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Do odds of culture conversion change with time elapsed?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jun 26 8:54am | Replies (4)
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@lilianna

Sue I wonder what you mean my lungs were clear. I am still on antibiotics, converted to negative 10 months ago but my lungs are not clear . There are nodules, mucus plugs and the doctor says except of one area “stable”. Should the lungs scan show improvement because mine do not.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jun 26 8:54am

As to lung improvement, my nodules either shrank or completely disappeared. My ground glass opacities were gone, and the area that looked like it might be an emerging cavity shrank. After a 3rd scan, the nodules were stable.
I am not sure what your doc means by mucus plugs, I never had any description like that on my scans. But with Mucinex, NAC & airway clearance, I was always able to bring up mucus.
As for whether lungs "should" show improvement, I really don't know the answer.

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