@suenfl,Hi Sue, I hope that you continue to improve. I declined the BIG 3 antibiotics in 2005 due to knowing that the mac returns in over half of the people.

Thank you for that!

So I’m wondering if one could take both kinds at the same time.

I’m trying to be a tad more optimistic!:)

@nannette - Thanks for the mention of that book. Which two herbs are you going to try? I just looked up the book on Amazon and I think I will get a copy too. I've been off the 3 big meds since last July. I was only on 7 months before the Rifampin started causing confusion and caused me to get in a minor traffic accident. I came close a couple of other times and realized that I had to get off the meds after only being on them 7 months. I took the meds daily and physically I tolerated them pretty well with the first 3 months being the hardest. I always have taken probiotics and continued them with the meds. I've had clear sputum tests for the last 9 months so have stabilized and feel pretty good. I wasn't very active towards the end of last year but that was due to another issue which resulted in a 2 week hospital stay and major surgery. I'm just now getting back to exercising, yoga, walking and hiking when possible. I don't plan on resuming the meds so would love to look into this herbal option. Linda

@unicorn Hi there, what is going on with you right now?

@josephine, please keep us posted on how you are doing.

Hi Terri, same old same old, except going to Europe in May, disease be damned. I'm getting slowly worse, little pains in lungs now but not coughing up blood. Still working out, little muscle pops on arms, so cute! Going to Mass General in March, see if anything new happening. Sent that doc clinical trial info, maybe he will know of some. xo

@nannette @lindam272
I have been on the two herbs Criptolepsis and Bidens for a year now with nothing but great results. My MAC went from positive to negative last May and stayed that way. I credit the change totally to the herbs. I started out slow but worked up to 30 drops of each tree times a day.
I had the bad kind of MAC too the "abcessus."
Please keep us updated how you are doing with them.
I also figured when I stayed what have I got to lose and I'm so glad I gave them a try. I have to say I haven't had one negative effects from the herbs.
Take care
Shari

I thought I've read that you can't kill MAC. Lays dorminant, but can resurface...just asking