Understand. Functional medicine isn't always seen as acceptable methods in the traditional medical world. I will say though that through better foods (with the help of the nutritionist and adding supplements for the things I was really low in on blood tests has helped reduce the c reactive inflammation marker down to a very very low level and raised the vitamin, nutrient deficiencies. I'm grateful for that and getting back a good gut health. Hence one big reason I'm nervous if indeed I test positive for MAC. Antibiotics trash the gut so easily. Ugh. But first things first I need to be able to get a good sample. I'm struggling to get a sample - don't usually get much of anything up unless I'm sick. So I don't know. One day at a time I guess.