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Have Bronchiectasis, recently diagnosed with pseudomonas
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 30 4:40pm | Replies (211)Comment receiving replies
@pamelasc1 Your doctor needs to run a sensitivity test on your most recent culture to see what medicine will work best in eradicating or controlling the bacteria. There are several medicines that can be prescribed for pseudomonas but without the sensitivities test, you won't know which ones are most effective to treat it. My pseudomonas is entrenched in my lungs. I have used inhaled Cayston, Colisitin, Amakacin, Tobramycin and oral antibiotics as well to control it. @lindam272
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In regards to pseudemonas: I cannot take the Levquin due to using it over many years and now I have neurapathy in my feet and toes. I am trying to hear back from as many of you as are able to give me some ideas as to the issues they had, if any, in using the inhaled Tobramycin. One of you said at one point in her treatment, she suddenly could not breathe. That is the scariest thing to me and for that reason, I am very scared to use the Tobramycin. Has anyone else had that reaction? Can you tell me how many days you had to take it for the pseudemonas to clear up? Would the 7% saline help to get rid of it, and has anyone used that with any success? I am now coughing up a good deal and I am going to have to bite the bullet and take something. I see my lung doctor tomorrow. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Pamela