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Colonization of bacteria

Posted by spider109 @spider109, Jan 17 6:16am

I had a sputum culture on 1/6/25. The results showed “Heavy growth- Kleb ssp Pnemonia. I thought it was some type of pneumonia. I went to Mayo Jax for my annual testing, (I have Pulmonary Fibrosis & Bronchiectasis) and the transplant pulmonologist said it is not pneumonia!!! It is colonization of bacteria in your lungs. He did not elaborate on it at all.. prior going to Mayo, my home pulmonologist put me on Amoxicillin/Clavunate, 2x daily for 7 days. I noticed that it was harder to cough up my mucus prior to the culture, and my mucus had been a cloudy light brown color, where as previously had been clear and white. Has anyone had any experience with colonization of bacteria/ Kleb sat Pnemonia. I have no other symptoms besides harder to cough up mucus and discoloration of mucus. Thank-you.

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irenea8 | @irenea8 | Apr 24 7:23am
In reply to @wangling "Have you tried to use symbicort inhaler? I have a friend, she has BE and MAC..." + (show)
@wangling

Have you tried to use symbicort inhaler? I have a friend, she has BE and MAC for at least 20-30 years. She is 84. She has no asthma, shes doesn't even need albuterol, but recently before she uses aerobika she takes the symbicort, she said that helps her to bring the mucus out, and works very well for her. I know to suggest to use steroid is not a good idea, but anything helps to bring mucus out, I think it may be worthwhile to try.
Hope this helps.
Ling

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Thanks Ling this was an old post and since I discovered I needed to be on oxygen which I am now. I am not having any issue getting up the mucus currently. My issue is that I produce too much and constantly fight chronic infection. I have noticed lately that taking a B vitamin a few hours before my nebulizing works as an expectorant if I need one.

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@ling | @wangling | Apr 24 8:44am
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@irenea8

Thanks Ling this was an old post and since I discovered I needed to be on oxygen which I am now. I am not having any issue getting up the mucus currently. My issue is that I produce too much and constantly fight chronic infection. I have noticed lately that taking a B vitamin a few hours before my nebulizing works as an expectorant if I need one.

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Hi Irenea, I am so sorry to hear that you are still on oxygen. I meant to ask.
I can see that constantly fighting infections wears you out. I wish there was a better way to control your chronic infection. I hope things can turn around for you at some point. Yesterday I was reading a post, someone was bedridden for 2 years, now he could swim half a mile everyday. So there is always hope.

I wish you the best.
Ling

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patgreen11 | @patgreen11 | 2 days ago

Hi,

I use what NJH recommended to me and it is great.

Use the aerobika with ombra nebulizing system and 7 % saline. It brings up a lot of mucus and also does airway clearance in one system.

No need for steroids.

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