Carlo De Pellegrin

Hi @carlo,

Thanks for your comments and kind words! I appreciate hearing a bit of your story and glad you found the forums. I am biased but believe the people on this site are amazing, and always willing to help so I have no doubt you will find some great information here.

I also have been prescribed Spiriva (the Respimat version of the inhaler)…[Read more]

@carlo

Hi Carlo,

Welcome to the forums.

I was diagnosed in October 2016 while in Manila and take no meds (yet) just a bunch of supplements. I can suggest you look at all the pros/cons of the medications and discuss them with your doctor.  Have you been diagnosed with anything else like COPD?  We are all so very different with additional i…[Read more]

Hi @carlo

I’m so glad you were able to register and are getting your vaccine today by the sounds of it! I helped my friend’s Mom register in York Region last week and it wasn’t a terrible process. She also said getting it was quite smooth, so I hope yours goes well today. I have my second one booked for the end of June, so it seems as though…[Read more]

Hi @carlo,

Good question and I think it is important to clarify: I do not know if increased throat clearing could be caused by disease progression. It actually seems a bit better now for me than it did when I wrote this post, so that leads me to think it was due to something else like allergies, a virus, etc. It’s a good question I want to ask my…[Read more]

Hey @Carlo that’s not bad at all! 2.8 mph is a really healthy pace. 🙂 And I think if you tracked your steps throughout the whole day (fitbit, or pedometer) you would be surprised at how many you take outside of dedicated exercise time. That said, I also think it’s great that you’re committed to 40 minutes 3 times per week. Keep up the good work!

@carlo

Hi Carlo,

Have you checked your BP under various stresses on the body? Has your pulmonologist looked at possible PAH (pulmonary artery hypertension)? Two possible issues as IPF develops. Many don’t have these problems so it may be as you suggested the Esbriet.

Stay well,

Steve

Thanks so much for sharing this @carlo ! For those who reside in Ontario, it is very helpful information and it may guide others in various provinces, or even states, to find out what their area is doing in terms of the vaccine roll out. I appreciate you taking the time to share this with us.

Sincerely,
Char.

Hi @carlo,

I’ll send you a direct message about where home is for me, you’re probably familiar with the area! 🙂

The background in my picture is the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia. I climbed it in 2015, it was so thrilling and one item I was very proud to cross off my bucket list. As you can see, the next time I returned to Australia was with…[Read more]

Hello @carlo from a fellow Canadian!

Sounds like MacKenzie Hospital is similar to the UHN. They just released a statement as well, saying they don’t yet know when those with chronic conditions, including respiratory and/or transplant patients and recipients will receive the vaccine. It sounds like the process is similar in many places: those at…[Read more]

@carlo

Hi Carlo,

I wanted a maintenance dose (1 – 3 months) about 9 months ago but until a few days ago they (WEi) could not ship over here.

WEi definitely helped but my results are subjective as I have had no tests or screenings for 20 months. My stamina and strength improved and I have flown several times with no O2.

So I want the…[Read more]