Biography

Name	Samona Shuford
Nickname	Samona
Last Name	Shuford
Year of Birth	1970
Gender	Female
Location	Tennessee
Relationship	Patient
Short Bio	I’m a 53 year old woman with Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis, I was diagnosed in 2016 and went on a regime of inhalers sprivia & breo until I got Flu A in Dec. 2022 and had an exacerbation that decreased my capacity from 80% to 49%, I’ve come up to 52% this year. Currently on oxygen -24/7 and will be starting Ofev as soon as the insurance and doc get me there…Still work full time.
Type of Diagnosis	familial/genetic PF
Treatment / Medical Facility	Knoxville Pulmonology & Sleep Consultants
Current medication regimen	Prednisone, Bactrim, Azo- fixing to go on Ofev
Lung transplantation status	considering later
Supplemental Oxygen	yes
Best advice for PF symptom management	I don’t have any advice really, it’s all over the place.
Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication?	yes
If yes, which anti-fibrotic medication are you on?	Ofev
How did you find us?	PF News Website
How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF?	7 years
Privacy Policy and Terms of Use	I agree

Samona