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Hardly any sputum today. Plus a question

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 14 10:39am | Replies (60)

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@pgpunch Hi, I'm in the same bought. Same skimpy amount of mucus. Have MAC and on the big 3. On Brinsupri. Doing the nebbing, doing the vest (which respirologist said (for my case) can take the place of OPEP. Walk and exercise as I'm able, take mucinex. I know there's junk down in my lungs too, because in the very late evenings, and middle of the night, it comes up - thick and sticky and colored. Not a lot, but even a little blob makes a terrible rattle, feels choking, and blocks the airway until I expel it. Not getting good sleep because of this. I got some mullein drops and they seemed to loosen stuff up a little. I am almost 77, so I've been wondering if I'm just not robust enough anymore to hock stuff up. I also wonder if the Brinsupri (and maybe in combo with Mucinex and the neb meds) has dried me up to the point where my worst offending mucus (the deep seated thick stuff) cannot be budged. So I sympathize with you!

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If you know where the bronchiectasis/MAC is then perhaps you can target those areas with appropriate positions? Firm pillows help a lot for positioning.

@ursala7 Thank u for sharing ur plight - it’s a catch 22, isn’t it? Some of our treatments dry us up as needed only to restrict clearance! I’ve been trying self percussive techniques with a lil success. I’m only 65 and also wondering if my fatigue from the Big 3 is compromises my air clearance . May try Tai Chi as suggested from earlier video to strengthen lungs and surrounding muscles.