@susiecax regarding Alternative treatments. I will live the natural alternative to treat the Mac I have used but that doesn’t mean it is the right thing to do for you because you may not have the same symptoms like Charlie 999 I have never used any medication at all but I have used different alternative med. and I feel great. I was diagnost with bronchiectasis wh3n they saw nodule on my lungs in 2009 after an aspiration pneumonia. Right away I started doing research in all herbal book like Nutritional healing by Dr Balch and the internet searching for the cause and everytime I had symptoms I would find something natural to get ri$ of it.
I have find that Clear Lung to balance mucus and to clear my lung when I feel my respiration is a little difficult.
I am using Milk Thistle to detox my liver ( organs are all connected)
I have used also Colloidal Sylver to help the lesion or infections (if any) in my lungs. ( I never had much change in my xrays Ctscan that I do every this year it was even better)
I used Simply Thick to thicken my liquid so I won’t have mucus ( it worked great no more mucus)
I have used different thing to get rid of the MAC (found in 2014) Dr Ohhira professionnal probiotic (chech Dr Ohhira.com) My bronchoscopy this year confirm NO MORE MAC. I will keep taking them also for a year then by episode of 21 days.
WHEN i have a symptom I find some natural med to correct the problem so that is why you need to use whatever is good for your own synptom.
I also use REFLEXOLOGY to be more aware of what is going on in my body. Check you tube for a video of REFLEXOLOGY!
I also exercice my lungs with breathing exercices and physical exercices like Yoga, taichi
I also use Reiki. I can tell you I live a normal life!
nicole