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Thank you for sharing that info!

Do you feel that you’re getting as thorough diagnostic testing and treatment plan with Mayo as others feel they’re getting with NJH?
I know Mayo is excellent I’m just wondering if they match the expertise in the are of dealing with MAC in your opinion?

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I know they do sputum tests, breathing tests, and CT scans. Since I have not been to NJH, I have nothing to compare it to except the Baptist medical center here in Jax.
I do know that I have only had one sputum test at a time rather than three in a row. The respiratory therapist that did my sputum test said that sometimes 3 in a row are done. I guess it is up to the Doctor and if the Doc thinks it is necessary.

I had a bronchoscope done in 2017 at Baptist and Baptist did nothing for 5 years except recheck me with a CT scan and told me nothing needed to be done until 2022 because it had gotten worse. Baptist was pushing antibiotics. My Doc at Mayo has me doing airway clearance twice a day and no antibiotics. My first CT scan with Mayo compared all my previous CT scans and said it had not gotten worse except in my middle right lobe and the rest was the same. I go back in October for a sputum test, breathing test, and CT scan.

I have nothing to compare Mayo with except the Jacksonville Baptist system which was horrible.
Again, I am happy with Mayo in Jax.