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getting mucus out of multifocal areas
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Aug 14 11:02am | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
Hello ling. When I asked my pulmonologist and dr Griffith at NJH about it( I have the same issue) they said that mucus plugs pop up here and there, some disappear some new form, bubble like champagne, and except of airway clearance I do ( albuterol vest 7% sodium and Budesonide and my husband clapping on the most dense areas) I still have very little coughed up, some clear staff only, and the new ones form) there is not more I can do. I have a new cluster formed and dr Griffith said if time comes it will be removed surgically. Scary? Yes. May be it’s people who don’t cough up anything or very little. In the meantime I just do what I do and go day by day with my life probably like all of us. If others have heard something different on this issue please post a comment. Thank you
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My husband does chest PT every evening. I am getting a vest in 2 weeks and do nebulizer treatments am and pm. Sometimes i bring up plugs but mostly clear mucous.
We do everything right but not good enough.
Had to start Ethambutol+ Azithromycin MWF
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Hi lilianna,
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. I wonder if the mucus plugs come and go, do they always form in the same area or like your Dr. Griffith at NJH said they appear here and there.
I had an infection recently, since I could not figure out where I was missing in my airway clearance, I think it might have to do with the mucus plugs which I could not clear out. For your newly formed cluster, could you target the area to get the plugs out? I have not talked to your pulmonologist yet. I will see what he has to say.
Best luck and take care.
Ling