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Posted by mame @mame, Aug 16 6:57am

Looking for a recommendation for specialist in my area. I live in Maine. I noticed that Mass General in Boston has both a bronchiectasis program & MAC. If I have both which should I choose?

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dulwich | @dulwich | Nov 25 4:38pm
In reply to @smallfish1 "Good morning. My appointment at Mass General Brigham Womens is not until December 23rd. I am..." + (show)
@smallfish1

Good morning. My appointment at Mass General Brigham Womens is not until December 23rd. I am seeing Dr. Manuela Cernadas who is board certified in pulmonary disease, internal medicine and critical care. I just don't know what to expect after reading what people experience at NJH. I feel like my appointment is a consultation and where goes from there I don't know. Where is your appointment on Tuesday? In Maine?

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I have been seeing Dr Cernadas for 18 months.
She has a pleasant manner and is knowledgable
I was post treatment for MAC so no major crises yet
Re Mass general, both Christopher Richards pulmonary and Rocio Hurtado infectious disease are excellent

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smallfish1 | @smallfish1 | Nov 25 4:53pm
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@dulwich

I have been seeing Dr Cernadas for 18 months.
She has a pleasant manner and is knowledgable
I was post treatment for MAC so no major crises yet
Re Mass general, both Christopher Richards pulmonary and Rocio Hurtado infectious disease are excellent

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Thank you for your reply.

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mame | @mame | Nov 25 6:46pm
In reply to @dulwich "I have been seeing Dr Cernadas for 18 months. She has a pleasant manner and is..." + (show)
@dulwich

I have been seeing Dr Cernadas for 18 months.
She has a pleasant manner and is knowledgable
I was post treatment for MAC so no major crises yet
Re Mass general, both Christopher Richards pulmonary and Rocio Hurtado infectious disease are excellent

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Thank you for that helpful input. Happy Thanksgiving and much health to you and family.

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mame | @mame | Nov 25 6:49pm
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Yes, the nebulizing and vest are working well.

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He has not ordered the vest for me yet. What brand did you get and did it take a long time to get your insurance to approve?

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smallfish1 | @smallfish1 | Nov 26 5:37am
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@mame

He has not ordered the vest for me yet. What brand did you get and did it take a long time to get your insurance to approve?

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It took about six weeks to get the vest. It is an Afflow. The supplier is
Apria. I am happy with the vest but very um

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smallfish1 | @smallfish1 | Nov 26 5:40am
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@mame

He has not ordered the vest for me yet. What brand did you get and did it take a long time to get your insurance to approve?

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I am happy with the vest but very unhappy with Apria.

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smallfish1 | @smallfish1 | Nov 26 5:41am
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@mame

He has not ordered the vest for me yet. What brand did you get and did it take a long time to get your insurance to approve?

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The vest is an Afflow took about six weeks to get.

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mame | @mame | Nov 26 9:35am
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I am happy with the vest but very unhappy with Apria.

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OK, thank you for all your info. He is ordering a vest for me. I’ll see someone else in the practice in six months. I did not get a referral at this time to Boston. He thought I should try the vest first.

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PeggyRI | @peggyri | Dec 1 2:32pm
In reply to @smallfish1 "Good morning. My appointment at Mass General Brigham Womens is not until December 23rd. I am..." + (show)
@smallfish1

Good morning. My appointment at Mass General Brigham Womens is not until December 23rd. I am seeing Dr. Manuela Cernadas who is board certified in pulmonary disease, internal medicine and critical care. I just don't know what to expect after reading what people experience at NJH. I feel like my appointment is a consultation and where goes from there I don't know. Where is your appointment on Tuesday? In Maine?

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I am in Rhode Island and saw Dr. Cernadas for the first time in September. She is very thorough. She has been good about contacting me about test results and also explaining them. You will not regret making the trip from Maine to see her.

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smallfish1 | @smallfish1 | Dec 1 2:55pm

Thank you for the encouraging words.

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