Bronchiectasis: New Diagnosis

windwalker and all My problem is bronchiectasis and pseudomonas...…. am wondering if those of you with the same bacterial infection would share which antibiotic seems to rid this pesky ongoing problem. The sputum cultures come back with several recommendations and Mayo doctor usually goes with cipro ….. and then perhaps Levaquin. Has anyone had really good luck with another antibiotic? Thanks much for any help

Hi, I was reading your post and wanted to tell you what I’m talking. I did use the 3 antibiotics before but I am now doing saline and that’s helping to clean my mucus. But I’m also using inhaled Tobramycin in my nebulizer. I have only been on this antibiotics for 10 days and I believe this is a great way cause I can’t swallow pills, I’m always having to crush them. I also have pseudomonas and bronchiectasis. Hope this helps. Rita.

@auntnanny I am on the same regimen as @america. The tobramycin knocked it out of me in 2016. I have been on the tobramycin every other month since then. I have 'known' you for awhile now; a year or more. I have seen you text that you are on antibiotics for a week or two feel better, then off for several months, then sick again, then on antibiotics for a week or two.....short runs om antibiotics don't seem to be working for you. Like me, you may need to be on them for an indefinite time. A few weeks here and there is not enough to beat it down.

We enjoyed watching that documentary with Mayo Clinic! Amazing!!

A few years ago, before getting this diagnosis, I was put on levaquin.. cough went away for 2.5 years!! Be careful tho, levaquin is known to cause achilles tendons to tear.

I had an ultra sound that showed Bronchiectasis, my doctor ordered blood tests that all show normal. I'm so fatigued and dizzy, not sure if it's from bronchiectasis or something else going on. Five years ago I had breast cancer with chemo and radiation. I still have a couple of pulmonary tests that might show a reason. I don't even know what bronchiectasis is. All new to me.

@jweisser welcome to Connect. I moved your message to this existing discussion by the same name so that you can meet other members newly diagnosed with bronchiectasis as well as those who have been there. Click VIEW. REPLY in the email notification to read past posts. There is a great wealth of information shared by extremely knowledgeable and supportive members in this group. I hope you’ll read through some of them. You may never know why you got bronchiectasis, but you will learn how you can manage the condition. Please ask questions and then ask some more. We’re listening.

@jweisser Thank you for posting. I was diagnosed at Mayo's Rochester three years ago. I was terribly ill before the diagnosis and had eventually lost a lot of weight. Had been to 7 different specialists and none came up with the problem. Mayo's found it in a couple of hours. Your note caught my eye because I, too, had never heard of bronchiectasis and apparently that showed on my face when they told me. So, they went on to say "You do not have cancer -- you have bronchiectasis. It is not curable but we can manage it". And.... they have. I wasn't aware of ultra sound being used to diagnose it. That was news to me (but of course, I don't know much). I hope you have a doctor with good knowledge of this disease and if so, I believe you will soon be feeling much better. Do post again so we'll know how you are doing and many of the patients on this site are extremely helpful. They have had great experience and will surely help you through this.

Dear friends i am here first time i dont know how to start but i am very sick and diagnosed significant tracheobronchomalicia( week windpipe anyone facing same problem please share with me hope you all feel better

I'm mostly confused if I actually do have Bronchiectasis. The blood tests all came back normal, the only thing that suggested Bronchiectasis was the chest ultrasound. I have most of the symptoms but not the weight loss. I'm in denial until after the two pulmonary tests. My main problem is the fatigue and coughing. I will keep following your messages and see what I can learn.

I'm slow to learn how to post messages and hope I'm not messing up anything.