Richard Pedemonte
Biography
| Name | Richard Pedemonte |
| Nickname | richard-pedemonte |
| Year of Birth | 1945 |
| Gender | Male |
| Location | Fairfax CA |
| Relationship | Patient |
| Short Bio | Seventy seven year old male. Normally very fit and active. Enjoy daily hikes, travel, doing construction projects and maintaining our family compound of two homes with large garden, bees, chickens, old cars, and lot’s of projects. My wife and I live in one house and our daughter and her partner and our two granddaughters live next door. I am also being treated for heart disease and had a heart valve replacement five years ago. I have had minor shortness of breath for six years which just caused me to hike a bit slower. In January of 2023 my condition suddenly worsened. Now it’s difficult to walk more than a mile or so but seems to improving a bit with the Esbriet. I have oxygen available but hardly ever need it. |
| Type of Diagnosis | IPF |
| Treatment / Medical Facility | Marin Health (hospital), Marin Pulminary |
| Current medication regimen | Esbriet (Pirfenidone), various heart meds |
| Lung transplantation status | ineligible |
| Supplemental Oxygen | no |
| Best advice for PF symptom management | Remain positive at all times. Just be as normal as you can and enjoy every day.
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| Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication? | yes |
| How did you find us? | Physician |
| How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF? | Diagnosed January 2023 |
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