Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | Hans M. Fink | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/hfink2007/activity/ Activity feed for Hans M. Fink. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:09:06 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 c369d285b96386532db62232d0b28918 Hans M. Fink replied to the discussion Phase 3 Trial Shows Ofev Reduces Lung Function Decline In Patients With Fibrotic Lung Diseases in the forum Flash Briefings & Podcasts https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/phase-3-trial-shows-ofev-reduces-lung-function-decline-in-patients-with-fibrotic-lung-diseases/#post-22403 Sat, 04 Jan 2020 15:56:50 -0600 Reply to Phase 3 Trial Shows Ofev Reduces Lung Function Decline In Patients With Fibrotic Lung Diseases

Hello Jacki,

Happy New Year.

You said it better than I could about taking OFEV & living with the side effects.

In ALL situations I tend to look at life as the “Glass Half Full”. I find it amazing that having a positive attitude makes life a much more joyful journey. Even while dealing with the IPF issues we seem to have in common.

I wish… Read more

]]> 2f78a87499f0439d38b2f93901a46c93 Hans M. Fink posted a new activity comment https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/activity/p/16851/#acomment-16855 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 00:18:30 -0600 Hi Pete,
I’m sorry that you have such a bad experience with the medication. But I do agree with you that each of us have to make their own choice of what is most important.
As for me, I’m 84 years old & intent to live a lot longer still despite the IPF issues.
For what it’s worth, I control the side effects of OFEV by taking Chinese Herbs from… Read more

In reply to - ARMY PETE posted an update @hfink2007 hi hans thanks for your message.believe me , i used to be a lot more negative.just ask charlene , lol. now i am just resigned to living my life with the crap that comes […] ]]> e004109d0447d2bff4a2e4ec0659c75a Hans M. Fink replied to the discussion Phase 3 Trial Shows Ofev Reduces Lung Function Decline In Patients With Fibrotic Lung Diseases in the forum Flash Briefings & Podcasts https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/phase-3-trial-shows-ofev-reduces-lung-function-decline-in-patients-with-fibrotic-lung-diseases/#post-22341 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 17:28:55 -0600 Reply to Phase 3 Trial Shows Ofev Reduces Lung Function Decline In Patients With Fibrotic Lung Diseases

Hello Army Pete,

Being negative about the IPF condition will most certainly shorten your live.

Despite the side effects of the medications, slowing down the progression of IPF is worth in terms of longevity.

Besides, the side effects can be controlled & be minimized. There are a lot of great suggestions we can get & use from this… Read more

]]> eb240f1720eb9afaf11d64bae672781d Hans M. Fink replied to the discussion Do you take OFEV? Take our poll! in the forum Polls & Quizzes https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/take-ofev-take-poll/#post-22124 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 21:58:29 -0600 Reply to Do you take OFEV? Take our poll!

Yes, I am taking OFEV 150mg twice a day. I also supplement with chinise hebs from Wei Labs. to help manage the side effects caused by the OFEV medication.

Hans

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