Buddy38
@Buddy38
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Joined Oct 2023 •
Active 4 days ago
Biography
Name | Vincent |
Nickname | Buddy38 |
Last Name | Fertitta |
Year of Birth | 1938 |
Gender | Male |
Location | Beaumont Tex |
Relationship | Patient |
Short Bio | Diagnosed in 2015 did rehab. X-rays after rehab were clear!!! Thought no more about it until 2020. Wild taking chemotherapy for a BCell lymphoma, I started coughing up blood. After many test , few weeks later they said I had I P F. Started on OFEV stayed with no side effects for two years! Then it began to really hit me hard , reducing dosage to 100 mg . I have been on and off according to the way I feel. I have never had a cough!!! I am not on oxygen!!! I do have to limit my activities. I can’t do much!!! I can drive, go to church go out to eat etc!! |
Type of Diagnosis | IPF |
Lung transplantation status | ineligible |
Supplemental Oxygen | no |
Best advice for PF symptom management | |
Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication? | no |
How did you find us? | PF News Website |
How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF? | 8 years |
Privacy Policy and Terms of Use | I agree |