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MAC patients who have taken antibiotics

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Interesting and thank you for sharing....nodules came and went for a while....I take it, if I understood correctly that was previously and without antibiotics.????
We all have some type of stress at times and it can cause havoc on our bodies...as you probably know. Stress might have brought on the nodules again during that period of time before losing your husband . So much changes after a loss such as you have been living with. Good for you taking those trips! You go 'girl.'
Wonderful hearing where you have been this year. All the good memories from your trips are probably helping recovery from your surgery. I have looked at the Boston to Canada cruise. What ship did you take?? I was in Quebec and Montreal (World's Fair) in the early 60's and would enjoy another go around up there.
Yes, thanks the positive attitudes are what help get us through all. So far I think I'm still there with that. Just needing to decide about starting the antibitotics for MAI with my not having but one outward symptom....chronic mucus clearing nearly all day long. Clearing the throat in public is uncomfortable for me and one does get surprised looks in wonderment from stangers....I can understand why. So I am trying to figure it all out so I might follow your lead and travel some more.
Barbara

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Barbara, yes, I only started the antibiotics this year. The nodule that grew was one I had for several years and had been slowly growing. My husband died suddenly of a heart attack. My MAC has been confirmed for years but once the one nodule grew to a concerning size, I was referred to the ID MD. I took the Princess cruise from Boston. I typically go on Princess or Holland America. When I have coughing fits, I simply acknowledge I have a lung disease, but I am not contagious. If they ask what it is, I just tell them MAC and if they are interested to look it up. I don't bother trying to explain. There are lots of tour options out there. Even single tours! I am looking at Peru and the Galapagos, National Parks Tours, and hopefully London/Paris. My treatment ends 4-08-2025 hopefully I am MAC free then!!