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Should I Go For IPF For Treatment Of Short Breath And Light Head?

I have been diagnosed with IPF last November 2013after undergoing lung ex rays and a ct scan. I am a 65 year old woman. I have been increasingly very tired and have trouble speaking because I get so weak. Sometimes I feel fine and can function normally however lately I ve been short of breath more and more often. I do not have a cough and still have a good appetite. I often feel light headedand feel like I can faint. Can I have IPF if I do not have a cough?
Fri, 24 Oct 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
If your chest x ray and CT scan both are suggestive of IPF than you are having IPF.
But if you stil want to confirm than go for lung biopsy.
Lung biopsy is the gold standard investigation and confirms the diagnosis.
And now a days few drugs are available for IPF (early fibrosis). So you can definitely try these.
1. Perfinodone. It is anti fibrotic drug and helps in erly fibrosis.
2. N acetyl cystine. It acts as mucolytic and anti oxidant and prevent progression of disease.
3. Home oxygen. If saturation is low.
4. Pulmonary vacination for pneumococcal and h.influenza, to prevent future infection.
Try to follow these.
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Should I Go For IPF For Treatment Of Short Breath And Light Head?

Thanks for your question on HCM. If your chest x ray and CT scan both are suggestive of IPF than you are having IPF. But if you stil want to confirm than go for lung biopsy. Lung biopsy is the gold standard investigation and confirms the diagnosis. And now a days few drugs are available for IPF (early fibrosis). So you can definitely try these. 1. Perfinodone. It is anti fibrotic drug and helps in erly fibrosis. 2. N acetyl cystine. It acts as mucolytic and anti oxidant and prevent progression of disease. 3. Home oxygen. If saturation is low. 4. Pulmonary vacination for pneumococcal and h.influenza, to prevent future infection. Try to follow these.