Mike Clifford

Really good question that should be easy to answer but isn’t. I’ve been on OFEV for about 16 and a half months. Had a baseline PFT in June 2019 then a follow up in Dec 20 (started OFEV in Jan 20). There was a very slight decline in most measures. Had another follow up PFT in April 2021. Slight declines continue but rate of decline seem to be inc…[Read more]

Auriela,

I had a complete work up in the spring of 2019 for shortness of breath on exertion. The work up was mainly cardiac in nature as my family history has a number of cardiac issues.  Cardiac was fine but you already know the rest of the story. I’m 68 and in good physical condition. The only pill I take is Ofev. I can still walk a couple of…[Read more]

Hi Aurelia,

Got my diagnosis of IPF about a year ago. Had a chest X-ray in the spring that showed interstitial lung disease. A high res CT scan was inconclusive so I had a lung biopsy. It was done using a DaVinci robot and was a breeze. I was out for it but it took all of 10 minutes and there was little to no discomfort. I felt like I could’ve g…[Read more]