Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | Paula Behnken | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/paula-behnken/activity/ Activity feed for Paula Behnken. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:28:41 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 bd067a10d2b0612a24606d996e9b35ed Paula Behnken replied to the discussion smells, smoke, fumes, etc. in the forum PF Life: 50+ https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/smells-smoke-fumes-etc/#post-13902 Tue, 14 Aug 2018 17:35:58 -0500 Reply to smells, smoke, fumes, etc.

Thanks for your comments, Brian. I, too, had joint replacement several years before this happened. For what it’s worth, in my case, the cause for my PF can be traced back to using a drug I was given after hip surgery, to prevent urinary tract infections. The rest is history.

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PDK,

Thanks for the suggestion to wear a mask. Appreciate your advice. I will look into that.

 

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In reply to - Paula Behnken posted an update Thanks, Charlene. To answer your questions: Nitrofuantoin (brand name Macrodanten) isi the standard treatment for urinary tract infections. I had a number of URIs before my […] ]]> 7c7db29b35677f083e2272a6ceec30ac Paula Behnken posted a new activity comment https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/activity/p/4682/#acomment-4687 Mon, 13 Aug 2018 02:27:51 -0500 Make that Macrodantin, not Macrodanten.

In reply to - Paula Behnken posted an update Thanks, Charlene. To answer your questions: Nitrofuantoin (brand name Macrodanten) isi the standard treatment for urinary tract infections. I had a number of URIs before my […] ]]> d11223ca7e3966bc55e736b8d624a8b0 Paula Behnken posted an update: Thanks, Charlene. To answer your […] https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/activity/p/4682/ Sun, 12 Aug 2018 22:49:16 -0500 Thanks, Charlene. To answer your questions:
Nitrofuantoin (brand name Macrodanten) isi the standard treatment for urinary tract infections. I had a number of URIs before my hip surgery, and the drug worked as it should. A few years later, while I was on a low dose for UTI prevention, my body silently reacted to the drug. That reaction… Read more

]]> 2 013cf53f73d21670305b06dfb605a42c Paula Behnken replied to the discussion smells, smoke, fumes, etc. in the forum PF Life: 50+ https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/smells-smoke-fumes-etc/#post-13812 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 20:04:53 -0500 Reply to smells, smoke, fumes, etc.

Thank you, Charlene, for the welcome. And, thanks to those who have responded. I’ll try to answer some of your questions.

I had two total-hip replacements in 2011, shortly after a series of urinary tract infections. A UTI can ruin a hip replacement, so to make sure I never got one again, my surgeon put me on a prophylactic dose of… Read more

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I have drug-induced PF, from an antibiotic. Once I was properly diagnosed and stopped taking the drug, my breathing got a little better, then stabilized.  I’m about three years out from diagnosis and have done well maintaining a stable condition with pretty good function, even though I have and always will have reduced capacity.

However, in… Read more

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