Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | Mike McCutcheon | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/mikemc/activity/ Activity feed for Mike McCutcheon. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:38:44 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 de9917bbb36f279b2fcfede92d2cf22e Mike McCutcheon replied to the discussion "Breathless" Transplant News in the forum PF Life: 50+ https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/breathless-transplant-news/#post-31166 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:20:26 -0600 Reply to "Breathless" Transplant News

I was diagnosed with IPF March 2019 and was on Esbriet but made me sick. Tried lowering the dose but just didn’t work. In 2021 went on oxygen 24/7 and in Sept 2021 was admitted with pulmonary embolism in each lung and put on high flow oxygen. I was put on top of the lung transplant list got a new right lung on October 30th. I never really had a… Read more

]]> e8de8bbc43261baee8fa7d2b8891f374 Mike McCutcheon replied to the discussion Help for High Oxygen User Nasal Pain in the forum Using Our Forums https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/help-for-high-oxygen-user-nasal-pain/#post-31017 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:19:23 -0600 Reply to Help for High Oxygen User Nasal Pain

I have had great results from AYR gel a OTC available at most drug stores

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I just got a right lung transplant on Oct 30, 2021. I was on high flow oxygen 24/7. It moved me to the top of the lung waiting list. My thought was in 3 months I’m in a Urn or have a new lung. Time will tell how long I have. I’ll have to wait and see. Doing well so far

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I take 3,000 mg Cellcept and 40mg prednisone and 6 Esbriet 267 mg per day. Had serious diarrhea but started Imodium a week ago and it went away

]]> 286cda91d3a208b46735d2ae578f6000 Mike McCutcheon replied to the discussion Concentrator nasal cannula storage in the forum Diagnosis​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​General​ ​Questions https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/concentrator-nasal-cannula-storage/#post-29696 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:15:18 -0500 Reply to Concentrator nasal cannula storage

I loop the canola around my neck like a rope. It stays there never drags on the floor

]]> f04ae352f3126cff922f7dc5a6f4db3a Mike McCutcheon replied to the discussion Just started on Prednisone. Would love to hear how predisone had helped you orno in the forum PF Life: 50+ https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/just-started-on-prednisone-would-love-to-hear-how-predisone-had-helped-you-orno/#post-29604 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:22:17 -0500 Reply to Just started on Prednisone. Would love to hear how predisone had helped you orno

Also diagnosed with Interstial lung disease on oxygen 18 hours a day. Going in to Columbia with the lung transplant tests next week. They will let me know if I qualify after 2 days of tests

]]> 945c733a24a5b3517eb8d11160d6b50a Mike McCutcheon replied to the discussion Just started on Prednisone. Would love to hear how predisone had helped you orno in the forum PF Life: 50+ https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/just-started-on-prednisone-would-love-to-hear-how-predisone-had-helped-you-orno/#post-29603 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:20:14 -0500 Reply to Just started on Prednisone. Would love to hear how predisone had helped you orno

I have had a chronic cough for 8 years. Nothing had helped till prednisone started on 80mg per day for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks Dr dropped it to 60mg then 2 weeks later down to 40mg. Cough is now back and constant runny nose. Feet and ankles really swollen but hanging in

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