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After many months of coughing - CT chest scan shows bronchiectasis
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Mar 4, 2023 | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
Hi! I am new to this forum. It was very interested in your post because I have the same. Diagnosed with bronchiectasis in 2018 and suffered through excavation maybe twice a year. Then at the beginning of this year I started experiencing symptoms of fever fatigue shortness of breath etc. Unfortunately I’ve never been able to produce Sputum, so after months of testing and trying to rule out everything else, I did the bronchoscopy BAL. The culture grow Mac within a week. I’m now waiting antibiotic resistance/sensitivity tests on the culture. I tried to do the Saline induction so bronchoscopy would not be necessary but I can never do it.
And I had terrible reaction.
Anyway, I’m just curious what your symptoms are. I have run a fever for almost 4 months and no treatment but it’s a terrible quality of life with that and the all the other symptoms
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I’m sorry to hear about the fever & other symptoms you are experiencing. I have been very fortunate over the past couple of years & my symptoms have mainly been a slight cough & hemoptysis. I did experience wt. loss about 18 mos after diagnosis, but was able to gain most of the wt. back. About a year after diagnosis, I began nebulizing, first with 3% sodium chloride, then moving up to 7% by mixing the 2 & stopping if my hemoptysis occurred. I believe the nebulizer (and masking) has helped keep me well. I hope you will get some relief soon. Take care.