So you feel the benefits of Ofev outweigh the drawbacks of having nosebleeds? We're not so sure, because my hubby's had a couple of doozies the last couple of days -- even after having stopped the Esbriet 2 weeks ago. Friday night after dinner, and while just sitting in the recliner, his nosebleed was a little more severe than usual, and took about a half hour to resolve, with holding his nose for two 10-minute intervals. Then early Saturday morning when he got out of bed, his nose started bleeding pretty profusely and wouldn't stop for about 45 minutes -- with three 10-minute intervals of holding his nose while I timed it. This is the first time he's had a morning nosebleed. This Sunday evening before dinner, it happened again while just watching football in his recliner. Thankfully, he was able to stop the bleed after only holding his nostrils for 10 minutes. He's using nasal gel and Afrin nasal spray. I'm encouraging him to drink more water and take extra vitamin C -- two suggestions I found online which might help.
He thinks the oxygen cannula may be an irritant (and he's holding it just outside his nose, currently, but it's just the one nostril which is doing the bleeding). I am looking into the possibility of switching to a regular oxygen mask. Any experience with that?