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Hi everyone. I have not written in a while. I have been in the process of moving for the last 6 weeks. I'm currently staying at my parent's house until we move into our house on Aug15! (And, yes, @katemn, we ended up buying a standing house instead of building...thank you for your advice.).
As a reminder, I have MAI and bronchiectasis, and I have been on the 3 meds for 4 months now. My parent's have a chlorinated pool in the back yard which is very nice. I have not swam in the pool yet because I wasn't quite sure if this brought more of a risk of getting further bacteria. I know there was a thread one time about chlorinated pools, but I did not get a chance to follow the conversation. Does anyone have anything saved in their "file cabinet" about the pool topic, or any information you can contribute would be great!
Also, if there was any information about whether salt water pools are any safer? The house we bought has a pool, so I am going to have to research this. Thank you for any help you can provide!
Amy
Replies to "Hi everyone. I have not written in a while. I have been in the process of..."
@beatitnow .. Amy, good to see you back! Glad I was able to be of some help in your new home purchase! Did you find you were able to get some "upgrades" in a standing home that you would have had to pay extra for in a new construction? Hope so!
Amy, personally I would NOT go within 10 feet of that pool .. despite it being SO tempting on a hot day! We KNOW the research even on showering .. why on earth would we want to emerge ourselves in that same water for any period of time .. take chances than do NOT need to be taken.. Personally I would feel the risk is too great! Think about it .. they chlorinate our drinking water supply .. YET MAC is still THERE!! Nope .. I would not personally .. just my opinion Amy.
From My File Cabinet:
SWIMMING POOLS AND HOT TUBS
https://patient.info/doctor/mycobacterium-avium-complex This can occur in those exposed to water vapour containing MAC (commonly in poorly maintained indoor hot tubs or swimming pools).
For your new home .. salt water pools? Research it .. BUT
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3949190/ MAC is ubiquitous in distribution. It has been isolated from fresh water and salt water worldwide.
Amy, SORRY to be a bearer of potentially poor news .. but REMEMBER "Knowledge is Power" .. AND what you DO NOT want .. is when you STABILIZE from your antibiotic treatment . you DO NOT want your MAC to rear it's UGLY head again in the future. You want to STAY stabilized! Good to hear from you again .. keep us posted! Hugs! Katherine
Amy and JK, if you find what you need there .. great .. if you don't see what you need there .. feel free to come back here to the Main Forum to get your needs met. What matters is your questions get answered with the most updated info! Hugs! Katherine
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Hi Amy and JK, Here is the thread in the MAC group about swimming pools
- Swimming in chlorinated swimming pools https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/swimming-in-chlorinated-swimming-pools/
PS: How to find discussion threads
1. Go to the MAC group homepage: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/mac-bronchiectasis/
2. Scroll through the topics.