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i have bronchieatasis in both my middle and lower lobes.All i get out of the doctor is that he has seen much worse.
Last couple of months my condition has worsened where i have flare ups every day and on symbicort 200/6 one dose every 12 hours.I cough alot and have been on antibiotics three different types,dont know if they have helped or not.
Doctors always mention infection but i think with my condition which has damaged airways, is just cyclic which creates alot more sputum which has to be coughed up.
I have clear sputum and hope that the new drug Brinsupri will be available soon.
There is also early trials on P63 lung basal stem cells, Autolugus delivered by broncoscope to the lungs after the cells have been taken from the lung and cultered and re implanted.
Early results very encouraging.

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@brody89 Has the doctor ordered a culture of your sputum to determine exactly what bacteria is in your lungs, and to which antibiotics it is sensitive?
Have you been instructed in how to do daily airway clearance to help remove the mucus where bacteria hide?

@brody89 I feel for you. After two years I was getting depressed. I like how you're looking out for positive futures. For me, the antibiotics worked and was directly correlated feeling better. That is what clued me into that it was a bacterial infection even without the tests showing positive. My sputum was thick and gray yellow which I associated with white blood cells fighting infection. From your description, it sounds like you've got something else going on. I wish you the best!

@brody89 Brinsupri is available now. My husband just received his first shipment from a specialty pharmacy. It is very, very expensive and dr had to provide documentation (I believe it's called pre-authorization) to his insurance co. for it to be approved.