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Taking my last pills for the Big 3 today. Any advice?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jul 22 7:25am | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
@sueinmn Thank you! I plan to continue eating well, exercising and taking measures to ensure I don't get re-infected (assuming my infection is gone) such as continuing to get vaccinated, avoiding sick people and mask up when needed. It's such a relief to be done with the meds, but scary at the same time because you don't want to be back on them. I'm so glad I found this group because I have learned a lot since joining a few years ago!
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@benniej23 congratulations and isn’t it a wonderful feeling to reach this point. My only suggestion would be to discuss with your doctor nebulizing twice a day. Like you, I produce very little sputum but my doctor (Dr. Colin Swenson at Emory in Atlanta) thinks twice a day is a necessary precaution to prevent a recurring infection. That may change as time goes on and I remain infection free but for now I will continue with the twice a day regimen.
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@benniej23 If it makes you feel any better, I was not totally "cured" when I stopped the antibiotics in December 2019, but every culture except on has been negative since then, and my scans show that my lungs are stable.
I follow the course I suggested to you, and live a pretty normal life (except for some fatigue and an annoying little cough) - but is that infection, age, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, or ??? By normal I mean we spend time with grandkids, travel, volunteer, see lots of people, take care of house and yard... just more slowly that in the past.