Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia

Hi i'm new to this site, as previously my diagnosis was scleroderma lung disease. last week doctors decided I don't meet the critera so now they say I have NSIP type ILD, can anyone help with some information on this disease?

[mrsmummy]

Hello Mandy and welcome to the forum. We do have several members with the same or a similar diagnosis. Until they see your post there is some reading for you here:

blf.org.uk/search/site/NSIP...

[philvaughan]

hi I have nsip or uip they cant make up their mind ra or mtx caused it .I was diagnosed with ild 2011 usual consultants at local hospitals mtx sulphazine several others all went wrong eventually rtx infusions without rtx 2015 worked well for ra but not lungs under royal Brompton for 1 year told them politely to shove it now only take steroids and smoke weed I've made 2019 quite an achievement only joined recently and saddened to see how many haven't made it chin up everybody keep up the fight