Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | william-witowski | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/billwit/activity/ Activity feed for william-witowski. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:37:12 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 bb91792a40d887f5e552911384ce3f05 william-witowski replied to the discussion Ofev and zinc in the forum Ofev (Nintedanib) https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/ofev-and-zinc/#post-36055 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:47:26 -0500 Reply to Ofev and zinc

Since the Cedars info last Feb I have added 50mg zinc piccolate to my daily dose along with OFEV. Also since Feb22 I have stopped burning gas to cook- got an induction stove. Since then I am sleeping much better. My last CT scan shows no increase in scarring. Is it because of OFEV, zinc, not breathing partially burned CH4, or a combination of…

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<p style=”text-align: left;”>Thanks. Judy. The info on poor indoor air quality when burning gas to cook made me act, but I didn’t expect anything quick or substantial. I can report breathing better since I stopped gas cooking.  A strong exhale no longer produces the “tinkling glass” sound,  I will get tested (CT scan,  lung function) in a month… Read more

]]> 5fd78db836654d2cec690974b139c1b5 william-witowski replied to the discussion cooking fumes in the forum Welcome Lounge https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/cooking-fumes/#post-34514 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:44:41 -0600 Reply to cooking fumes

Pardon my lack of clarity.  I think my breathing has improved since removing our gas cooktop.

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I switched from a gas cooktop to an induction cooktop two weeks ago in order to improve our inside air quality.  I won’t have a checkup for another month or so but i cannot  make the IPF sound (tinkling glass) when I breathe deeply.

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I have stopped OFEV three times since last October due to BP increases. Each time BP has returned to normal. Hope to switch to Esbriet.

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