Mac + lung cavity

Migizii, you can have your prescription transferred to any pharmacy of your choice. I am not sure about the coupon being re-usable, but you could probably print more when needed.

idk, but you can ask, it might encourage them to price match the items.

Thanks so much for the information 😊😊😊

I get 7% saline Amazon.

I have a 4 cm MAC leison. I also have IPF. Five months ago I had a bronchoscopy that went badly and I caught pneumonia.

At around the same time I lost considerable exercise breathing capacity as measured on a spo2 meter.

I am trying to figure out if MAC or IPF is causing my breathing loss. Did your MAC majorly affect your o2 uptake?

Thanks

Likely, both are causing the the O2 uptake to diminish.
Two questions - are you taking antibiotics for the MAC infection? Are you doing daily airway clearance to keep your lungs as clear and strong as possible?
Sue

Not yet.

I get mine at Publix and Insurance pays for MOST of it.

I’m all new to this forum. Can you tell me what MAC is? I have bronchiectasis and recently did a sputum sample with positive results of pneumonia and influenzae bacteria. It has been a gnarly ride! If I had MAC would it have shown up in the sputum culture?🤷🏼‍♀️

It takes about six weeks for MAC to show up in a culture.
This is from the American Lung Association:
“MAC lung disease is an infection caused a group of bacteria called Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). MAC includes two closely related species, Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare, and may also be referred to as MAI. MAC is one of a large group of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), and the most common cause of NTM lung disease in the U.S.”