Sputum Positive latest bronchoscopy neg
I had bronchoscopy done 2024 found MAC . Going 2 Mt Sanai thought 2 start treatment but still waiting. Last 6 Sputum samples Positive (+4) for MAC last Bronchoscopy done at Mt Sanai neg (no results are posted tho but I’m told still in incubation period (2weeks so far) showing negative. But everything else outside of this facility shows positive. My breathing is worse & last lung CT scan shows scarring. Oh. Every CT scan since trouble began in 2021 show likely inflammatory atypically mycobacteria infection. Why am I not being treated yet. Is all this normal to have positive & negative results like this. I’m growing very scared I know there’s a death sentence when not treated it’s been there for years now
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Maybe it is premature to conclude the bronchoscopy is negative? It can take as much as 8 weeks for conclusive test results. Have you spoken to the doctor who performed the exam to find out their opinion at this point?
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