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Augusta Adkins are now friends 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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Augusta Adkins started the topic Coughing in the forum Join the Discussion: Welcome to all PF/IPF Patients 3 weeks, 1 day ago
My coughing started about 6 weeks ago. Trying to figure out what is normal for IPF. My chest feels tight. Throat gets sore from coughing and evening is when is more annoying.
I take allergy pills and cough drops. Is this the typical IPF cough??i
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Augusta Adkins posted an update 1 month, 1 week ago
Since last on I have now seen a doctor at Duke. Very happy with him.
I was told by local pulmonologist that the life span was 50% of people still alive after 5 years. Not sure how that could be reliable since an my old CT showing disease started 11 years ago and now there are meds. Still feel great. I started a cough for a few weeks and for me…[Read more] -
Augusta Adkins replied to the topic Life span in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I was diagnosed in December 2020with a 50% life expectancy for 5 years. Very upsetting and depressing. However after seeking more info, it seems from and old CT that this disease started in 2010. That means eleven years ago. Also more tests showing it has progressed but not that bad as yet. Will be taking meds to slow it down. I plan on will s…[Read more]
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Augusta Adkins replied to the topic Do Certain Foods Worsen Breathing for IPF Patients? in the forum Healthy Recipe Sharing 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I am new to this diagnosis of IPF.
I eat no dairy, red meat or sugar. Trying to cut back on inflammation and chances of cancer since sugar feeds cancer. Breathing not a big issue yet. So not sure if it helps breathing.
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Augusta Adkins posted an update 2 months, 2 weeks ago
@jgenesio I have been using the 600 mg tea extract for about 6 weeks. Anyone showing good results in their testing yet?
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Augusta Adkins became a registered member 4 months ago
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Hi Augusta, we are pleased to have you as a member of the pf forum forum. Welcome!
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I too have had a cough,long before I was diagnosed.Some days it is worse than others and my cardiologist stopped the lisinopril because of my complaint of cough.This was before I was actually diagnosed with IPF, so now I’m wondering how long I have actually had IPF. Like you my chest gets tight and I think it is anxiety over the cough, I take…[Read more]