Newly diagnosed with Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia (COP) and NSIP
After 3 months in hospital 6 weeks antibiotic treatment for pneumonia 2 bronchoscopies, and finally lung biopsy I have a diagnosis. I’ve never had any previous lung condition in my life before and so its all brand new terminology and info to me.
Like others I have read on this site my condition seems to stem back to October 2017 when I had a very bad chest infection / virus Never seemed to get rid of it fully and was permanently run down resulting in other infections that required antibiotic treatment. In the New Year I felt very low in mood, very short of breath and anxious (looking back now I’m not sure if it was anxiety or COP that was creating this issue) I continued to get breathless on exertion to the point I had to lie down when I climbed the stairs at home. I never had a cough and my Dr gave me salbutamol inhalers which made no difference. Got so bad one night that I took myself to A&E convinced I had a really bad chest infection
Instead I was immediately admitted for treatment for double pneumonia due to my chest X-rays. Fast forward a few months and I’ve just started steroid 50mg per day prednisolone treatment Early days but very nervous about steroid treatment. After a long stay in hospital being home is quite frightening and I’ve lost confidence in knowing if I’m able to tell if I’m just having sweats and shakes from steroids or if I’m getting poorly Feel like I don’t know myself at all at the moment. In addition Im still drained and painful still from the biopsy almost 3 weeks ago. Wounds are still healing but rib and muscular pain can be debilitating. Already had bad reflux but now really struggling with the additional steroids, antibiotics and anti-histamine that I have been prescribed.
Would appreciate hearing any advice support from any others with the same conditions and also any advice for dealing with pain management after my lung biopsy