@andrew-hicks
- Name
Andrew (Randy) Hicks
- Year of Birth
1955
- Gender
- Location
San Diego, Ca
- Relationship
- 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 Diagnosis
- Treatment / Medical Facility
Dr. Dottie Ann Sazon
- Current medication regimen
Abuterol, Stilolto Respimat, Pantoprazole
- Lung transplantation status
- Supplemental Oxygen
- Best advice for PF symptom management
Follow the doctor’s orders.
- Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication?
- How did you find us?
- How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF?
5 Months
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