Biography

Name

Susan Ferreira Atencio

Nickname

susan-ferreira-atencio

Year of Birth

1947

Gender

Female

Location

Simsbury, Connecticut

Relationship

Patient

Short Bio

I will be 74 years old this coming February and was diagnosed with IPF this past October. I started the Ofev yesterday.   I am having a hard time wrapping my head around this diagnosis and what it really means .   I was diagnosed with very severe Aplastic Anemia

in Spring of 2011.  After selecting not to have a bone marrow transplant, ……( I have 4 brothers and one was a match)….I had the ATG treatment in a hospital here in Connecticut.  (Anti  Thymosite Globulin )  Since Aplastic Anemia

is thought to be an autoimmune disease, this treatment tries to destroy the immune system in hope that the immune system will ‘ re-boot ‘ and stop attacking itself and thereby

allowing the bone marrow to start producing again all the blood cells…..Red, White and Platelets .     I am very fortunate to be in remission with no need for any medication or blood transfusions……although I still have AA.  ……I am happy to have this forum to share information and thoughts on this latest diagnosis.   I do wonder if my Aplastic Anemia played a role in my development of IPF.    I can not imagine anyone out there has any experience with this possibility since AA is very rare.   If so, I would sincerely love to hear from you.     Thank you to everyone ahead of time…..and my best wishes and hopes for everyone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of Diagnosis

IPF

Current medication regimen

Ofev

Lung transplantation status

considering later

Supplemental Oxygen

yes

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?

Diagnosed 3 months ago…..am sure have had it much longer

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