As a person with cystic fibrosis, I struggled all my life to gain weight, despite eating a high-calorie, high-fat diet. Once I started Trikafta® and my weight increased to normal levels, I had to learn a new, healthier way to eat.
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After years of hospitalizations and low lung function, I am now feeling healthy on Trikafta® -- so much so that I finally feel like I can reset the clock and start living my life.
If not for my mother and my wife, I would not have survived this arduous, 50-year journey with cystic fibrosis. But now I have another ally: Trikafta® is having a substantial impact on my health.
It took me 38 years to find a fitness program to stick to. And since I started TrikaftaTM, I am even running for the first time in my life -- and almost enjoying it!
Many people with cystic fibrosis are counting on cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulators to improve their overall health. I'm learning that they have effects I hadn't counted on.
I have seen tremendous health gains since starting Trikafta. But control of my cystic fibrosis-related diabetes has been elusive.
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The imagination can run wild thinking of all the possible scenarios that could happen after trying the new triple-combination modulator, Trikafta™. Managing expectations -- while allowing yourself to hope -- is how I choose to approach my wait for the new drug.
After 33 years of living with cystic fibrosis, I thought I knew my body pretty well. Since I started on Symdeko®, I have noticed that my body is different, and I need to re-learn how to interpret my symptoms.
I am both excited and scared that my son will be old enough to try Trikafta when he turns 12 later this year. In some ways, I can hardly wait to see how he will benefit. But I also know that he might experience side effects, and I don't want him to have any setbacks.