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Hello everybody who supports me here. My respiratory culture results came back and it shows asperguillus species so from what I read levaquin is not the medication for it. It’s fungus and I did not have it before. I still cough so is explains why levaquin does not help me feel better. If you had it how were you treated. I just saw the results and am in shock- it did not sink in yet.
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I was diagnosed with Aspergillus in fall 2022, along with MAC and pseudomonas and BE. They put me on antifungal (i think it was clotrimazole, but not 100% sure, I am terrible with names) for 3 months and it eradicated it: the bronchoscopy 1 year later showed NO fungi of any sort. The 1st month of treatment was hard for me because my doc had told me he didn't think I had asthma and that I should stop taking Advair. Restoring Advair after one month eliminated side-effects, the last 2 months of treatment were easy and very effective. My SpO2 went from 93 to 98. They also gave me Budesonide to nebulize during treatment. It probably helped too. Pseudomonas were treated during dec 2023 via IV antibiotic and cipro. I started Azithromycin and Rifampin for MAC but could not tolerate them so I stopped. Switched doctor, the new one put me on airway clearance with 3% and acapella. This is helping a lot.