Hi John (@tshubby), welcome to MAC & Bronchiectasis group on Connect. Thank you for such a detailed account of your wife's recent diagnosis. I'd like to introduce you to several members who can share their experiences and give some insight to the very good questions that you ask. Please meet @windwalker @tdrell @ling123 @jenblalock @chinasmom @kaystrand @boomerexpert and others.

While we wait for other to join this discussion, you may also wish to read these discussions that have a wealth of information:
- (MAC/MAI) MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX PULMONARY DISEASE/BRONCHIECTASIS, http://mayocl.in/2pMrIBX
- Do Bronchiectasis and MAC go together? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/bronchiectasis-234ff2/

Also here's a video on bronchiectasis and why the blood
https://youtu.be/YeomndWSom8
John, you ask great questions about weight loss, spitting up blood and cavitation. Mental lapses and urinary incontinence are not side effects of bronchiectasis that I'm familiar with. But they certainly can be related to the extreme stress that you are under. Be sure to mention these side effects along with the others when you meet the pulmonologist this week. Does this pulmonologist specialize or have experience with MAC and bronchiectasis?