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Last night as I was falling to sleep, I began feeling SOB. I got out of bed, took a bronchodilator, and tried to regain control. That was only my second such experience, so it's still a bit new and scary to me. But my problem was that after I finally got back to normal and climbed into bed, I...

I have been having a fairly consistent dull ache in my upper-left chest/shoulder area. I'm not used to lung pain being dull...usually it's more sharp and sudden. Does anyone else have this type of pain? I know that the brain can misread nerve communications from the lower lungs and think...

I am a senior in college and am now trying to find a career path. I have always planned on teaching--most of my family are teachers, and I always worked in classrooms or tutored in my spare time growing up--but now I'm not sure that's smart. I'm doing fairly well right now. Fev1 hangs out...

I have been on the 28 days on/28 days off Tobi regimen for many years now. It seems to be effective, but lately I've been having problems during the off-Tobi weeks. I experience a very noticeable decline in lung capacity over that time. I lose tons of sleep because I cough incessantly when my...

I had a g-tube placed 3 months ago. I'm very happy with the decision and wish I had done it 12 years ago like my doctor wanted. My only complaint (other than its sheer size) is its offensive odor. My fiance has an extremely sensitive nose, and this smell has basically killed our sex life...