At some point before my bronchiectasis diagnosis, I stopped getting headcolds at all—big sign of something being not right! Every germ went straight to my chest. At the first sign of anything I drink hot liquids constantly, make sure I’m resting, and as Sue said, increase the nebulizing. I’ve heard that germs don’t do well with heat, which is why the body fights infections with fever. I also try to turn the thoughts, of “Oh no! I’m getting sick!” to “I can take care of myself here. I don’t have to get sick if I don’t want to.” I think that helps lower the stress threshhold, which is always helpful.
Anna