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Patrick Coghlan replied to the topic Deep-breathing exercises in the forum Join the Discussion: Welcome to all PF/IPF Patients 5 months, 1 week ago
She basically showed me a diagram involving:
- Lie on your back, hands on abdomen
- Breathe in through the nose and feel abdomen rise
- Breathe out through the nose
Repeat and try to work up to doing this for 5 minutes…which I find is roughly 30 cycles.
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Patrick Coghlan started the topic Deep-breathing exercises in the forum Join the Discussion: Welcome to all PF/IPF Patients 5 months, 1 week ago
A friend of mine suggested I start doing (yoga) deep-breathing exercises to help improve lung health.
I started last week and am working my way up to 5 min/day. It’s not easy. Fibrotic lungs don’t like to stretch!
Anyone else trying this?
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Patrick Coghlan started the topic Prescribed OFEV for NSIP? in the forum Ofev (Nintedanib) 5 months, 4 weeks ago
I was recently diagnosed with NSIP. Lung capacity dropped below 70% but previously had been told that my progression was mild.
I’d be interested in hearing from anyone else that has been prescribed OFEV for NSIP and how the benefits compare to someone taking it for IPF, given that the prognosis for NSIP tends to be slightly more positive.
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Patrick Coghlan became a registered member 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Welcome to the PF forums Patrick, thanks for joining us!