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Have Bronchiectasis, recently diagnosed with pseudomonas

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 30 4:40pm | Replies (211)
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@pamelasc1

this is very helpful. Did you do the saline, then folllow up with the antibiotic within minutes of finishing the saline, or do you wait some before going on to the antibiotic? Also, is it ok to use the same nebulizer cup for each one ( of course rinsed out first) or do you have two different cups? Pam

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Nov 3, 2021

I will answer with what I did - others may find a different routine that works better.
I used my bronchodilator first - either an inhaler or a neb, depending on how my underlying asthma was behaving. Then I used saline - followed by 5-10 minutes of airway clearance, depending on how much mucus was coming up. Finally, I would use my Tobramycin.
All using the same cup, rinsing between, although as someone else pointed out recently - it's all going the same place, so maybe the rinse isn't necessary.
Sue

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