My father has Pulmonary fibrosis. He is a
Corean War Veteran. I need to knw if there
other Corean War veteran with this
condition and if there any treatment that
ca save him. Please help i don't want to
loose him. I love him very much.
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MandMs
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Posted: 01-10-08 04:34am
When was this diagnosis established for
the first time?
What symptoms he has?
Is he in need to take a supplemental
oxygen to improve his quality of life?
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brendyli5
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Posted: 01-10-08 20:31pm
My father was diagnosed 1yr ago. He has
shortness of breath. He uses oxigen but he
is geting worse. I love him very much and
i don't want him to die. He was in the
corean War and i need to know if there
are others with this condition and if
there anything i can do to save him. He
never smoke or drank. Can you help me with
information?
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MandMs
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Posted: 01-21-08 05:55am
Is your father taking corticosteroids and
drugs that suppress the body's immune
response?
Drugs are the primary way that PF is
treated. They are usually prescribed for
at least 3 to 6 months. Oxygen
administration and, in special cases,
transplantation of the lung are other
choices.
Do you know the stage of your father's
disease?
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brendyli5
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Posted: 03-28-08 19:39pm
Hello
My father was taking 10mg of
corticosteroids the dosis was too small
and the doctors took to long to give him
treatment. So 2 weeks ago my daddy died. I
am so sad. I tried to safe him because i
love him so much. He died and i could not
do anything to safe him. I miss him so
much. He was the best father ever.
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MandMs
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Posted: 04-03-08 06:46am
I'm really sorry you lost your father.
If the chronic pulmonary inflammation and
fibrosis in your father's lung have
develop without an identifiable cause, he
probably, had condition called idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) that does not
respond to immune suppressive therapy.
Was a lung transplantation considered?
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brendyli5
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Hello Posted: 04-08-08 20:21pm
He was 77 years old but he was a stong
man. He was great. But since he was 77
year old man they didn't consider him for
transplant. They don't transplant after
65. The thing is that my fathers family
live up to 115 years. So he died young in
comparison. I am very sad because i miss
him very much. My mother miss him very
much too. The house is so empty without
him. it's so hard but i know he wanted me
to be strong for my family. He never lost
consciousness. He died knowing he was
dying. I keep thinking what else i could
of done but i didnot have time to save
him. I was looking for a cure but i didn't
find it in time. i miss him soo, soo much.
I am going to try to find answer for other
people with this condition because i don't
want anybody to sufer like my father, my
family did. Thank you.
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MandMs
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Posted: 04-11-08 03:33am
I'm sure he died happy knowing the fact
that he has a daughter and wife that are
so caring and loving.
I wish you a success in finding answers
for this condition (many cases are
misdiagnosed and many can be prevented if
people are aware of risk factors like
inhaled environmental and occupational
pollutants, cigarette smoking, certain
medications, therapeutic radiation)
Best wishes!
Marija
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brendyli5
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Thank you Posted: 04-12-08 20:41pm
Thank you very much for listening to me.
This is helping me to cope with my fathers
lost.
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