Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | Ken Osterlund | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/keno/activity/ Activity feed for Ken Osterlund. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:45:48 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 f4bf3e60b48d34b0b00c7c6ffe65fead Ken posted a new activity comment https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/activity/p/38469/#acomment-38478 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:00:10 -0500 Espriet 9 (267mg each) pills each day.

In reply to - Monica posted an update @keno So good to hear! Do you take Ofev/Esbriet? ]]> 73c14d25fdb93ca73f18d471a7c3b09b Ken replied to the discussion Improved spirometry values in the forum Welcome Lounge https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/improved-spirometry-values/#post-34946 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:27:59 -0500 Reply to Improved spirometry values

Just to give you some hope.  I was diagnosed by my pulmonary doctor in 2017 and given six months to live. I entered a research program and they verified I have IPF.  I had bad case of pneumonia in 2011 and had a HRCTS.  The research team reviewed the HRCTS  and discovered I had signs of IPF.  So you can live a long time depending on the type of… Read more

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I have been diagnosed with IPF via a HRCTS. The spirometry measurement test has many variables, e.g., your condition, the tech, test equipment used, weather.  You need to take several tests and note the trend over time.  I have been in a gradual decline since the first test, with some tests showing improvement (good days).  The trend will give… Read more

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