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Prednisone for flare-up - Bronchiectasis with asthma

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jul 1 7:38am | Replies (14)
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@sueinmn hi, can I ask if you use antibiotics every time there is a flare up or infection? I am wondering if it is possible to recover just using predisone for a few days and not antibiotics, which I have relied on heavily in the past.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Jun 30 7:46am

@simonian Prednisone is Round!. If worse after 48 hours OR no improvement in 4 days, we go to antibiotics. Usually the prednisone does it. But "that was then" - since getting my asthma well-controlled, and figuring out some of my chest tightness was heart-related, I have only had one exacerbation in nearly 2 years, and it came after my first Covid infection in 2024.

Last week I saw my pulmonologist and we reconfirmed the infection protocol. I'm hoping not to need it.

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