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Have Bronchiectasis, recently diagnosed with pseudomonas
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 17, 2023 | Replies (208)Comment receiving replies
Let me mention posts from two different MAC members .. hope it helps! Hugs to all! Katherine
Member @pamelasc1, Pamela, and @jentaylor My cough got much worse and I was coughing up stuff I could not believe - my doctor had the sputum tested for pseudemonis, and that is what I had, above and beyond the MAC - has to be treated with Levofloxacin. Once I got on that, it cleared up within 3 weeks and no more coughing up terrible stuff - you may want to get a test for pseudemonis, just to rule it out. The sputum had a distinct taste, smell & color (dark gray & dark green) or color was off white, gray maybe a bit greenish, but mostly grey - and very thick and mucousy.
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In June my lab results showed "moderate Pseudomonas aeruginosa." My sputum continues to be the same...either clear or very light yellow. And, my cough is just the same as ever. My dr. said it would be treated if symptoms got worse. But, at this point, since I am stable, no treatment is warranted. I don't like that those bugs are in my lungs but, at least they aren't creating havoc.
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<br><br><br><br><br>Funny, only we could speak freely over the color of mucous! Greenish <br>is def a sign of trouble.<br> <br><br>