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Environmental Risks Explained by an expert -showers, swimming, hiking
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 7 9:51pm | Replies (33)Comment receiving replies
@sueinmn Sue, I have a question. I was wondering how much lung infection risk would be associated with using a leaf blower or being in the area when a lawn crew is using one? I would expect this to be a potential source of spreading dust, bacteria and fungal spores that you wouldn’t want to inhale.
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Interesting that you raise that question. I believe I have had BE/MAI a good few years before I was diagnosed and am of the belief '"the straw that broke the camels back" was blowing dry leaves away from the house foundation in 2021. I didn't normally do that myself but it was Covid and my help couldn't come to to do it as he normally did for me.
Diagnosed with BE in 2022 after having lost 35 pounds and my PCP finally understood, after a year or so of saying SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ME, yes there is something wrong with you. He ordered the CScan and then called me in to the office to explain the result and held my hand as he told me BE.
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There is some risk - we mask when using (or someone nearby is using) the blower or raking leaves. Also, when we bag chopped leaves to move them to protect plants, I mask up. The same when mulch is being laid down or moved - it is full of every spore imaginable. And around dry potting soils - I pre-moisten.
I get to avoid all of that this year - can't do any of it with my arm in a sling!