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Bronchiectasis and staving off recurrent infections
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jun 24 9:20am | Replies (56)Comment receiving replies
I want to know about the budesonide rinse. I have chronic post nasal drainage. Docs have prescribed 3 different prescription nasal sprays and all make breathing more difficult although they help dry up some of the drainage. ENT suggested that I just stick to nasal rinses. I think I could do nasal rinses every other hour and continue to get thick clear stringy mucus. I would like to find somthing that would help the sinus and I believe that would decrease some of the muuc in the lungs.
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Hi, Raney - There are two kinds of rinses I am on right now. Both come from the compounding pharmacy at Mayo Clinic. I have to pay out of pocket for both as they aren’t covered by insurance. Depending on the specific problem being addressed they last quite a while and are likely temporary prescriptions, although I don’t know yet how long.
One is budesonide in a capsule form - NOT for swallowing. You break it open and add to the sinus rinse bottle along with the saline packet, shake up the suspension and rinse as usual with the NeilMed system. It is a steroid.
The second is called cefTAZidime and is a clear liquid that has to be refrigerated. It is to treat pseudomonas aeruginosa, which has been an ongoing problem. Dr. said to tilt head way back and hold in to help get into forehead sinuses, etc. I lay on the floor to do this and it is a bit of a hassle but it has helped get rid of sinus junk that drains down the back of my throat. Doc said I may be able to just add it to the bottle rinse eventually. I do all this stuff twice a day.
I hope you find this helpful!
Annfl