i honestly dont know how long ive had mac i am a heavy smoker so i just figured the cough was from that my primary doc thought i had pneumonia sent for xray didnt like what he seen sent for ct scan then off to ER was admitted they did many blod tests and a ct with contrast tht showed a large cavatery lesion in my left lung more testing finaly diagnosed with mac this all took place end of feb. as far as symptoms i have shortness of breath that set in when i had the pneamonia hasnt let up discomfort in chest dull aches and dizziness

ive suffered with symptoms about year before getting diagnosed now i have been on the big 3 for 3 weeks my symptoms have not improved and some days worse this is really playing hard on my mental state not doing well