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    Doug Batten replied to the topic Food aversions & loss of appetite in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 1 year, 10 months ago

    I too have a loss of appetite, but it doesn’t seem to be as bad most. I eat because it is a habit. I just want to throw this out there for all you chocolate lovers. Chocolate is made from cocoa. Cocoa comes from trees. Therefore chocolate is a fruit!

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    Doug Batten replied to the topic Loss of taste in the forum Esbriet (Pirfenidone) 3 years, 1 month ago

    I have been on Esbriet for about a year. I don’t have a metallic taste or loss of appetite. Some foods seem to have lost their flavor. I’m still good with chips and ice cream as @Cynthia mentioned. Also spicy foods seem to have more flavor.

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    Doug Batten replied to the topic Where do you live, receive care, and are you in a local support group? in the forum Polls & Quizzes 3 years, 1 month ago

    Hi William and everyone, I live in Enterprise, OR. I was diagnosed with IPF 20 Dec 2017. My VA provider first saw something in an xray. She said it looked like scaring in the lungs. She sent me to a pulmonologist, through the Choice Program. The closest one was in Walla Walla, WA, about 110 miles away. The first of July 2018, I was put on on O2…[Read more]

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    Doug Batten replied to the topic Over 50, in Oregon? in the forum Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis: 50+ 3 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Keith,

    I am currently on Pirfenidone. I Have haven’t had any side effects, although I am leery of too much sun. I go to see the Pulmonologist in July and do all the testing again. All he told me was to not believe everything I read on the internet.

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    Doug Batten replied to the topic Over 50, in Oregon? in the forum Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis: 50+ 3 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Keith ( @keithn )

    Over 50 in Oregon. In fact I have hard time remembering back that far. LOL. I was diagnosed 20 Dec 2018. I am currently being treated in Walla Walla, WA.

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    Doug Batten became a registered member 4 years ago

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      Charlene Marshall replied 4 years ago

      Welcome to the PF forums Doug, thanks for joining us!

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