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Interstitial Lung Disease and Autoimmune Diseases

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I am a 69 yr old retired physician who was recently diagnosed with autoimmune pulmonary fibrosis. I am currently on Cellcept; Elavil 100 mg at bedtime, and gabapentin 200 mg bid to help with my cough. At present, I am not to short of breath, except when I am climbing stairs carrying something. I am an avid skier, with no SOB until I climb the stairs up to the parking lot. I currently have no other sypmtoms, and on a good day (minimal cough), I feel much better.

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Welcome @barryh. You may also wish to follow the discussions in the Lung Health support group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/lung-conditions/

That's great that you are able to do the things you love, like skiing. You'd love the ski conditions where I am right now. We just got 12 inches of powder snow.

Stairs are hard. Are you patient with yourself and take the breaks you need as you climb them?

Any side effects from Cellcept?