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My next appointment at UCSF is next week. I will bring up about the saline. I am wondering if I should consult at Mayo, or do people go to NJH? I do t want to chase around, just want some good information and a doctor that will listen and work collaboratively.

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I went to NJH because I felt like there was so much information that I was not getting from my pulmonologist. She quickly diagnosed the bronchiectasis, ordered the bronchoscopy to check for NTM and prescribed albuterol and 7% saline to be nebulized and sent me to an ID doctor that I didn’t like. Both wanted me to start on antibiotics right away but I had already watched various webinars from NJH and NTMir and knew from others (like on this website), that there is more information that I needed out there. I had a few follow up visits with the pulmonologist, but I felt like I was put on hold until I decided if I was going to take the antibiotics. She really had nothing else to offer me except to order more scans to check the progression. Have you checked the NTMir website for recommendation doctors closest to you. I was happy that I went to NJH and I’ve seen that others are happy with their visits/doctors to Mayo in Rochester. There are other places considered as Centers of Excellence for pulmonary care besides those two centers.