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Is there any one out there that has PF?
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This is good information. My doctor emphasizes using sterile water to prevent any other challenges or unwanted infections. linda
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1 ReactionYou could lengthen your cannula cord and keep your portable oxygen concentrator nearby. I don't see much of a problem. I swim with the tank and regulator in a safe place at the side of the pool. You can't get the regulator wet. I don't want my electronics-based concentrator anywhere near the water. I don't see a problem with golfing, just get a long breathing tube. You can go up to 50 feet without any dropoff of oxygen.
I am in the same position as you. I was diagnosed two months ago. I am scared but also willing to fight. I went to a seminar on taking the medication Esbriet. I signed up and hope they will contact me. Without insurance, the meds cost $8000 a month. With insurance, the cost is near $3000 a month. There are grants and studies that you can apply for. I am on 2 liters of oxygen 24 hours a day. I would be happy to share any information I find with you. I think this is a good website. --Ann
May I ask how your husband got this medication? According to my pharmacy, it will cost me nearly $3000 a month. I want to get on a study or a grant but even though I have sent my information to them online and filling out paperwork at a seminar, I have not yet heard from the pharma.
Whatever you can do is not wrong. Keep walking with your dogs. Being active and getting out of the house is helping me. My favorite exercise is swimming. I use a tank at the side of the pool and a 50-foot breathing tube. I don't even bring my portable concentrator outside because I don't want it to get wet. I turn the oxygen up and I just paddle around. It is good exercise and helps my arthritic pains lessen. You aren't doing anything wrong. Please don't be hard on yourself.
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1 ReactionOxygen isn't that bad. Sleep with the concentrator plugged into the wall. You can get around outdoors with the portable oxygen concentrator (POS). You wear it on a bag on your shoulder. Look around at the grocery store. I bet you'll see two or three of them. I wear mine like a purse strapped across my body. It isn't bad at all. I'm 63 so I'm not as vain about using it as I might have been when I was younger. There isn't a cure, but you could possibly take meds that will stop the progression. The one I checked into was Esbriet. I am willing to try but I need to get approved for a grant or some kind of trial. Good luck to you. Fighting is a good idea. I think you have the right attitude.
No, I have Hypersensitive Pulmonitis, but I have some scarring and am in oxygen 24/7.
first person i have seen on this web site that had hypersensitive pneumonitis, that i was diagnosed @Mayo in Scottsdale in 02. treated with prednisone couple yrs and for ten yrs perfectly clear. then 10 yrs later ipf. i have been dealing with it for 6 yrs. i have been using Esbriet 6yrs and it has been very effective! but i use 4-5 ltrs oxygen 24/7 very little excercise because lack of stamina.i am also 80 yrs young.belive in Esbriet get off prednisone!
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2 Reactionscorrection on Esbriet 3 yrs.
I saw my pulmonologist yesterday and I have to see an ENT doctor to try to get me breathing through my nose. Also saw an immunologist as my immunity number IgG is so low. It could all be tied together. Does IPF lead to all these other problems?