@lisalucier Thanks for your response and involving others 🙂 I haven't talked to my doctor about career change yet but thanks for reminding me. I'm leaning more towards a career change but perhaps would take time.

@amn17...I wish I had some input regarding your hairdressing work and your health. I am fortunate to have mild bronchiectasis and mac and am also retired. I personally try to stay away from anything that could be problematic for my lungs so I understand your concern about your career choice. I guess your Dr would hopefully have good advice on the subject. I do wonder about the effect of the chemicals/aerosols as I am sure you do. Does your shop have good ventilation? Would your shop get an air purifier for you? I hope your Doc has some answers for you.... I would start there. Best of luck. Kate

Hi sorry it took so long to respond. My notices are going to my SPAM folder and I have been away. Although I have bronchiectasis and MAC/MAI (diagnosed from a lung resection 2 years ago to have a nodule removed). I don’t have any symptoms. No weight loss, fatigue, night sweats. I have never been prescribed any antibiotics so I have no side effects. I use my Aerobika twice a day with 50 breaths each time for lung clearance. I just recently retired, I was a Speech teacher in a NYC public school. I don’t think my job was very physically difficult so I had no problems going to work. I’m sorry I can’t be of much help. I have noticed a lot of the members seem to work in education or in the medical field, (nurses). I can’t remember which member was keeping track of everyone’s profession to see if there was some commonality between those of us with MAC, I’m not sure if she ever found anything, but, unfortunately, I don’t remember who it was. Personally, I would be careful about breathing in the types of chemicals you must deal with daily; hairspray, straightening solutions, dyes, etc. No need to put any additional stress on our lungs. Definitely speak to your Dr to make an informed decision. Best of luck.
Gina