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Anyone knows : Test negative after big 3 regiman treatment for 12 mo
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@coffcoff my doc says it never completely goes away. You kill off most of the infection. But only need a few spores to start all over again. I have been on the big three or more several times. Test negative after 12-18 months. Then a few years later start again.
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@westcottkm3040 Perhaps that is true but according to my NJH MD, who is an internationally recognized expert on NTM, 12 months of negative sputum indicate that the infection is gone. Really, who knows? I guess I'll just have to believe him, but anyway, seeing as the organism is literally everywhere in our environment, avoiding it is next to impossible. And if you, like me, have bronchiectasis and GERD, we're kinda screwed. Sometimes it gets me down, but mostly I'm philosophical about it and carry on the best I can.