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@wifelaurie Good morning Laurie and welcome to our group. I think it is wonderful of you to join 'Connect' on your husband's behalf. My name is Terri, and I now mentor this group. Your husband seems to have more than his fair share of serious lung issues. I feel for him, and you also. I know it is hard on the caregivers too. To try to answer your questions; some meds can cause nausea and constipation. If you can isolate which drug may be causing it, then deal with it. If one causes nausea, test to see if taking it differently like on an empty stomach or with food helps. Also, try to get plenty of fluids in him. That will help not only with constipation, but it will thin the mucous in his lungs and make it easier to cough up phlegm. Perhaps his doctor can recommend a remedy. As for the pseudomonas, I had it in 2016 and was treated with inhaled tobramycin. It worked wonders for me. The cough I had for years, was gone in 30 days. I am on monthly antibiotics for life including the tobramycin every other month. Fortunately, I tolerate them well. I believe that your husband may need to be on maintenance antibiotics indefinitely also as he will be forever suseptible to getting infections due to the numerous lung issues. Pseudomonas can be tenacious. It can be tough to get rid of, and it can return, as you know. (That is why I am onTobramycin every other month) It is good stuff. I hope it works as well for your husband as it did for me. Is his Pulmonary Fibrosis very advanced?

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@windwalker Hi Terri, do you mind sharing what meds you are taking for your MAC? I was diagnosed MAC/MAI and pseodonomas aeruginosa. I dont feel like the pseudo went away w just the Cipro. Another sputum was just done Monday. Waiting for results. My doc said he likes to save Tobyrmcin as a last resort. 😖