Hi “mustlovedogs”! I love dogs also.
My story isn’t too different: chronic cough & couple of pneumonias with mom who smoked. I also was athletic: rode my bike 50+ miles 3-4x/week. My PCP missed the diagnosis on a CT & I went almost 4 years without treatment. Glad you reached out to a group fast. I didn’t. The key thing is getting your CT interpreted, getting sputum cultures tested for anything growing in your lungs, and seeing a respiratory therapist to start airway clearance pronto. The last thing is the mainstay of treatment. Just keep reading on this disease & ask to go to a bronchiectasis specialist if you can get to one. Good luck to you!!!