Biography

I’m 71 and was diagnosed with IPF in 2018 and have been on Esbriet ever since. I’m a Civil Engineer who spent 50 years designing site plans & subdivisions for residential & commercial projects predominantly in NJ. I also built a few houses, the most recent of which I completed in the spring of 2018 at which time I had very little if any evidence of any implications of my IPF. For the next 2 1/2 years my pulmonary function declined very slowly to the point that I needed to be on 2 to 3 liters/min of O2 when doing my every other day 1 hour on my stationary bike at 10 mph. Over the last 6 months my pulmonary function has declined more quickly to the point that now very minor exertion without O2 would push my O2 into the 70’s.

I continue to be on 867 mg of Esbriet 3 x per day with minor side effects including feeling tired & loosing weight easily however if I eat well my weight remains stable at a healthy weight.