Rand O'Brien
@Rand O'Brien
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Joined Mar 2019 •
Active a year ago
Biography
| Name | Rand O'Brien |
| Nickname | rand-obrien |
| Year of Birth | 1949 |
| Gender | Male |
| Location | Durham, NH 03824 |
| Relationship | Patient |
| Short Bio | I’m a psychotherapist who has sat on his pratt for 45 yrs. Also a potter, which may have triggered the IPF with raku firings. Many other lung insults. Diagnosed in August, 2018. Shortness of breath going up to my 3rd Flr. office, which I thought might have been my ticker, as I had two stents put in in ’99. No problems since. Dx came after “crackles” were heard and both x-ray and CT show some honeycombing in lower lungs. So I’m in beginning. Dx confirmed at Mass.Gen. a few weeks ago. |
| Type of Diagnosis | IPF |
| Treatment / Medical Facility | Portsmouth, NH |
| Current medication regimen | Ofev |
| Lung transplantation status | ineligible |
| Supplemental Oxygen | no |
| Best advice for PF symptom management | Keep on keepin’ on. |
| Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication? | yes |
| How did you find us? | PF News Website |
| How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF? | Since 8/18 |
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