Re: I am so sick of this cough

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Someone on this board reported about reading a book and an HBO mini-series on , I think. Can you answer back and refresh my memory? K Illinois wrote: Hi , I DID relpy to this query BUT to the wrong person (I'd forgotten WHo posterd the query

...oops!) I can't think of any up to the minute books other than Sara Henbderson's but there are a few beauties from earlier periods....there's the Billabong Series (can't remember the author..there's "We of the Never Never" by Mtrs Aeneus Gunn (that was also turned into a movie). It's a life style that has pretty much disappeared since Multi-national Pastoral Companies bought up all the outback stations & out in managers. Amazon .com may be able to help! GIO > > > >> > > > ,> > > > Boy you have been through the mill haven't you?> > It's amazing what> > > our bodies and spirits can tolerate and we still> > keep popping up for> > > more.> > > > Congratulations on remaining so active and> > taking good care of> > > yourself. In the long run that will make a> > tremendous difference in> > > the quality of your life. I'm sure it does> > already.> > > > I have also suffered with that

horrible dry> > hacking relentless> > > cough. My doctor put me on Advair 250/50 twice a> > day to control it.> > > (No I don't have asthma) It works for me but my> > best suggestion would> > > echo what Joyce said. Get yourself to a specialist> > in interstitial> > > lung disease. You don't say where you live but> > there are university> > > hospitals all over the country with specialists> > you can contact. Your> > > internist is probably a wonderful doctor but I> > feel confident in> > > saying it is unlikely he sees enough of this type> > of lung disease to> > > be able to help you properly.> > > > Please let us know if there is anything we can> > help you with. We're> > > here and we "get it".> > > >> > > >

Beth> > > > Age 48 Fibrotic NSIP 06/06> > > >> > > > Change everything. Love and Forgive> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > I am so sick of this> > cough> > > >> > > > I am new to the this forum and have never posted> > before. I am> > > hoping> > > > to see if my issues sound familiar and if others> > are experiencing> > > > what I am. I apologize up front for the coming> > long post.> > > >> > > > 14 years ago (I know its

been a long time) I was> > diagnosed as> > > having> > > > Stage 4 T-cell Lymphoma. The bad thing was that> > this wasn't> > > > diagnosed until I was in the terminal stages> > with all my organs> > > > failing. I spent a month on life support and had> > many many bad> > > > things happen including a stroke, ARDS, septic> > shock, etc.. The> > > list> > > > is long.> > > >> > > > Somehow I experienced a miracle and survived> > this ordeal. Went thru> > > > a traditional regiment of CHOP + Bleomycin for> > several rounds. I> > > > went into complete remission after my 5th round.> > > >> > > > A year after this I was told that I had to have> > a Bone Marrow> > > > Transplant to

prevent my kind of lymphoma from> > coming back. So I> > > > went ahead with this. Part of my treatment was> > total body> > > > irradiation (TBI).> > > >> > > > So since then I have led a very normal life> > except for a couple of> > > > things. I don't have the long capacity that I> > used to and I have> > > > this incredible recurring cough.> > > >> > > > I was diagnosed about 7 year ago as having> > moderate restrictive> > > lung> > > > disease. Not a lot was done then. Given what I> > had gone through I> > > > didn't pay much attention to this.> > > >> > > > The problems that I have is that A) when doing> > anything aerobic I> > > run> > > > out of air fairly quickly.

Cycling is a huge> > sport where I live and> > > > I have tried to ride at lunch with the> > semi-serious group. I can> > > > keep up well for 4-5 miles but I simply run out> > of air. I have come> > > > to live with this and move on at my own pace.> > The more annoying> > > > problem is this cough. I get this recurring dry> > cough that can last> > > > anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks. I am on week 3 of a> > cough right now. I> > > > went to my doc at the beginning of this cycle to> > get the usual> > > > narcotic cough syrup. I have since run out. I> > didn't sleep at all> > > > last night and right now doesn't look promising> > for tonight.> > > >> > > > I am so sick of this cycle that I can scream. I> > hate the

normal> > > > routine of cough syrup but hate the lack of> > sleep even more. It> > > > seems like I cough hard every 30 seconds or so.> > I get> > > > embarrassed going to the doc when this cycle> > starts. Seems like> > > === message truncated ===> > > Sarcoid/PF 3/2006 California> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> K Central Il Hubby ipf- 2006 As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord 14

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