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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Aug 4, 2021 | Replies (21)

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Lorifillipek, thank you for the sites and encouragement. Ill print it out and show it to my pulmonologist. 7% seems like what I need to handle my MAC.

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How bad is your fatigue? Several of us here have very mild bronchiectasis/MAC, and have never done the 3-antibiotic treatment. Our “treatment” consists of nebulizing 7% saline 1-2x/day and, for some, taking 600-1200 mg NAC/day (N-acetyl cysteine) and/or other supplements and/or using Aerobika or Acapella. (It’s been harder to get NAC recently. It had been an over the-counter supplement.) What eventually led to the diagnosis of bronchiectasis and MAC (after about 1 ½ yrs) was that I coughed up about 2-3 TBS blood while lap swimming in 2017. The blood scared me, so I went to the ER, and they did a CT scan. My only other symptom is that I cough up minor mucus/sputum in the mornings. I exercise/walk 2-3 miles daily (more slowly than I used to...).