Biography

Nickname

andrew-randy-hicks

Age

1955

Gender

Male

Location (Country/State)

San Diego, Ca

What best describes you?

Patient

Short Bio

I am a Retired Navy Warrant Officer that spent 26 plus years on various ships and shore commands.  After retiring from the Navy I landed a job teaching new sailors how to operate and repair shipboard satellite communications equipment.  The past year or so I noticed that I was winded when traveling from the car to my classroom on the second deck of a building and mentioned it to my primary health care doctor in April.  He sent me for some x-rays and said that there was some scarring on my lungs.  After that he schedule me for a cat-scan and got my initial diagnosis of IPF.  Since I am covered by Tricare everything takes time, but eventually I was assigned to a Pulmonary Doctor and have gone through all the tests to confirm that I do indeed have IPF.  Right now I am awaiting approval from tricare to go on OFEV.

Type of Pulmonary Fibrosis?

IPF

How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF?

5 Months

How did you find us?

PF News Website

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

I agree