Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | Gary R. Denig | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/gary-r-denig/activity/ Activity feed for Gary R. Denig. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:48:03 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 eec95a1f4f2439365405fcfe38c80223 Gary R. Denig replied to the discussion Where do you live, receive care, and are you in a local support group? in the forum Polls & Quizzes https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/where-do-you-live-receive-care-and-are-you-in-a-local-support-group/#post-13687 Mon, 30 Jul 2018 14:03:48 -0500 Reply to Where do you live, receive care, and are you in a local support group?

I live in Lima, Ohio but receive my care at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH which is about 100 miles from my house. They have a support group which meets quarterly. I am taking pulmonary rehab at St Ritas Medical Center in Lina, Ohio and have suggested they start a support group for everyone going through the program. But that is… Read more

]]> 3168a82a4864157418e8e87e3e1afedf Gary R. Denig replied to the discussion The IPF Patient's Experience with Prednisone in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/pf-patients-experience-prednisone/#post-13190 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:38:26 -0500 Reply to The IPF Patient's Experience with Prednisone

Hi Charlene,

I was Dx with PF in October 2015 and started on oxygen 2 lpm. By April 2016, my PFTs dropped so my oxygen was adjusted up to 4 lpm 24/7. I was on Pirfenidone for about one year with no noticeable improvement. Starting last October 2017, I started on 10mg Prednisone daily.i have not had any side effects and tolerate it well. … Read more

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