Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | MikeC | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/m1chthom/activity/ Activity feed for MikeC. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:31:31 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 e855fa35621c7ba315c89bc6e4dbdcf5 MikeC replied to the discussion New in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/new/#post-38490 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:36:37 -0500 Reply to New

Hello,

If you’re experiencing shortness of breath during exertion you may want to talk to your doctor about pulmonary rehab. It did wonders for me.

]]> 43f16117332697925d5bccac2cb3f4e0 MikeC replied to the discussion Cost of Ofev in the forum Ofev (Nintedanib) https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/cost-of-ofev/#post-34327 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 20:19:39 -0600 Reply to Cost of Ofev

Hi Deb,

As Phil said you can contact BI Cares to receive the medication at no cost provided you do not exceed the earnings limit. I am on Medicare and do not pay for my OFEV.

Best wishes, Mike

]]> ce5826468d0adddb317a4dae672c3f7f MikeC replied to the discussion Telling your family in the forum PF Life: 50+ https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/telling-your-family/#post-31919 Wed, 04 May 2022 00:53:00 -0500 Reply to Telling your family

Hi Michael, I think your children should know, for your sake as well as theirs. I was diagnosed with IPF in March 2020 and heard the terrible prognosis “3-5 years”. I made an appointment with the pulmonary department at the University of Michigan who confirmed my diagnosis of moderately severe IPF, but told me that 3-5 year expected… Read more

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