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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 4, 2023 | Replies (38)
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Your second doc is correct. In less severe stages, "wait and watch" when combined with airway clearance and other precautions IS a form of treatment.
By the way, these actions can in fact help you convert to "negative" for MAC in some cases. Or keep the numbers and location of the bacteria limited and contained for a long period so that the 3-antibiotic regimen is never needed.
Here is a very good, if somewhat long, video about this from National Jewish Health, recorded just this year.
I hope you can manage to stay healthy with preventive measures!
Sue
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Thank you, Sue. Wow that is a great educational tool. And thank you for helping this community with your beautifully organized group here. I could never find all of the medical documents from studies and YouTube videos from expert panels and conferences on my own laptop. There are so many and I’m not a great organizer, but I know I can always come here and search this group And find so much information. And the balanced discussions and confirmation that all of us are on very individualized paths. The different strains and their affects on our bodies and the timeline considerations for care are so vast. I want to acknowledge all of the shared compassion we all have for each other in this community. And say everything we do here and talk about here, hopefully will guide the scientific community and their research. Did you see the news last week about a $300 million US investment in research for fighting antibiotic resistant pathogens? I think it was $300 million…