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Newly diagnosed, scared. Waiting for pathology reports.
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Mar 10, 2023 | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
Irene…I requested that my pulmonary call in a script for the 7% saline to be used in a nebulizer! His response was “just use the flutter valve, the saline could make things worse.”
I have read in this support group that everyone uses the saline and also videos on UTUBE…..etc. I’m confused.
What is your opinion on this?
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Next time you have an appointment with him, ask for more information as to why it is not recommended in your case. As I said it might not be right for your stage of things. Maybe you just do not have enough mucus since you do not have Bronchiectasis and he does not want to irritate your airways. Also if your Pulmo is not familiar enough with MAC then you might try to find a Dr that is more specialized. Does he have other patients that he does prescribe saline for? Or is he just against it in general? I would want to know that if it were me. He probably knows best? The Aerobika is excellent for flutter device. I think it is the best one to use.