Malcolm Mann

Hi everyone and Lou and thanks for the warning, I’ll keep on guard. Our next few months are our coolest and I’ll keep covered. As the warmer months return I’ll switch over to long armed tshirts, I have a wide brimmed cattlemans hat for beach walks etc.

I was in Vietnam 20 years ago and suffered from sun over reaction because of the anti malaria…[Read more]

Hi Michael &Charlene

Thanks for the encouraging thoughts, I’m very happy with the change, but not counting chickens just yet.

I had been dreading the sun exposure effects, but so far there have been none. I am using more sun block, and my skin is fairly impervious to sun damage, ie the damage has been done decades ago.

My normal dress is shorts…[Read more]

Hi Charlene

We’re so sorry and shocked to here your news, and so glad you appear to be over the worst of of it. Please take care and do everything to regain your strength, us IPFers look forward to your positive help and advice. Virtual hugs from the Austrzlian contingent.

Cheers

Mal

Hi I don’t know if I should start a new thread “stopping Ofev” , I stopped on Easter Saturday after another unauthorised discharge while in bed Fri night. I found, even on only 100mg x2 daily the benefits were out weighed by the side effects, lack of bowel control and a general feeling of continual dullness. My wife says while I’m on Ofev I’m not…[Read more]

Hi Loraine
In these days of restricted movement Jan & I are doing the old 5BX exercise program from the 50’s, designed by the Canadian Airforce. No equipment other than a rug is needed, You get a core, aerobic and strength workout, we add a few extras as well.
The expression on Ki’s (lurcher (dog)) face while he’s relaxing on his bed make it all…[Read more]

Hi everyone
While the world has disintegrated we have been house sitting and exploring Australias island state Tasmania in a little red sports car. Tasmania is stunningly beautiful.
We’re 850 kms and an overnight sea crossing from home, there is little Covid 19 here but its ramping up on the mainland (Australia) and we have to drive through the…[Read more]

Hi

I’m on the other side of Australia to Jill but received the same advice, the first question “have you had a flu vaccination” (answer “I’ve had it every year for the last 20 or so years and never had the flu, or a problem with the vaccination”).

The next suggestion was to ensure I had a pneumonia shot, that was the first I had heard of a…[Read more]

@charlene-marshall

Hi

Where we are the fires have not relented, only grown bigger, two mega fires have now merged, more houses were lost over the weekend. The problem is that the fires are seated in inaccessible mountain country, which up-til now was dense eucalyptus forest, interspersed with areas of farm land. The fires this season are totally…[Read more]

Hi all

There is a very good MOOC (online uni course) called “Respiration in the Human Body” on EDx, from a Belgian university that gives a good grounding in lung function and all things in respiration. The course is basically in french but with english subtitles and is readily understood.

Its not currently operating, I think they run it annually…[Read more]

Hi Nan and Susan
We survived NY eves fires, the front came within 100m of our home, we and the town were saved by a massive wind shift at exactly the right moment, that blew the fire back on itself. Other villages didnt do so well with the southerly blowing the flank of the fire across the towns.All in all a horendous day, 40degrees c (105)f, down…[Read more]

I tried to post on this subject before but the computer said no.
When I was diagnosed with PF in 2015 one of the very first question was “do you have birds?” I answered “no”, I was never asked if I used feather/down bedding.
We have been using down doonas/divets/bedding for 40 years. We have since changed over to a wool duvet, and banished the…[Read more]

Hi Charlene & Susan
Thanks for the kind words, we actually had a little rain, (6mm) which I hope is a start. Susan we’ll take all the rain we can get, the air here is beautiful today, cool and damp, perfect breathing air.

I’m still having difficulty posting responses, just the odd one gets through, usually the short ones. I shall persist.
Cheers
Mal

Hi everyone
We have a different problem, eastern Australia is in severe drought, with high temperatures. We are experiencing the worst period of bush fires in my life. There is a massive fire just north of here and we have had continual smoke for the last two weeks, as has most of the east coast.
In Sydney yesterday visability was down to…[Read more]

Hi all
I,ve led a low fat high fibre life for years, but now am in a quandry, the OFEV literature recommends bland low fibre diet. While my gastroenterologist (and the rest of the medical profession) insists on high fibre diet. We enjoy an international diet, a bit Mediterranean, a bit Asian & Australian general, 95% home cooked.
Since starting…[Read more]

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