Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | Judy Johnston | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/judyjay/activity/ Activity feed for Judy Johnston. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:19:10 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 fbf100fd4e7eb5a43d5c86250e4cad86 Judy Johnston replied to the discussion Weight Management is Hard with IPF in the forum PF Life: 50+ https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/weight-management-is-hard-with-ipf/#post-34551 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:23:18 -0600 Reply to Weight Management is Hard with IPF

Hi, I am not on Pred or either of the PF drugs. I had an exacerbation (after 10.5 years) in which I lost my appetite. Food made me nauseous to even smell it. After things calmed down, I had lost 31 lbs. I asked my PCP for something to stimulate my appetite. I am taking Mirtazapine (which is also used to treat depression. My appetite had picked… Read more

]]> 70e2c1d014e90d874257be71d1f34603 Judy Johnston replied to the discussion Lung Biopsy in the forum Welcome Lounge https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/lung-biopsy/#post-34426 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:44:42 -0600 Reply to Lung Biopsy

Personally, I would not have it done. It is invasive and could create more problems. I am surprised it took so long to diagnose the PF. So sorry!

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