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@fischick
Responding to Charlene Marshall’s posting on PF Cough. Yes, it a problem. I always carry a mask and when I enter a friend’s space, home, patio or driveway, I begin by explaining my PF cough. I will wear my mask until my friend(s) so that it is OK to remove it. I am afraid we will have this problem for sometime so I just try to clear the air […] View
Biography
- Name
Fred Schick
- Year of Birth
1943
- Gender
- Location
Inverness, IL
- Relationship
- Short Bio
Retired executive and management consultant. Cardiac patient for two decades but physically active. Liked to deep-sea swim and snorkel but found I lost my breath to the extent that I had to be pulled out of the water. Diagnosis took several years because physicians focused on my cardiac history. Finally diagnosed as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in September, 2017.
- Type of Diagnosis
- Treatment / Medical Facility
Northwest Community Healthcare and Suburban Lung Associates (Amita Healthcare)
- Current medication regimen
No medications; my body could not tolerate Ofev or Esbriet.
- Lung transplantation status
- Supplemental Oxygen
- Best advice for PF symptom management
Active participant in pulmonary rehab program at hospital for two years.
- Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication?
- How did you find us?
- How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF?
30 months from diagnosis; five years since x-rays first identified scarring due to my complaints.
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