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    Karl replied to the topic New Zoom meeting – taking the bull by the horn in the forum Join the Discussion: Welcome to all PF/IPF Patients 5 months, 1 week ago

    Hi Robert. Your situation may be like mine, which I’ll talk about later. My 2 cents: (1) You deserve a top IPF MD. Fire your Pomologist. Seek an MD whose primary practice is treating IPF as criteria #1. (2) Confirm the diagnosis you were given that says you have IPF. Get a sound assessment, particularly if you are not having breathing difficulty…[Read more]

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    Karl replied to the topic Newly diagnosed UIP OFEV advice in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 12 months ago

    Hi Annette, If you are an active person and your breathing and dry cough is not preventing you from an active life like skiing, I would not jump too quickly into medicines for the relief of symptoms. I can attest to the fact that the side effects of OFEV can be severe and debilitating.
    I was diagnosed with IPF in 2018 after a long severe cough…[Read more]

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    Karl posted an update in the group Group logo of Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development 3 years, 8 months ago

    Does anyone know of further development of MUC5B research? See https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-important-breakthrough-pulmonary-fibrosis.html?fbclid=IwAR0znBdnwqpVty2Qs3QPpiItUw5oVnSNwep2DnqZKMYa5IdykGhdiwMWN7U

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    Karl joined the group Group logo of Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development 3 years, 8 months ago

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    Karl replied to the topic Starting Ofev in the forum Ofev (Nintedanib) 4 years ago

    Hi Malcolm Mann, 81 yr old Karl here, diagnosed with “mild” IPF Aug 2018. CT scan for kidney stone in 2008 picked up lower lobes and showed some un-diagnosed scarring that appeared in 2018 CT scan that resulted in my IPF diagosis, therefore I’ve had IPF for 10+ years. Like you I’m very active. IPF is not really slowing me down — yet.

    My message…[Read more]

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    Karl replied to the topic Golf & Supplemental Oxygen in the forum Hobbies & Projects 4 years, 1 month ago

    Hey @Charlene, I’m probably telling you what you already know, but if you want to add to your treadmill exercise, I suggest any equipment that works on the muscle group that builds breathing as a primary objective; diaphragm, pectorals, back and chest. Working the entire body is great if you can do it because strengthening all of the primary…[Read more]

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    Karl replied to the topic Golf & Supplemental Oxygen in the forum Hobbies & Projects 4 years, 1 month ago

    Diet and exercise. How many times do we hear that phrase as a disease prevention for all kinds of diseases, albeit imperfect. Regular walking is great. Walking and muscle building exercise is even better, including pursed lip and deep breathing exercises to build all the muscles that control breathing. Never too late to start, just don’t do nothing.

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    Karl replied to the topic Fearful of "Increased" Exercise in the forum Join the Discussion: Welcome to all PF/IPF Patients 4 years, 1 month ago

    Fear is a common cause of poor decision-making regarding exercise. But it can be mitigated by joining an exercise facility with certified trainers who are also certified in pulmonary diseases.

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    Karl replied to the topic Self-Care During Tough Times. in the forum Young Adults Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis (40 & Under) 4 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Charlene, I always feel so badly for your situation. As one with early stage IPF and not even on oxygen, I can only attempt to imagine what it is like when exercise in any form is difficult, even terrifying.

    I am not a good practitioner of what I preach but I am dedicated to improving: Diet and exercise are very effective methods of…[Read more]

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    Karl replied to the topic Six-Minute Walk Tests in the forum Upcoming Medical Appointments: Q&As 4 years, 1 month ago

    I should have mentioned, an oximeter is used throughout the 6M walk is for obvious reasons. The 6M walk is also used for Cardio patients but in their case a heart monitoring device is used throughout the test in place of an oximeter. If you go to a pulmonary rehab facility you will probably see more cardio patients than IPF’rs. And you will see…[Read more]

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    Karl replied to the topic Six-Minute Walk Tests in the forum Upcoming Medical Appointments: Q&As 4 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Charlene, Thanks for the response. It’s interesting that so many people mention treadmill when talking about the 6M test. I have been to 4 different places that conduct the test. All were medical facilities with certified technicians. One was a pulmonary rehab facility in a hospital. Two had treadmills as an option, not the only method. And by…[Read more]

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    Karl replied to the topic Six-Minute Walk Tests in the forum Upcoming Medical Appointments: Q&As 4 years, 1 month ago

    When I read some of the posts above I feel terrible for the authors. In fact it makes me boil over with rage. Some of the comments scream out medical incompetency! I’m a patient myself, not a doctor. I cannot help but post my feelings about what I have read above.

    The 6 minute walk test is an important standardized test used in most places in the…[Read more]

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    Karl replied to the topic Diet additions that might help AND WEI Institute cure claim – really? in the forum Join the Discussion: Welcome to all PF/IPF Patients 4 years, 1 month ago

    I had not seen this thread until today, 2/1/2019. Where have I been? This is interesting because if it’s truly effective for people in advanced stages of IPF, I wonder if it could “cure” my early stage situation.

    To me a cure would mean no further progression since I do not yet have a serious condition. I’m 81, quite active, nowhere near needing…[Read more]

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    Karl posted a new activity comment 4 years, 1 month ago

    Hang in there Cisco. Disease is humbling. Attitude is everything. Keep that glass half full.

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    Cisco Rafael and Profile picture of KarlKarl are now friends 4 years, 1 month ago

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      Karl replied 4 years, 1 month ago

      Hang in there Cisco. Disease is humbling. Attitude is everything. Keep that glass half full.

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    Karl replied to the topic Prognosis Is Just A Number: Living for Quality vs. Quantity in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 4 years, 3 months ago

    Hi Charlene, it occurs to me that my diagnosis started with the normal out of breath symptoms, a breathing function test, and a review of a CT scan of my lungs. But in addition to the lung CT scan, I had had a CT scan of my abdomen 8 years earlier for a kidney stone, The very lower part of my lungs showed up in that scan and guess what, the…[Read more]

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    Karl replied to the topic How to Tell Others You Have Pulmonary Fibrosis in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 4 years, 3 months ago

    Hi Thom, You commented on my post above about how to handle the comments from people when you tell them you have IPF. Apparently you have just been diagnosed and have the same kinds of questions and feelings I had when I was first diagnosed 3 or 4 months ago. I’m 81 so my “normal” life expectancy is not huge. My diagnosis is “light, early stage”.…[Read more]

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    Karl replied to the topic Prognosis Is Just A Number: Living for Quality vs. Quantity in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions 4 years, 3 months ago

    What scared me surely scares a lot of people, specifically reading that I have 3 to 5 years to live. I think publishing that kind of information without acknowledging that some people have had IPF for 17 years and are still going is of questionable value. Of course it does get your attention, and perhaps that motivates you to try to do something…[Read more]

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    Karl replied to the topic This Practical Parody Has Been a Helpful Resource for Me. in the forum Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis: 50+ 4 years, 3 months ago

    I believe guilt should not be in the vocabulary of anyone who becomes ill or incapacitated unless they are knowingly responsible for becoming that way. I once broke both arms necessitating my wife to become a care-giver for a while. I felt guilty because I broke them by doing something I should not have done and knew better. I’m not at an advanced…[Read more]

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