Jumping on this thread but might not be optimal place to ask. Trying to understand if I have Bronchiectasis. I've had 2 CT scans. Report neither mentions Bronchiectasis, but there are a number of mentions of Tree-in-Bud opacities, reticulonodular opacities, nodules, and cavitary lesions (which I understand are the basis of Cavitary MAC diagnosis). My pulmonologist never used the "B" term either when discussing my bronchoscopy results. I have another appt. with my pulmonologist right after New Year and will certainly ask for clarification, but in the meantime I've been trying to determine as I can see "B" would be a significant additional issue. From "googling" the terms in my CT scan I mention above, I don't find anything that says definitely these finding = "B". Can anyone shed light on this for me?

FYI, I have no symptoms other than a persistent cough that continued to diminish in frequency over about 4 months since its first abrupt onset (initially though it was a bad code/flu as it came on in a day or so). Cough was rare (once a day, often going several days w/o coughing at all,; just a few light coughs, no sputum even when I tried). In the last couple of weeks, coughing a little more and deeper sound, still little or no sputum even with my novice attempts at huff coughing technique. (How can you tell if you're getting sputum from lungs vs post-nasal drip when you feel something at back of through after coughing?). Wondering if recent increase is due to colder air temps?

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