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Cavitary MAC Resolved Completely on CT Scan?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 17, 2023 | Replies (59)Comment receiving replies
great news! Thanks for sharing. I also had a large cavity bigger than 3 cm. I took antibiotics for 12 months. I didn't have anything more than mild symptoms. My doc said my cavity had resolved and healed but it didn't go away. It. shrunk and the lining changed alot, and I think it is scar. But I have "no active infection". I do a lot of airway clearance even though I don't cough anything up, because I hear helps prevent infection from returning.
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That is fantastic news, Maureen. Thank you for sharing the importance of doing airway clearance even when we don’t have anything to cough up. As Pamela McShane says from the University of Texas at Tyler, just as we floss our teeth when there’s nothing stuck between them, that’s how we should think of airway clearance. It’s about breaking up the biofilm. 💕Linda Esposito
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Thanks for the information! That's just crazy. It just must be that antibiotics and the nebulizing works better on some people because I've only been doing the 6 months! Within 2 weeks of me starting the antibiotics they could see a remarkable difference. And then my last CT scan 3 months ago. It looked way better but the cavity was still there, and now everything's just kind of healed. Healed. It is great news. I'm so happy about this! Thanks for your message. I appreciate it!