Hello - I wanted to follow up with my use of inhaled Tobramycin that I began using for pseudemonas in the late fall. I had usually used Levofloaxin, which always cleared it up, but I was concerned about my using it for so long and read about all the issues with neuropathy. So I tried the Toby and was hopeful as many of you said you had used it to clear up the pseudemonas. Well, it did not go so well. First, I lost my voice for about a week, then that finally cleared up, but with each day of using it, I just felt very sick. Then, I found that I was having a hard time breathing. The doctor said to use inhaled albuterol before inhaling the Toby; I did that, and it helped a bit, but I was still feeling very sick, all day long. So after 18 days of using this VERY expensive drug, I just stopped. Miraculously, the 18 days was enough to get rid of the pseudemonas and I just stopped coughing. I had another sputum sample taken a month later, and it was indeed gone. I feel lucky, as most of you had to be on the Toby for a month, then wait a month, and use the Toby for another month. I have had pseudemonas now on 4 different occasions, and I can only assume I will get it again at some point. I may go back to using the Levofloaxin in that case, as the inhaled Toby just made me feel SO sick. Best to you all, Pam in Sudbury, MA

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