@kathyjjb In thinking about you I am not sure if we talked about how much fluid intake you are able to fit in, in a day.
I remember someone saying they keep track of the humidity in the house with a testing meter. Was that you?
I ask because I noticed a difference, for me, when I "do my thing", so to speak, by putting a hot plate in the bedroom and a big pot of water on it to help humidify the room.
I truly think the fluid intake during the day of slightly warm water and what I do at night for the bedroom and sleeping makes a big difference.
I have a feeling you do all that, one way or another?
The other thing that helps me, if I haven't said it all before, is doing the self percussion with my hands and fists (hands for front, fists for doing the lungs at my back) using the rubber suction percussion cups, the KINTEGOOD Massage Hammer Meridian Back Knock Massager .. along with the deep breathing exercises and a quick postural drainage position. Along with all that, now, have been the exercises the speech therapist has me doing...approximately 7 or more different exercises. I do one or two at home as often as I can and the others with my office visit with her. I believe the speech therapist I am seeing is an extremely dedicated person who gives great thought to finding ways to improve methods beyond what the average speech therapist does. I say that because of all I have heard and found out about her.

I consider myself extremely fortunate with finally having what appears to be local doctors and professionals interested in us Bronchiectasis patients. The Infectious Disease doctor recently finished spending time up at NJH. They send the sputums to NJH for testing.
They are working on becoming a Center of Excellence.

Also, I still send sputum to Tyler every other month and the pulmonologist I see locally now liked that idea, my wanting a check and balance. This last report from Tyler did not report as usual, so I don't know about the broth or the plate etc. But I think I will ask and see if they can tell me that.
For me my appetite is good .....yet I can't seem to get past 101 lbs. and therefore I can't up the BMI, as yet. The speech theapist gave me a couple of protein drinks today to try, plant based which I prefer. She is always giving me things from the "medical cabinets", items she knows the department has, to help with anything I happen to discuss with her. Nice to have someone who pays attention.
Have you gone to a speech therapist? The local pulmonologist that I now see is the only one (5 other pulmonologists in four years) who suggested and referred me to a speech therapist.
I know Sue on this Mayo Connect was glad she did see a speech therapist.

Great Kathy. Sounds like you are on the road to moving that mucus.
For me also, the mucus surfacing to come up and out happens a good few hours later. My lead pulmonologist at NJH stressed the fact that it might be a few hours later, after the therapy session, that the mucus would move up and out.

Wishing for you, and wanting for you, all you are trying so hard to help yourself with....
Let's keep on keeping on!!! Our counts are good and that's a "big thing" and a "good thing".
Barbara