Hi Katherine and All Im 40 yrs old and was diagnosed with Bronchaectasis in 2007. I was never diagnosed with tubercolosis but My doctor prescribed me anti tuberculosis drug and undergo treatment for almost 3 years. After the medication I seldom had cough and felt very normal. However when I started working night shift 2005 I started to have dry caught and no mucus at all. I consulted my doctor and usually they prescribe an anti biotics. I noticed that there is really something wrong and after 2 years I began to cough with excessive mucus I continued to consult my doctor until she finally suggest me to undergo bronchoscopy and had may sputum cultured and I was diagnosed with MOTT or mycobacterial other than tuberculosis. My doctor prescribed clarithromycin 500 2x a day rifampicin 600 once a day and ethambutol. MARCH of 2015 my MoTT lab test was negative so My doctor told me to continue medication for a year after my lab test went negative. After A year my sputum culture was postive again. So I transferred to a different doctor and he advised me to consult and infertious disease specialist. My infectious disease specialist told me the bacteria might be a colonizer and since I am wearing braces there is a posibility that the bacteria are just between my teath so she asked me to repeat the sputum culture and collect specimen without my braces. I did not remove my braces but I made sure that I brushed my teeth throughly and gargled with moutwash before collecting sputum and my labtest result was negative so she told me not to undergo medication. But I continued to cough and this time I always have a excessive mucus which bothers me a lot since this is very embarassing at work. I dont take any medicine anymore but I take 1 gloves of garlic with honey 2x a day. I still have excessive mucus but it is easier for me now to clear the mucus. Any advice on how I can take care of my lungs. I am still working on night shift and thinking to have a day shift job since I suspect that my work shift is the reason I continued to produce excessive mucus. Thanks