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Bernard McKenna replied to the topic Progression of IPF in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 4 weeks ago
Hi Jon and Bill
Many thanks for your replies they have helped me a lot.
My General Practitioner (MD) just arranged the flu vaccination, they do everyone over 55 years each year in the UK in vaccination clinics and I asked for the pneumonia vaccination as my husband received it the previous year as he reached over 70 year old so having IPF I…[Read more]
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Bernard McKenna started the topic Progression of IPF in the forum Diagnosis Information and General Questions 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Hi
I am 61 years old and was diagnosed with IPF in March 2018 and went on to Ofev (Nintedanib) here in England in November 2018.
In November 2020 my FVC was 67% down from 74% in November 2019. In October 2020 I had my flu vaccination and for the first time my pneumonia vaccination at the same time. After the vaccination I had what I believe t…[Read more]
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Bernard McKenna replied to the topic Just got approved for Ofev in the forum Ofev (Nintedanib) 4 months ago
Hi Everyone
I am in the UK and was diagnosed with IPF in March 2018 and have been on Ofev since November 2018 150mg twice a day. For those of you looking for Ofev outside of North America in the UK and Europe it is called Nintedanib and the UK National Health Service obtains it from Boebringer Ingelheim in Germany. I have been prescribed it…[Read more]
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Bernard McKenna became a registered member 4 months ago
Hi Bernard, thank you for joining your pulmonary fibrosis forum. Welcome!