Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | Chris | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/corgiavenger/activity/ Activity feed for Chris. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:28:41 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 3b194637472cdff021092cdd91082ed8 Chris replied to the discussion Top 4 Words You'd Use to Describe IPF in the forum Welcome Lounge https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/top-4-words-youd-use-to-describe-ipf/#post-31782 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 22:24:17 -0500 Reply to Top 4 Words You'd Use to Describe IPF

Daunting
Repressive
Relentless
Exhausting

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Hi Charlene:
I have a lot of pain in my shoulders, neck, and upper back when I am out walking around. I use Tiger Balm and it seems to help (it’s a counter-irritant). Thigh muscles also get very crabby when walking very far. But then there’s the right hip, which, when it flares up, necessitates a cane (argh!). This is a lovely NEW manifestation.… Read more

]]> 9b74861367f616d40f08646df1c8fb89 Chris replied to the discussion PF Symptoms: Aching Joints and Muscles in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/pf-symptoms-aching-joints-muscles/#post-31780 Sat, 23 Apr 2022 22:02:27 -0500 Reply to PF Symptoms: Aching Joints and Muscles

Man, I’m tellin’ ya. I used to be a very strong, active woman, but as this wretched thing gets worse I am severely limited, not just by breathing issues, but by burning pain in thigh muscles and trapezius. I chalked it up to the lack of O2 to the muscles, causing them to go anaerobic very quickly and deplete their glycogen stores. Once… Read more

]]> cff05dba1d09bb011b47b689a3dd2f3e Chris posted a new activity comment https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/activity/p/30907/#acomment-30960 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:46:20 -0600 Thank you! I am only just adjusting to this diagnosis; I have been suffering from it for more than 5 years but no one has taken it seriously. Alas, I am not in the “moderate” category and am trying to learn to maximize my exercise tolerance and maintain the quality of my life as best I can. 🙂

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