Connect
← Return to Diagnosed with MAC but not being treated
Discussion
Diagnosed with MAC but not being treated
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 15, 2023 | Replies (100)Comment receiving replies
@migizii I find the treatments very time consuming too, especially with working full time. My employer let’s me come to work an hour later which is very gracious, but it still makes for long days.......but hopefully it will keep illness at bay!
Replies to "@migizii I find the treatments very time consuming too, especially with working full time. My employer..."
@migizii, There are better nebulizers that go quicker. I am looking into whether that is ok. For all I know, slower may be better to really saturate your lungs with the meds.
Connect
I nebulize the albuterol and saline twice a day and do the Amikacin inhalation treatment once a day. I do the albuterol and saline at 4:00 a.m. then go back to sleep until 6 LOL! I take the nebulizer to work and do the next one around 4 in the afternoon. I just wash the pieces in hot soapy water. Then before bed I do the Amikacin treatment which is 10 x more time consuming with how you have to wash and sterilize each time. But it works and the more you do it; the quicker it goes. Totally worth it.