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To start or not to start the antibiotics?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 10, 2023 | Replies (59)
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@sue22

Hi Rick
That is such a prolonged period of MAC treatment. Very sorry to hear you went through that. During the second 19 month period and again another 12 months were you just symptomatic of we’re you having any positive cultures for MAC? And if you were doing sputum cultures during those 2nd and 3rd rounds, did Aspergillus keep showing up?
Thank you if you want to share.

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sue22 | @sue22 | Aug 23, 2023

Correction.. I meant “second 10 month” not 19

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Rick | @rstel7272 | Aug 23, 2023

My sputum was clear six month into the initial treatment. The CT continued to show infection in the pleura. After 30 months, the radiologist said I was stable and the pulminologist said to stop treatment. Systems reappeared 6 months later, started the MAC treatment, later a super dimension bronchoscopy showed no MAC and confirmed the aspergillus. I did both MAC treatment along with fungal treatment for six months. Now only the fungal treatment since April. I'm what they call complicated but it seems we all are.

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