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My mother was recently diagnosed with MAC disease. I'm curious about the hobbies such as gardening or working in soil quite often or working in an area were there were many pollutant facilities such as Monsanto, grain processing plans, power companies, etc. She is a 69 year old white female and very thin. She's never smoked a cigarette in her life, she is very active, and she has not been diagnosed with any other diseases. She simply went in for an outpatient surgery and was required to have a chest X-ray before getting surgery and that's when they discovered it. She had a sputum test last week, and we are waiting 2 weeks for the doctor to explain the results to us. They said they wanted to delay her appointment, so they can let the culture sit a bit longer before they can determine what course of antibioics she should take. We are just trying to figure out what may have caused this as she Was a distance runner and worked for 20 years in a very polluted area of the Midwest Where several companies have been fined billions of dollars were such. We are also concern that she may have obtained it from gardening her entire life and working with soil. Thank you so much for your feedback. It's greatly appreciated.

What is the difference between MAC disease and bronchiecstasis? Also my mom has several nodules in her lower. Does that make a difference rather than just 1 nodule? Also how do they determine if it's cancerous?

I have MAC as well and was treated with the big three and could not tolerate ethambutol so my dr. put me on Azithromycin, Rifampin, and inhaled Amikacin. This was effective and got me into remission yet I again tested positive soon after. One drug cannot treat MAC and to put you on that may cause you to become drug resistant. I would find another Dr.

My mother was recently diagnosed with MAC disease. I'm curious about the hobbies such as gardening or working in soil quite often or working in an area were there were many pollutant facilities such as Monsanto, grain processing plans, power companies, etc. She is a 69 year old white female and very thin. She's never smoked a cigarette in her life, she is very active, and she has not been diagnosed with any other diseases. She simply went in for an outpatient surgery and was required to have a chest X-ray before getting surgery and that's when they discovered it. She had a sputum test last week, and we are waiting 2 weeks for the doctor to explain the results to us. They said they wanted to delay her appointment, so they can let the culture sit a bit longer before they can determine what course of antibioics she should take. We are just trying to figure out what may have caused this as she Was a distance runner and worked for 20 years in a very polluted area of the Midwest Where several companies have been fined billions of dollars were such. We are also concern that she may have obtained it from gardening her entire life and working with soil. Thank you so much for your feedback. It's greatly appreciated.

My mother was recently diagnosed with MAC disease. I'm curious about the hobbies such as gardening or working in soil quite often or working in an area were there were many pollutant facilities such as Monsanto, grain processing plans, power companies, etc. She is a 69 year old white female and very thin. She's never smoked a cigarette in her life, she is very active, and she has not been diagnosed with any other diseases. She simply went in for an outpatient surgery and was required to have a chest X-ray before getting surgery and that's when they discovered it. She had a sputum test last week, and we are waiting 2 weeks for the doctor to explain the results to us. They said they wanted to delay her appointment, so they can let the culture sit a bit longer before they can determine what course of antibioics she should take. We are just trying to figure out what may have caused this as she Was a distance runner and worked for 20 years in a very polluted area of the Midwest Where several companies have been fined billions of dollars were such. We are also concern that she may have obtained it from gardening her entire life and working with soil. Thank you so much for your feedback. It's greatly appreciated.

The bacteria that cause MAC infections can be commonly found in water and soil. So it is possible that your mom has inhaled the bacteria while gardening. It is also possible that she got them from water. I don't believe contracting MAC infection has anything to do with pollutions, though. MAC is a group of bacteria that are so prevalent almost anybody could have them in their bodies. But most people are not affected by them. Only those who have pre-existing lung illness or weakened immune system are likely to have the infections from them. Many of us in this group who have had MAC infections also have bronchiectasis and many others have compromised immune system due to different health problems. You didn't mention if you mom has had any lung disease or has had illnesses that may have caused her immune system to weaken. If she has had any of these health problems, MAC infection could very well be the result of that.

My mother was recently diagnosed with MAC disease. I'm curious about the hobbies such as gardening or working in soil quite often or working in an area were there were many pollutant facilities such as Monsanto, grain processing plans, power companies, etc. She is a 69 year old white female and very thin. She's never smoked a cigarette in her life, she is very active, and she has not been diagnosed with any other diseases. She simply went in for an outpatient surgery and was required to have a chest X-ray before getting surgery and that's when they discovered it. She had a sputum test last week, and we are waiting 2 weeks for the doctor to explain the results to us. They said they wanted to delay her appointment, so they can let the culture sit a bit longer before they can determine what course of antibioics she should take. We are just trying to figure out what may have caused this as she Was a distance runner and worked for 20 years in a very polluted area of the Midwest Where several companies have been fined billions of dollars were such. We are also concern that she may have obtained it from gardening her entire life and working with soil. Thank you so much for your feedback. It's greatly appreciated.

My mother was recently diagnosed with MAC disease. I'm curious about the hobbies such as gardening or working in soil quite often or working in an area were there were many pollutant facilities such as Monsanto, grain processing plans, power companies, etc. She is a 69 year old white female and very thin. She's never smoked a cigarette in her life, she is very active, and she has not been diagnosed with any other diseases. She simply went in for an outpatient surgery and was required to have a chest X-ray before getting surgery and that's when they discovered it. She had a sputum test last week, and we are waiting 2 weeks for the doctor to explain the results to us. They said they wanted to delay her appointment, so they can let the culture sit a bit longer before they can determine what course of antibioics she should take. We are just trying to figure out what may have caused this as she Was a distance runner and worked for 20 years in a very polluted area of the Midwest Where several companies have been fined billions of dollars were such. We are also concern that she may have obtained it from gardening her entire life and working with soil. Thank you so much for your feedback. It's greatly appreciated.

My mother was recently diagnosed with MAC disease. I'm curious about the hobbies such as gardening or working in soil quite often or working in an area were there were many pollutant facilities such as Monsanto, grain processing plans, power companies, etc. She is a 69 year old white female and very thin. She's never smoked a cigarette in her life, she is very active, and she has not been diagnosed with any other diseases. She simply went in for an outpatient surgery and was required to have a chest X-ray before getting surgery and that's when they discovered it. She had a sputum test last week, and we are waiting 2 weeks for the doctor to explain the results to us. They said they wanted to delay her appointment, so they can let the culture sit a bit longer before they can determine what course of antibioics she should take. We are just trying to figure out what may have caused this as she Was a distance runner and worked for 20 years in a very polluted area of the Midwest Where several companies have been fined billions of dollars were such. We are also concern that she may have obtained it from gardening her entire life and working with soil. Thank you so much for your feedback. It's greatly appreciated.