Thank you,Sue for responding. Yikes is right! And as luck would have it, I just got turned down by my insurance about 15 minutes ago! My doc just called me. I am not sick enough, it seems! Gotta fail at all of the ACTs before they will grant me the privilege! I am pretty new to all this. My nebulizer and supplies are arriving this afternoon from nebology so will start tomorrow morning and see how it goes. I have been using the aerobika, huff coughing, and 15 minutes of vigorous chest patting. My spouse will start tomorrow doing my back at the same time, if possible. We walk a lot, ride a stationary bike, and work out with resistance bands with handles and use our condo's fitness center. And stuff is starting to come up. Hopefully the Albuteral followed by 3% sodium chloride in the nebulizer will make my work more productive. I was diagnosed in April because on a walk, to my surprise, I spit up a lot of blood from my lungs in a grocery story parking lot. It was kinda funny and not. No one came to help. I think they thought I was homeless! I had no symptoms then and very few now. But I was told that within a year, I will notice them. I am terrified of the antibiotics and have been advised by 2 hearing professionals that I will most likely lose my already poor hearing and compromise my eyesight. Not ready for that. I am almost 81. I want to live my life to the fullest for as long as I can. And there you have it. I hope you are doing well with the program. I see you are a Mentor. What does that entail? Thank you for doing it! Are you doing "watchful waiting" too? Let me hear! (while I still can LOL!). Nancy