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Drug Induced IPF (unknown cause) Meds?
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No to your 4 questions although I have been on aspirin for years and was briefly on Esbriet. I was diagnosed about 1.5 years ago with a lung biopsy, but my IPF came on suddenly possibly 6 months earlier. I have tested positive for blood markers for rheumatoid arthritis, but it is only in my lungs. I play the guitar and have no joint pain! Interestingly, the VA has awarded me 100% disability for IPF due to radiation exposure while serving on a nuclear submarine 50 years ago! I guess at this point it would be considered interstitial and not idiopathic. In either case, the treatment is the same and there is no cure.
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My lung issues started out with a head cold, bronchitis, and pneumonia, which put junk in my lungs. 3 years later I got Covid pneumonia which made my fibrosis grow. That when they started calling it IPF . My research points to viruses can cause PF. Western meds don’t know how to deal with viruses
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