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Cavitary MAC - what makes cavity shrink?

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

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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helen1000 | @helen1000 | 4 days ago

wolfplanetzero,
Amikacin Inhaled is much cheaper than Arikayce, per my research, and probably you can afford it. Yes please keep me posted of your doctor's answer about thick walled cavity. I have heard stories about thick walled collapsed or not collapsed, different stories.
Are you sensitive to Amikacin? What is your drug test result? I am sensitive to arikayce inhaled but not sensitive to amikacin IV. If you can let me know your value, that will be helpful.

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