Yes, had Bronchoscopy with lavage this past week and Dr. told me that is the issue. (When i fist saw him and he read my scan, he said, that it was Avium and not to worry about it, I told him i have been coughing for months!) Avium is bacterial. He took cultures and those will be back in 2 wks time. Meanwhile I have been testing positive with sputum tests for candida. I have had two lung ct scans in the past 3 months. I have been coughing, continually-unable to sleep and he and my primary keep treating my symptoms. I have been frustrated with this pulmonologist as I feel he has been dragging his feet: waiting for sputum tests to come back then telling me I haven't done them correctly because all he was seeing was candida in the flora. Meanwhile, i had a second lung scan. Lung scan did indicate right nodules in upper and middle lobe suggestive of small airway disease. I felt he was blaming me for not doing test properly. He finally was satisfied with 3rd and 4th sputum tests to go to Bronchoscopy with lavage. He said he could not get the tube past middle lobe, it is so conscrited. He is not a great communicator. Now my question is what has caused this RMLS and if it is in fact, candida...or candidiasis...will treating/curing this solve the issue of RMLS? While i was in recovery room, he mentioned that he might want me to see Thoracic surgeon. No more mention of Avium. I'll get back to this thread when i have culture results.