Calinski,
In September I contracted a viscous bacteria and coinfection called Acinetobacter Baumanni. The coughing was so violent I broke a rib and was hospitalized twice. Oxygen went down to 80s. It took six weeks on various strong antibiotics to clear it.
But now this bacteria seems to have damaged my lungs or something. I failed my last lung function test.

Before this I never had ANY symptoms to my Bronch and MAC and I’ve always been healthy with good strong lungs, aerobically fit, and, perfect lung function tests etc.
Now I have Bronchospasming, excess mucus, constant coughing and shortness of breath.
It’s been five months — I’m pretty darned depressed about it.
But I now have great compassion for those of you like Sue who have been dealing with this their whole lives!!!!

So they have me on pulmicort .5 nebulized twice a day which does help some, and Levabuterol nebbed every four - six hours. I’m using the Mucinex instead of saline to keep down the irritation in my lungs. I tried going off the Budesonide but it got even worse again, so I’m back on it….bummer…

But I’m hopeful, as I read that there’s a Covid-acquired asthma that has happened to a lot of people with Covid, and it can take even a year to heal the lungs. It sounds similar to what I have, so I’m hoping eventually my formally healthy lungs will heal 👍👍