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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: May 14 2:29pm | Replies (15)
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@becleartoday

Hi Karen,
I’m sure if we put our heads together, we can come up with airway clearance suggests.

*What do you do for airway clearance?
*Can you go somewhere to get an induced sputum sample with 10% HS?

I had 3 negatives but my CT scan looked suspicious for MAC. It was identified by bronchoscopy.

M. gordonae is often a lab contaminant and not treated. It might not have come from your lungs.

Best,
Linda Esposito

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gtokaren | @gtokaren | May 13 10:20am

When at the Mayo now 3 weeks ago, I bought a nebulizer there that works great. I’m using 3% saline solution and an Aerobika . The respiratory specialist gave me a special mouthpiece (PariLCPlus) for the nebulizer with tubing. He showed me how to use the aerobika while nebulizing. That said, I just can’t cough up enough sputum for a decent sample.

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