Biography

Name

Libby

Last Name

Fisher

Nickname

Libby

Relationship

Patient

Short Bio

Update Sept 2023: Moved to Charlotte area (couldn’t take MN winters another year!!).  Very happy with new pulmonologist who specializes in ILD.  Still on 100 mg Ofev (I could not tolerate  the higher dose!).  I had one exacerbation of the disease last Jan after catching a virus which seems to have resulted in a loss of approx 10% of lung function.  Trying to exercise as much as I can to be able to keep traveling and enjoying new experiences.

Moved to Minneapolis in 2019 after 33 years in Maryland.   Our youngest and his wife have the smallest grandchildren so we’re happily living 10 minutes from them.  Our other 4 grandchildren are all on the East coast.  I love foreign languages and speak Italian and some French.  I love sewing and cooking.  And we love to travel!

Diagnosed with mild IPF in late 2017.  Going on OFEV now.  Otherwise very healthy, exercise regularly, etc.

Type of Diagnosis

IPF

Treatment / Medical Facility

Jan and Ed Brown Center for Pulmonary Medicine, Charlotte

Current medication regimen

Ofev 100 twice daily

Supplemental Oxygen

no

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?

5 1/2 years

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