Hello Megan- I also was diagnosed with pseudemonas after being diagnosed with NTM and bronchiectasis. But for me, dealing with the pseudemonas was a straightforward treatment of one antibiotic (Levaquin) which cleared it up within 2 weeks. That was 2 years ago and it has not come back, thankfully. I got it at the same time I was taking the Big 3 meds for the NTM/MAC ; all of those heavy duty antibiotics could not keep the pseudemonas away!... hard to believe ... just remember that when we have bronchiectasis and NTM, our bodies / lungs are just that much more susceptible to other bacteria which we have little control over. I hope, like me, the pseudemonas will clear up for you within 2 weeks. I am now 68 and was diagnosed with NTM 3 years ago after coughing for years and getting pneumonia 2 or 3 times a year. For more than 10 years, I was told I had asthma which is discouraging at best, as had my doctor diagnosed me correctly, with NTM years ago,,my lungs would be a lot healthier. Good luck to you, Pam

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