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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Aug 25, 2021 | Replies (27)
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Well said, @jaejack . Personally I don't believe doctors want their patients to not recover from their diseases so they can continue to make money off of us. There is no guarantee that, even if we get cured for certain diseases, we will stay free of that disease. Even if that is true, more people will be born and get sick after us. So I don't see doctors running out of patients to treat and having to rely on what patients they have currently on hand to make a living. My pulmonologist gave me all the pros and cons of the big 3 to treat MAC and let me decide what I wanted to do. Because I don't have other underlying diseases and are otherwise very healthy and active, I chose not to go on the meds. So we decided together that we would take the "wait and see" route. He only sees me once a year unless my condition gets worse. So far so good on my part and he is happy with that. In the meantime, he's got plenty other patients to take care of. I need to make my appointments at least 6 months in advance. So I highly doubt he would run out of patients just because I chose not to get on the treatment and decided to only see him once a year.