(MAC/MAI) Mycobacterium Avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: Join us

Thanks @kiemen very interesting article, so good to know there are smart people out there trying to find us a cure.

I'm not sure if this is the place to post but..... hopefully some will have answers for me. I have bronchiectasis and went through a "flare" -- took clindamycin as that had been the last antibiotic used but this time, it really didn't seem to work. I contacted Mayo's and my pulmonologist was out. Someone filling in for him sent me Bacterim. I had a sputum test run and the results say pseudomonas. Bacterim is not on the list of recommended antibiotics for this. Does anyone have experience with pseudomonas and is it hard to be rid of it. I'll fax this report to Mayo's Monday morning and see where they want to go with it. Just questioning for others with experience with this bacteria. Thank you.....

Hi all, I haven't been receiving any emails lately and thought I somehow removed it. Perhaps no one has been posting that much any more. Just checking in to be sure I'm still connected.
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Gina K

Hi Terri- Just hard to find time to do everything lately. Seems by the time you do the nebulizer an hour has gone by. I do the laundry, shop for groceries, clean the house, take care of my grand daughter and clear the lungs about 2PM. Pretty much ends the day except for dinner and dishes.
Far as fungus, had a couple colonies of exophiala, had the streptococcus and haemophilus influenzae. It seems that the strep and the influenza have a tendency to go together. Since that time, I took doxy, levoquin and keflex so something knocked them out because they did not show up in the next sputum sample.
I read my oxygen level before going to bed and if it is below 95% i use the oxygen for awhile. I have to admit it does help me sleep better. So far I have not had to have a nighttime reader.
Just rereading your post and see you had mentioned the "exophaila". The doctor also did not mention it to me but It did not show up again so probably killed it with ABX. I would figure they do not want to freak us out too much by mentioning that we also have a "black fungus" growing in our lungs! Especially if they feel the ABX will knock it out. They cultured the mycobacterium and it did not grow, so that was great news.
At the moment, feeling pretty good. I am like you though, waiting for the humidity and heat to go down. Being outside in it is difficult on the breathing.
Love the air conditioning!!!!
Fondly, Mary Jo

Hi Terri- Just hard to find time to do everything lately. Seems by the time you do the nebulizer an hour has gone by. I do the laundry, shop for groceries, clean the house, take care of my grand daughter and clear the lungs about 2PM. Pretty much ends the day except for dinner and dishes.
Far as fungus, had a couple colonies of exophiala, had the streptococcus and haemophilus influenzae. It seems that the strep and the influenza have a tendency to go together. Since that time, I took doxy, levoquin and keflex so something knocked them out because they did not show up in the next sputum sample.
I read my oxygen level before going to bed and if it is below 95% i use the oxygen for awhile. I have to admit it does help me sleep better. So far I have not had to have a nighttime reader.
Just rereading your post and see you had mentioned the "exophaila". The doctor also did not mention it to me but It did not show up again so probably killed it with ABX. I would figure they do not want to freak us out too much by mentioning that we also have a "black fungus" growing in our lungs! Especially if they feel the ABX will knock it out. They cultured the mycobacterium and it did not grow, so that was great news.
At the moment, feeling pretty good. I am like you though, waiting for the humidity and heat to go down. Being outside in it is difficult on the breathing.
Love the air conditioning!!!!
Fondly, Mary Jo

Hi Terri- Just hard to find time to do everything lately. Seems by the time you do the nebulizer an hour has gone by. I do the laundry, shop for groceries, clean the house, take care of my grand daughter and clear the lungs about 2PM. Pretty much ends the day except for dinner and dishes.
Far as fungus, had a couple colonies of exophiala, had the streptococcus and haemophilus influenzae. It seems that the strep and the influenza have a tendency to go together. Since that time, I took doxy, levoquin and keflex so something knocked them out because they did not show up in the next sputum sample.
I read my oxygen level before going to bed and if it is below 95% i use the oxygen for awhile. I have to admit it does help me sleep better. So far I have not had to have a nighttime reader.
Just rereading your post and see you had mentioned the "exophaila". The doctor also did not mention it to me but It did not show up again so probably killed it with ABX. I would figure they do not want to freak us out too much by mentioning that we also have a "black fungus" growing in our lungs! Especially if they feel the ABX will knock it out. They cultured the mycobacterium and it did not grow, so that was great news.
At the moment, feeling pretty good. I am like you though, waiting for the humidity and heat to go down. Being outside in it is difficult on the breathing.
Love the air conditioning!!!!
Fondly, Mary Jo

Hi Terri- Just hard to find time to do everything lately. Seems by the time you do the nebulizer an hour has gone by. I do the laundry, shop for groceries, clean the house, take care of my grand daughter and clear the lungs about 2PM. Pretty much ends the day except for dinner and dishes.
Far as fungus, had a couple colonies of exophiala, had the streptococcus and haemophilus influenzae. It seems that the strep and the influenza have a tendency to go together. Since that time, I took doxy, levoquin and keflex so something knocked them out because they did not show up in the next sputum sample.
I read my oxygen level before going to bed and if it is below 95% i use the oxygen for awhile. I have to admit it does help me sleep better. So far I have not had to have a nighttime reader.
Just rereading your post and see you had mentioned the "exophaila". The doctor also did not mention it to me but It did not show up again so probably killed it with ABX. I would figure they do not want to freak us out too much by mentioning that we also have a "black fungus" growing in our lungs! Especially if they feel the ABX will knock it out. They cultured the mycobacterium and it did not grow, so that was great news.
At the moment, feeling pretty good. I am like you though, waiting for the humidity and heat to go down. Being outside in it is difficult on the breathing.
Love the air conditioning!!!!
Fondly, Mary Jo

Hi Terri- Just hard to find time to do everything lately. Seems by the time you do the nebulizer an hour has gone by. I do the laundry, shop for groceries, clean the house, take care of my grand daughter and clear the lungs about 2PM. Pretty much ends the day except for dinner and dishes.
Far as fungus, had a couple colonies of exophiala, had the streptococcus and haemophilus influenzae. It seems that the strep and the influenza have a tendency to go together. Since that time, I took doxy, levoquin and keflex so something knocked them out because they did not show up in the next sputum sample.
I read my oxygen level before going to bed and if it is below 95% i use the oxygen for awhile. I have to admit it does help me sleep better. So far I have not had to have a nighttime reader.
Just rereading your post and see you had mentioned the "exophaila". The doctor also did not mention it to me but It did not show up again so probably killed it with ABX. I would figure they do not want to freak us out too much by mentioning that we also have a "black fungus" growing in our lungs! Especially if they feel the ABX will knock it out. They cultured the mycobacterium and it did not grow, so that was great news.
At the moment, feeling pretty good. I am like you though, waiting for the humidity and heat to go down. Being outside in it is difficult on the breathing.
Love the air conditioning!!!!
Fondly, Mary Jo

Hi Terri- Just hard to find time to do everything lately. Seems by the time you do the nebulizer an hour has gone by. I do the laundry, shop for groceries, clean the house, take care of my grand daughter and clear the lungs about 2PM. Pretty much ends the day except for dinner and dishes.
Far as fungus, had a couple colonies of exophiala, had the streptococcus and haemophilus influenzae. It seems that the strep and the influenza have a tendency to go together. Since that time, I took doxy, levoquin and keflex so something knocked them out because they did not show up in the next sputum sample.
I read my oxygen level before going to bed and if it is below 95% i use the oxygen for awhile. I have to admit it does help me sleep better. So far I have not had to have a nighttime reader.
Just rereading your post and see you had mentioned the "exophaila". The doctor also did not mention it to me but It did not show up again so probably killed it with ABX. I would figure they do not want to freak us out too much by mentioning that we also have a "black fungus" growing in our lungs! Especially if they feel the ABX will knock it out. They cultured the mycobacterium and it did not grow, so that was great news.
At the moment, feeling pretty good. I am like you though, waiting for the humidity and heat to go down. Being outside in it is difficult on the breathing.
Love the air conditioning!!!!
Fondly, Mary Jo