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Two bits of good news!! (and nebulizing with saline)
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jun 3 10:16am | Replies (102)Comment receiving replies
Hello Faye. I have been on the 28 day tobramycin treatment every other month since 2016. I take a 10 day run of ciprofloxacin on the off months. I tested negative for pseudomonas after my first month on it. My dr wanted me to continue on the regimen as a profolaxis (preventative measure). He explained that just because the infection goes away, it doesn't mean the reason you get it in the first place goes away. Pseudomonas is everywhere in the environment, but mostly found on leaves, both living and dead. Do you trim bushes or live where there are a lot of leaves on the ground by any chance?
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Interesting, too. Good grief..... we have to be careful of everything !!!
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Hi Terri. Thanks for the input. I had not heard about the connection with leaves and Pseudomonous. We have trees in our backyard but I rarely go out there and if I do I wear a mask (because of pollen, soil etc.) I had gotten rid of my few house plants last year (kept a small one) because of what we know about potting soil. At this point I'm wondering if the Pseudomonous never gets completely cleared up and when antibiotics are stopped it gains momentum again. I commend you for your dedication to your treatment regimen--since it is working. I wonder how many other doctors keep their patients on that treatment for such a long period of time? When you were first diagnosed with Pseudomonous did you never have a break to see if you cleared it up or was this treatment started from the very beginning? What has this constant antibiotic treatment done to you otherwise? Seems like it would be awfully harsh over time. Thanks again.