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In shock after MAC diagnosis

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 1, 2022 | Replies (136)

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@eric211

Hello Sue,
How would I know if I have developed Bronchiectasis? I may have it after a bad illness. I am waiting on some drs appointments but they can’t get here quick enough. Is it hard to sleep through the night for this condition? I’m experiencing burning, pain, and tingling in my chest. I don’t have much of a productive cough right now but it seems that I can’t get congestion to rise upwards like I use to be able to do. I am using albuteral along with the breathing flute you recommend for me. It’s the green one I’m using now, I forgot the name of it. I have the white 4 piece one on the way also. The green one works ok....it seems like it’s doing something and it’s better then normal breathing exercises without one I imagine.

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Replies to "Hello Sue, How would I know if I have developed Bronchiectasis? I may have it after..."

Hello Eric, It takes at least an x-ray, if not a CT scan, to diagnose bronchiectasis. This is not a condition that comes on suddenly in most cases - it is a progression from other long-term conditions like asthma, coupled a trigger like a severe infection or bout of pneumonia.

Can you tell us a little bit about the bad illness that brought you to this point? Also about whether you have had any chest xrays?
Sue