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@sueinmn Sue, thanks for taking time to discuss all this with me again.
Yes, to only one of your questions regarding it all. Worsening mucus plugging in the lower left lobe. PFT was good. I was not doing my the postural drainage routine on the left and right side.....I am now putting that into my A.M. and P.M. BE postural drainage therapy routines. Hope that will get it up and out, those mucus plugs.
You are truly right about not simplifying one's life. I just came off of being on an antibiotic for an infection that developed on my leg after the dermatologist burnt one of those areas they call pre cancerous, That one antibiotic did change some of my timing and did make me think of what it would be like with doing the antibiotics for BE.
I am so disappointed with having the mucus clearing bouts after I eat that takes a bit of time before the feeling of the need to clear stops. That is what limits me socially. I know I need to find my way around that and I will with giving time and thought to it. Therefore the reason for my possible change of thought about the antibiotics.
Thanks for reminding me of your experience(s). You may not be a financial counselor (that I know of) but you sure are a great BE health counselor for me...THANKS so very much. I needed to hear all you said and asked.
Barbara
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@blm1007blm1007 Here is what my pulmonologist said about looking for mucus plugs when I asked about the significance in my CT - she looks for them to see if I need to increase my airway clearance or other efforts.
The absence of plugs in my CT last winter led her to suggest I didn't need as much mucus-thinning medication (in my case, I use plain extended-release Mucinex) and we reduced it to once per day. Now we are in cold/flu season, and I seem to have a bit of mucus all day, so I am increasing it back to twice a day, and using my Aerobika once a day in addition to exercise to move the mucus. Fingers crossed, this will be enough because unless I get sick, my next CT isn't until a year from now (every 2 years to limit exposure.)