Hi Sue -
Thanks so much. So when you say daily airway clearance, are you meaning something other than nebulizing with 7%? You seem to differentiate between the two?

I am under the care of an excellent pulmonologist, but am heading to National Jewish Health in April for belts and suspenders and to make sure I am doing absolutely everything I can to keep myself healthy and hopefully stave off worsening of my bronchiectasis (which is mild) and kicking the MAC. Another benefit of becoming a patient at NJH is that I can use their lab, which quantifies the bacteria to give me an indication of my progress instead of the binary “positive or negative” result I get right now using Labcorp. It’s a little complicated because I live in NJ but my pulmonologist is in NYC so I can’t use their lab unless I hoofed it into the city every month. My results are so up and down that it’s making me crazy. I have created a veritable fortress against MAC, so I want to know if it’s still getting in (and if so, how), or whether there are pockets of gunk I am not effectively clearing (and if so how I can improve my technique).

Thanks so much!