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What’s the youngest person to have MAC?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: 12 hours ago | Replies (16)
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@ljostroga1973

I had a Dr tell me the same thing when I was 23. “Have you had TB”. I am now 69. It took 2 years to actually diagnose. But I have been SOB all my life. Everything is really coming to life now. I lived on a farm, have 7 siblings but none of them seem to have a issue

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bbeers | @bbeers | 2 days ago

I was diagnosed two years ago at the age of 74 with MAC. I too was exposed to TB as a kid and although I was strong enough to fight it off, it left a scar on my left lung. The MAC is in my right lung. To date I have very few symptoms and we have been doing a wait and watch. Last year I found out purely by accident ( requested copies of every test I have had done since 2016) that a radiologist suspected MAC in 2016 and my pulmonologist never told me and never sent me for any further CT scans etc. I switched to a new Dr. last year. I believe my new Dr. wants to do a susceptibility test on me through a bronchoscopy so that will be the next step to see if maybe one med would do the job versus 3. Best wishes to everyone dealing with this disease and others.

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