It was hell in my life and Prednisone was an awful experience I will never revisit. INFLAMMATION is a big problem in our body. MC is an autoimmune condition and is INFLAMMATION. I have silent Celiac Disease and Microscopic Colitis. Doctors don't give their kids Prednisone, but give it to us like candy.Grrrr! I used my hospital in Savannah and we have horrible health care in this town. You can use an antibiotic, it'll take longer but it's better and easier on the body than Prednisone. Written by a wonderful caring pulmonologist MD. I looked on-line and found a book on BOOP and ordered it. 1 The term BOOP was first mentioned by Geddes and colleagues in 1977, and the name persisted partly because BOOP is fun to pronounce. The drug is our enemy! I'd rather die that take that stuff. Bronchiolitis obliterans describes irreversible damage of the small airways caused by inhalation injuries, infections or as a complication of stem-cell and lung transplants. I used Prednisone and it nearly killed me. It's deadly in many ways but mine was caught early or late. For one thing, Boop is not contagious and the problem is INFLAMMATION! Your lungs on X-ray are white. I don't know about this type of pulmonary disease. What treatments did you have the last 2 times you were diagnosed with COP? That might be something to ask the pulmonologist. I read here on the American Lung Association's website that "A condition similar to COP may be occur as a side effect of certain medications." From what I understand COP is not an infection and the cause is unknown, which is frustrating. ILD or CLD? Īlbuqneece, I'll be interested in what you find out at your appointment with the pulmonologist. – Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP) You may also be interested in these discussions: Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, You'll notice that I moved your message to an existing discussion about Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP) so that you can connect with and others.
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