I started on the 3 drugs last March. I couldn't handle rifampin and my doctor said it was fine to drop it. There is a study going on at various locations to find if rifampin, the drug that most seem to find impossible to take, is necessary. After two months on the 2 drug regimen of 3x per week, my monthly sputum samples were negative for MAC. I have been negative ever since (fingers crossed for the specimen I dropped off yesterday).

I do have digestive issues but I also have an unusual digestive system due to colon cancer surgery. If all goes well, I will finish the drugs in June, one year from the first negative. I"m glad I am taking the drugs and grateful that they are working for me. I'm not very good at wait and see when horrible bacteria are sitting in my lungs.