Biography

Name

Nina

Nickname

Nina Merendino

Last Name

Merendino

Year of Birth

1953

Gender

Female

Location

Everett, WA

Relationship

Patient

Short Bio

I was diagnosed in 2018. No one did anything thereafter till my second cat scan in 2019! Changed pulmonary MD . Now at UW. No symptoms except Gerd after tests were done and they did a lung biopsy thru my nose and discovered mold, and other stuff. want me to have a lung biopsy on the operating table but I don’t know why. Idiopathic vs. UIP. Don’t know but is a surreal experience when i am not short of breath.

Type of Diagnosis

IPF

Treatment / Medical Facility

UW

Current medication regimen

none

Lung transplantation status

considering later

Supplemental Oxygen

no

Best advice for PF symptom management

I swim and do aerobics everyday.

Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication?

no

How did you find us?

Facebook

How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF?

probably years. Discovered by accident in 2018 so must have been there a long time.

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