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Cavitary MAC - what makes cavity shrink?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (30)
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@helen1000

Sorry for your insurance problem. Will you be able to try Amikacin inhaled?

My insurance will approve Arikayce this month, after I took antibiotics for six months.

My cavity is also thick walled. Does your pulmonologist have any comment on thick walled cavity? Is it harder to close?

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wolfplanetzero | @wolfplanetzero | 5 days ago

Thanks, Helen1000. My ID doc is planning to submit an order for compounded amikacin for inhalation, but I don't know yet if my insurance will pay for it.
I'm going to ask my lung doc if thick-walled cavities are tougher to treat and to shrink, when I see her in February. In the South Korean study, a reduction in cavity size but not thinning of cavity walls had a higher association with microbiological cure, for what it's worth. Best of luck to you.

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