Even though I was sensitive to most antibiotics, Cipro did not get rid of my Pseudomonas. I took Levaquin for years each time I got a chest infection, most likely building up some resistance to it.
My PCP says the Pseudomonas colonizes in the lungs.
My pulmonologist at National Jewish laid out a plan for me to just keep the Pseudomonas knocked back. This plan is.....
morning and evening: 2 puffs Levalbuterol inhaler; followed by 7% nebulized saline; followed by Symbicort steroid inhaler (low dose 85 mcg/4.5 mcg) 2 puffs morning and 2 puffs evening.
I used a SmartVest for 4 months, sustained spinal compression fractures, now switching to a wrap, not vest, by Electromed with settings very low to begin with. Am going to try the Volara which nebulizes saline and oscillates in the same treatment.
I do pharmacologic airway clearance morning and evening (in the plan mentioned above).
Mid-day I do postural drainage airway clearance with supine exercises, deep breathing, huff coughing, manual percussion, Aerobika.
So far so good.....no exacerbations for 1 year now.
I have started wearing a mask every time I go out, and especially when I walk my dog, just to keep the dust and particles out of my lungs. I wear an N95 insert anytime I am around people, as at a grocery store or visits to the doctor.