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@heathert

Hi @tomha and welcome yes many of us have MAI on here including myself. Everyone reacts differently to meds so ust wait and see, if you do go onto them we can help with the side effects. It is not uncommon to wait to see if the MAC is active before starting the drugs, so please dont worry. Hopefully your mack will not be active . Take care.

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Thank you, Heather. I'm certain mine is active because I initially lost 35 pounds over just a few months, and I cannot yet gain that weight back. I have a slim build to begin with, so the loss of that much weight is troubling.

We know the feeling. My dr put me on drinks with fat and vitamins, called Fortasip to help with the weight, maby you could get something like that also.

Tomha, I do not post often but wanted to encourage you to begin taking a good probiotic. I too lost 35 pounds in the first three months. My doctor recommended VSL 3. I get it at SAMs or Costco. Too, I took pancreatic enzymes as any food I ate was not providing nutrients, thus, going in and out of my body quickly. I could not tolerate the Big 3, but am stable and have gained back 20 lbs. Too, I attend pulmonary rehab twice a week. I feel great again. God bless! Jan/GA

Thank you very much for the information, Jan. Take care!

Thank you, Heather. I'll see if I can get some 🙂