Diagnosed with pseudomonas

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

I have bronchiectasis and was finally diagnosed at Mayo's in Rochester two years ago. I'm 76 and like Pam -- had been told by several doctors it was asthma. I never believed the asthma diagnosis as I had no difficulty breathing ---- but the cough was about to kill me over the years. It was horrible. You know....... I saw several specialists and none of them ever did a sputum test. It is very discouraging when you think that perhaps you could have been treated sooner. I wonder why this can't be diagnosed by so many "doctors". I have had pseudemonas two/three times. Mayo has given me Cipro for it and it alleviates the problem....... but it does come back. Would love to be free of it for two years. Thanks for what you shared. Jan

@megan123, HI Jennifer, I have the exact same story as you. I freaked out when I learned I had pseudomonas too. I had it a year ago, I was put on tobramycin for it. It was gone by the end of the month. Fortunately, it is easier to get rid of than most bacteriums. I am on monthly antibiotics for life as a prophylaxis to keep me from developing full blown infections. I don't know for sure if it is the right thing to do, but I am following my doctor's recommendation from the Mayo Clinic.

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

I have bronchiectasis and was finally diagnosed at Mayo's in Rochester two years ago. I'm 76 and like Pam -- had been told by several doctors it was asthma. I never believed the asthma diagnosis as I had no difficulty breathing ---- but the cough was about to kill me over the years. It was horrible. You know....... I saw several specialists and none of them ever did a sputum test. It is very discouraging when you think that perhaps you could have been treated sooner. I wonder why this can't be diagnosed by so many "doctors". I have had pseudemonas two/three times. Mayo has given me Cipro for it and it alleviates the problem....... but it does come back. Would love to be free of it for two years. Thanks for what you shared. Jan