I am undergoing treatment fir MAC abscessus now after almost 10 years of being dormant...no symptoms. I had been caring for my husband with Alzheimer's for 15 years and the last couple of years just did me in and I got very run down and my Mac activated.
So I had to be treated.
I wanted to mention that I lost weight during all that and had been having trouble putting it back on. But then I started eating roasted peanuts in the shell, a couple of cups a day, and it has really helped me put wait back on. I seemed to be steadily gaining each week. They are very high-calorie, but they're also healthy!