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I was on a dosage of 100mg 3 times a day for a short period of time several years ago (four years after being diagnosed with IPF, I was also diagnosed with lung cancer and had part of one lung removed, and the gabapentin was prescribed for that). I only took it for a short period of time. You should check with your doctor about the amount and the length of time.

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I was diagnosed with IPF about seven years ago, and was doing fairly well. My pulmonologist was ordering frequent pulmonary function tests, lung scans, etc. During one scan about three years ago, they noticed a small spot that looked suspicious and ordered a biopsy. They removed a small bit of tissue from my left lung, and it turned out to be cancerous. And a few days later removed part of my left lung.

On top of IPF, losing part of a lung really set me back!

But it turned out that I was very lucky that I had IPF which meant that my lung function and disease progress was being checked regularily. I know of several other people who were diagnosed with lung cancer at about the same time, and they are all dead now. They spotted my cancer very early, when it could be completely removed. They never would have found it so early otherwise.

I was on oxygen full time for the next few months but gradually weaned myself off of it. And I’m stable and doing better than expected.

So, if a biopsy is recommended, I would follow their recommendation. I’m alive today because I did! And I expect to be around, enjoying life, for a ling time!