@sounder27 I also have bronchiectasis, MAC/MAI and aFib. I had the ablation surgery in Oct 2016, I had a lung surgery Dec 2016 (to remove a nodule), and just had gall bladder surgery this past Aug. I have received anesthesia and been intubated during the first two surgeries. I’m not sure about the last one, but I think that is standard procedure during any surgery. I do not take any antibiotics for the MAC. I use an Atrovent pump inhaler once a day, nebulize 7% saline once per day and lung clearance twice a day.
The ablation did stop the palpitations. I don’t take any blood thinners. When I was first Dx with the AFib, I was on Elloquis. After one month, I started “gurgling” up blood. I wasn’t coughing, it would just bubble up. Dr took me off blood thinner and that’s when I had the ablation. The hemoptysis continued until the lung surgery. Then it dwindled off. I’ve only had it happen a couple of times again since then but it doesn’t last very long and usually happens during allergy season. Obviously, we are all different, and our treatments are different, but I hope this gives you some comfort if you do decide to have the ablation.
Gina