I was told by my doctor I have developed pneumonia. My girlfriend is 18 and has Cystic Fibrosis, she has very weak lung function and gets infections a lot of the time. I was wondering, should I avoid being near her and having any bodily contact with her while I have the pneumonia? Or is it ok to spend time with her while I have this? Could I potentially get her very ill?
Any answers that are knowledgeable would be helpful, thanks

Well this probably isnt the place where most people would talk about this…but whatever. I **** talking about CF in person and I don’t like going to the forums (they can be kind of depressing).

Anyway I’m 14 and have cystic fibrosis, and recently my lung function has dropped from like the high-80s to 42%, and my doctor wants me to start wearing oxygen at night (!!) What kind of 14 year old needs to wear oxygen?! apparently me, but I am getting scared. I am beyond sick of being sick, and seeing my numbers keep dropping scares me since i have no idea how to get them up! I do all my treatments, and i excercise when I can, is there more I can do? Plus….how am i supposed to deal with this emotionally? especially if my numbers don’t go up. I’m very very scared. well thanks, -breezy

My identical twin sister and I have Cystic Fibrosis but we seem to have two different severity levels of it, I get sick really often and have had to spend lots of time in the hospital with infections, but she doesn’t get sick as often and her lung function is currently a lot higher than mine, whereas I am going to have to have a lung transplant soon and we’re only 16. Of course we’ve always lived in the same environment. What would be the cause this difference?

My little sister is a teenager and has Cystic Fibrosis. Her doctor said she will need to have a double lung transplant eventually…her lung function is not good, and she gets frequent infections. She also has a lot of problems with digesting and has to have a feeding tube to provide extra nutrients. I was wondering, does anyone who’s knowledgeable know what the life expectancy is after a double lung transplant considering she has Cystic Fibrosis? And the probability of just surviving the lung transplant surgery?