdown on the expense of grocery shopping. I looked into the grocery game, but there is only one store in the heart of Reading...I couldn't believe it. I also...

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I saw this video clip on TV from Cesar Millan who works with dogs that have various problems. His TV show is on the National Geographic Channel. In the video clip he combines skating with the normal 'walking of the dog'. I always loved rollar skating, but once my FEV1 started dropping, I...

Okay... I was very wound up this past week...very...We had a funeral...We have to pay in $1,200 on our tax return...It was just a crappy week. I couldn't even fall asleep because I was so worked up. I do believe that that contributed greatly to the high blood pressures that I was having...

Okay, this isn't really CF-related, but I might be in trouble... For the past month, I have had left-sided nosebleeds. It started out as a super hard cough or blowing of the nose to hard. It would bleed for maybe 1 minute and stop. For the past two weeks, it has intensified...Two days this...

Can anyone tell me what their doctor said with the above and below question? If you don't conceive by X amount of IUIs, then you probably won't!!! I doubt I'll get him to do more than 3, but that has to be close to the cutoff, right???

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I spent some time today researching prices without insurance coverage, but I'd like some figures please from those who have been down the path before me. I'm not trying to be nosey, but my insurance won't pay for anything the cycle we will do IUI. For the 2-3 cycles of Clomid only, insurance...

I start Clomid the beginning of April to 'help' with my eggs. I am ovulating, but it is usually late. My egg quality isn't too good either which is why I will be starting Clomid soon. I had bloodwork drawn last month which confirmed that I ovulated. My progesterone was 8 on CD23. Is that...

Well, I had been a 'borderline' diabetic for years and years. However, I recently learned that my diabetes has progressed, and that I most likely will require insulin shots. I have failed the 2-hour glucose test for years; however, my A1C has always been around 5.6 or 5.7. Last week, my A1C...

I'm just letting you all know that I'll be leaving. Nobody has said anything to me or hurt me in anyway, but I need to leave this area for the forum. My bloodwork came back today, and I FAILED my A1C for the first time in close to 10 years. I went from 5.7 last year to 6.3 this year. I...

Well, I decided to get more persistent and find a doctor that I can hopefully have some kind of 'normal' relationship with. It was kind of funny, really...When I called to make an appointment, the receptionist laughed as I described my old doctor's personality as 'odd'. It was as if she had...

If you haven't already figured it out, I'm back to trying but somewhat passively. Allow me to back up a few months... I didn't tell any of you back then, but I came off the pill in mid-October. I was on it for nearly 3 months. It was competely by accident, though. We had the kids placed...

Okay, I'm going to try and be as decent about this as possible. I really wonder if it's just me or if it's something that is a common characteristic with CF. I know for a fact that my CM is most if not all of my problem. There may be a PCOS factor but not for sure. Anyway, here is the...

I know many of us feel like we eat all day long, but I was wondering do you try and eat every 2 hours, every 3 hours, or when? I have bouts of hypoglycemia if I don't eat about every 3 hours. Those bouts make me feel like crap until I eat something. Once I eat, I get the chills until my blood...