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New Diagnosis of MAC/MAI & I'm scared

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 13, 2022 | Replies (349)

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Laura34. I have been taking the Amikacin/ Arikayce since last October. I have been taking it every other day with literally no side effects. At the daily dose I began to loose my voice so my pulmonologist changed me to every other day. I am not on the big 3 because 2 of those drugs affect my heart rate adversely and my doc felt I was not able to tolerate them. I was scheduled for a ct in June but doc has said we will wait until August because of the corona virus. At last ct scan I have nodules and 3 cavitation lesions

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Sounder27- good to hear you haven’t experienced any side effects. I will definitely mention it to my current doctor to see what they say especially since the current antibiotics I have been on for almost a year and a half now don’t seem to be helping much. I would love to hear how your next CT goes since being on the amikacin.

@sounder27 Hi there! Did you have to have instruction in person by a healthcare worker to use your Arikayce? Is it different from nebulizing any other med? Thnx!