Oh Dear, I am so sorry to hear you are not doing well. I understand about the antibiotics, I had to stop them too. I had a good appointment with my pulmonologist last week, where she explained that since I cannot tolerate the full antibiotics, she will prescribe shorter term meds for me if I get another exacerbation, to try to keep things suppressed as long as possible. That made me happy, since I feel some day the saline won't quite be enough.

Pneumonia is such a hard thing to heal from - it makes our already compromised lungs so much weaker. To be honest, I am more concerned about it than Covid these days!
Sue

@ritapearl, after being radiated and having covid twice, the excess mucus was trapped behind frozen vocal cords. I did not believe my cords could be paralyzed because I can eat, drink and talk. That horrible mucus...up all night long nebulizing to try and get it out...hospitalized many times with lung infections due to trapped mucus, on and on. The only strength of saline that somewhat worked was 9% solution. The 3% and 7% did zilch. I finally listened to the ENT that told me my vocal cords were paralyzed and relented to having surgery. At that point it was nearly impossible to do anything without feeling like I was going to die. Maybe this is not your problem, but SOMETHING is trapping that mucus. In my case, it was the bilaterally paralyzed vocal cords. Instead of the cords looking like a peace-sign, mine are almost closed together. Yes, it did require a tracheotomy, but what a miracle. It saved my life, the mucus is right there to be coughed or suctioned out, and I can BREATHE! Thank God I am back to doing everything I did before and am very active. I wish you luck, and hope you find out what is trapping the mucus.

Sue now my condition has taken a turn for the worse.Flare up of lungs has me coughing up mucus all day.very weak and tired.Dr using 2nd antibiotic after a week.Don’t know if it’s caused by bronchiectasis or vitus