diana
Biography
Name | Diana |
Nickname | diana |
Year of Birth | 1959 |
Gender | Female |
Relationship | Patient |
Short Bio | In May of 2017 I was hospitalized due to worsening shortness of breath and low oxygen saturation. Following a Bronchial Lavage, I developed ARDS and spent several weeks in ICU on a ventilator. The diagnosis was Interstitial Lung Disease – Eosinophilic Pneumonia, but later that year was updated to possible Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis with Fibrosis. Three years later, the Fibrosis continues to progress. UPDATE: After Nov 2020 CT Scan, diagnosis has been changed back to Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia with Fibrosis. |
Type of Diagnosis | PF of known aetiology |
Current medication regimen | 40mg Prednisone and Levalbuterol Hfa Inhaler |
Lung transplantation status | ineligible |
Supplemental Oxygen | no |
Best advice for PF symptom management | I have found a combination of things to be helpful. Prednisone, Ibuprofen, Inhaler, along with eliminating Gluten, Dairy, Sugar and Tomatoes from my diet. I have also taken Activated Charcoal, as it appears my condition may be caused or aggravated by a sensitivity to mold. |
Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication? | no |
How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF? | Since early 2017 |