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@westds01
@charlene-marshall I really appreciated what you wrote about finding some good things during this hard time of isolation. I identified with many of them. I’m walking my dog everyday which I always refused to do because I was always tired but it didn’t keep me from running around. I’ve had to slow down, which has helped me focus on taking […] View
Biography
- Name
Robert B
- Year of Birth
1952
- Gender
- Location
Arkansas
- Relationship
- Short Bio
Diagnosed with lung disease in 1973. Not sure what year they starting calling it Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis. I’ve been on oxygen since 2003. Took disability in 2009. Regular looking infections, several every year. On a new medicine regiment and doing the best I’ve done since 5 years before oxygen.
- Type of Diagnosis
- Treatment / Medical Facility
Arkansas Lung Center
- Current medication regimen
Trelegy, prednisone, nebulizer, and antibiotics
- Lung transplantation status
- Supplemental Oxygen
- Best advice for PF symptom management
Set good routines and stay healthy emotionally and mentally. Exercise no matter how small you start.
- Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication?
- How did you find us?
- How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF?
1970's
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