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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 29 7:16am | Replies (152)Comment receiving replies
@blm1007blm1007 my ID doctor was Dr Haas, and I requested her. She was my main caregiver and I saw the pulmonologist only once. I’m wondering if you didn’t see an IDD because you didn’t have a current NTM infection? In my experience (I am far from an expert) pulmonologists treat Bronchiectasis and ID docs treat infections. I did ask about this and was told pulmonologists treat all sorts of respiratory issues; asthma, COPD, etc. Because MAC or other NTMs are infections, you most likely would be seen by an Infectious Disease doctor. It takes weeks for a culture to grow so I won’t know the results of my sputum sample for a while.
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@kris2468 Oh, you made a request for Dr. Haas.
True I was not told I had an infection before going to NJH. It wasn't until after I got there and they had what they needed that I found out I had the intercellular infection.
I wanted to see the ID doctor at Tyler when Dr. McShane left for the CDC and was told I didn't need to see him because of the type of infection I had and therefore I was to continue seeing a pulmonologist at Tyler that replaced Dr. McShane. Go figure.
Barbara