Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | Stu | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/stulef/activity/ Activity feed for Stu. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:28:29 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 dc776952eda4f63fae0e1fc124a7c01e Stu replied to the discussion What is "normal" SPO2 %oxygen at higher altitude in the forum Healthcare Questions https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/what-is-normal-spo2-oxygen-at-higher-altitude/#post-37865 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:43:06 -0600 Reply to What is "normal" SPO2 %oxygen at higher altitude

I live at 5,300 ft and was diagnosed with IPF over 5 years ago. I’ve used oxygen for the last 4 years only at night for sleeping. An oxygen level of 94 is nothing to worry about especially living at the altitude that you do. My oxygen levels have gone below 88 briefly when I exert myself like walking up a hill. Normally, when I take my daily…

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]]> 2625682614d90aecd798babe63cc59e4 Stu replied to the discussion Vaccinated PF people and COVID 19 in the forum Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Pulmonary Fibrosis https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/vaccinated-pf-people-and-covid-19/#post-30247 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:22:50 -0500 Reply to Vaccinated PF people and COVID 19

I have never read anywhere that Esbriet (Pirfenidone) has a negative effect on the immune system.  If someone has any information that says otherwise please post it in this forum. This would be valuable to know in regards to COVID vaccines.

]]> c75e2104cc0806dff932290a95f772d3 Stu replied to the discussion EGCG Green Tea Extract in the forum Clinical Trials https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/egcg-green-tea-extract/#post-25728 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:26:52 -0500 Reply to EGCG Green Tea Extract

Does anyone know if Teavigo was taken once or twice a day in the study. They mention the dosage of 600mg of EGCG per day but they don’t really go into how it was administered.

]]> 1fe1afbb744cd06da702f6e708a3525b Stu replied to the discussion Starting Esbriet in the forum Esbriet (Pirfenidone) https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/starting-esbriet/#post-21211 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 14:23:51 -0500 Reply to Starting Esbriet

I would like to make a suggestion to the moderator of this forum and all of the other forums on Pulmonary Fibrosis News. Currently you have to scroll down to the bottom of a very long list of posts to see the latest one. Could you please reverse the order so the latest posts are at the top. This would benefit the members as they would see how… Read more

]]> eb752d6282f7b2fb87417298cde8cbd5 Stu replied to the discussion Starting Esbriet in the forum Esbriet (Pirfenidone) https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/starting-esbriet/#post-21192 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 19:07:11 -0500 Reply to Starting Esbriet

I was diagnosed with IPF two months ago. I’m currently taking pirfenidone and reached full dosage level two weeks ago. I have had a few relatively minor side effects and seem to be tolerating it well.

I’m posting to this forum for the first time because I think the readers who can’t get insurance coverage to pay for Esbriet in the US might… Read more

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