@reneeplus6 .....everyone’s situation is so unique.....I am a firm believer and practice getting 2nd and 3 rd if necessary opinion when indicated.Mayos
In Minnesota and National Jewish in Denver are two of the specialists in NTM.
In my medical journey with a now 3 year old cough without weight loss or fevers but MAC from a bronchoscope 18 months ago.....here is where I am at
.....just returned from one year follow up at NJH in Denver....met again with pulmonologist and ID DR who saw me one year ago.
......in spite of single sputum cultures growing bizarre bacteria.....my lungs are not infected with them...they land in there due to my silent aspiration from my gastric reflux which is compounded by my obesity and other factors listed.
Last year’s laryngoscopy revealed I have Vocal Cord dysfunction which is exacerbated by my acute allergic rhinnorherea ( all that continuous mucus dripping onto Vocal Cords)
I am allergic to molds but local allergist did not want to desensitize me cause the cardiac beta blocker I take might not allow adrenaline to work if I have an anaphylactic reaction....pulmonologist said go ahead.I should also be rinsing my nose out with saline washes.

I had one session with Speech Pathologist to learn exercises for cough minimization.....will have repeat in future.

The sleep obstruction apnea which was found on the bronchoscopy and confirmed by a sleep study and is being treated with CPAP has a role in all of this.
Repeat from a year ago CAT scan shows no bronchietasis....nothing new except bronchial wall thickening which is caused by the stomach contents getting in the lungs.
I asked both doctors what do I tell the local ID doctor who is Itching to treat me with the big 3 antibiotics.
“Tell him that the standard of care is to grow the bacteria in 3 serial cultures with sufficient colonization.....and that the CAT scan show active infection”
None of which I have.
Again to repeat Reneeplus6....get other valid expert opinions....be sure all bases covered......best of luck. Tdrell