Re: Update after seeing Dr.

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Hi Darlene, Improvement is always "the best news" congrats. I am not sure what numbers your Dr was referring to. Did you get a copy of your tests ? always get a copy and it helps you keep track of your illness and if you need to see another Dr. it will save a lot of grief. Love and Prayers, Peggy IPF 2004, FloridaWorry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up. Hi everyone, I went to the doctor's yesterday and the word was good. "Marked Improvement" by way of CT scans. My PFT results were also very good. I do have a question about that though. He gave me three numbers 71,75,80 from a month ago and 80,82, and 100 from my last PFT. Also spoke of the most "sensitive" test and those numbers were 22-32 from last month and 36-46 from my last test. I don't know what the numbers mean, but I'm happy that, for now the doctor doesn't want to do a lung biopsy. He is taking me off the prednisone and adding Imuran. I'm also still to use the O2 (2LPM daytime and 3LPM at night). That's okay, I feel like I can do anything with the oxygen! Darlene

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Darlene,

Congrats - what a wonderful feeling to have your doc give you a good report. Did

you get a copy of your test results - so you can keep track of your numbers?

Wonderful news, so happy for you,

Dorothy,Fayetteville, Ga

UIP 7/05

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> Hi everyone,

> I went to the doctor's yesterday and the word was good. " Marked Improvement "

by way of CT scans. My PFT results were also very good. I do have a question

about that though. He gave me three numbers 71,75,80 from a month ago and

80,82, and 100 from my last PFT. Also spoke of the most " sensitive " test and

those numbers were 22-32 from last month and 36-46 from my last test. I don't

know what the numbers mean, but I'm happy that, for now the doctor doesn't want

to do a lung biopsy. He is taking me off the prednisone and adding Imuran. I'm

also still to use the O2 (2LPM daytime and 3LPM at night). That's okay, I feel

like I can do anything with the oxygen!

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> Darlene

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