I do not have a sputum culture done. I usually only cough with some production after eating causing me to diagnose myself with GERD 🙂 I don't do daily airway clearance mainly because I knew nothing about that until reading these posts. My doctor sees me for about 5 min to tell me either something's less in size or he sees something new. His last question was: Were you ever exposed to asbestos? Growing up and teaching in the Florida school system definitely exposed me to asbestos. My thoughts after that visit was the need to check on finding another doctor.

The information from this site has been truly helpful and appreciated.