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Airway clearance making MAC symptoms worse?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jul 12 6:45am | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
@cassnm Hello - yesterday @becleartoday and I both posted links to a Webinar on airway clearance by a leading pulmonologist, Dr Pamela McShane of UT Tyler.
Her explanation of the mechanisms of damaged lungs, and how airway clearance works really demonstrate that, at first, airway clearance really can make things seem worse, as you get rid of all the hidden mucus and the bacteria and eosinophils harbored in it.
It is over one hour long, but I HIGHLY recommend it for the clear pictures and explanations.
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Thank you, that's kind of what I suspected might be happening, but it is nice to have someone explain it so clearly!
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Thanks for the info, it is deeply appreciated!
I got 2 pseudomonas in my lungs that made me very ill. I went to BayCare in Florida they never found why I was coughing and spitting mucus so much. My Canadien Doctor did a bronchoscopy and had culture done and they found 2 Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. They put me on intravenous antibiotics Tazocin and one by mouth Cypro every 6 h.
I started treatment yesterday and today I hardly cough and spit very little. Hope that I will get better. That terrible cough and spitting thick mucous creamy white color was exhausting . I lost 15 pounds out of 125 that is a lots, I had no energy, no fever but I had chills. I am glad they found what was wrong with me after 6 months. Info in case someone has a desperate cough with lots of mucus and they can’t find the problem.