Hi, Earlier this month while in the hospital from a MAC flare up they found pseudomonas and my doctor put me on Cipro for ten days. All my research said one should be on it 4 to 6 weeks to kill this nasty bug but my doctor was reluctant to keep me on it longer as she said it could cause damage to the kidneys. They then changed the diagnosis to pneumonia pseudomonas and said let's watch it after the course of drugs. Around day 7 I started feeling a bit better although still very weak. I've been off the drugs for a week now and while still not 100% I'm much better than I was. I am still weak and get tired very easily. Still coughing, etc. Have an appointment next week with the new lung doctors from the hospital for a second opinion.

Meanwhile, in my own research I found an article about Manuka Honey from New Zealand that claims to kill the pseudomonas bacteria. After being diagnosed with asthma, COPD, MAC and now pseudomonas with little luck tolerating the drugs they have tired, I ordered a jar of the honey. Figured it can't hurt to try and if it helps all the better. Has anyone else heard of this or tried it?