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Through sputum culture results. I was severely malnourished due to pharyngeal dysphagia and lung treatment was put on hold at the time. I was recently evacuated by a pulmonologist at Cleveland Clinic who reviewed all my records from my pulmonologist at Mayo. He wanted to do a bronchoscopy for additional cultures. I told him of my concern regarding equipment that even though sterilized could still harbor bacteria. His response was that they only use”one time use “ scopes that are then discarded. I’m seeing my pulmonologist at Mayo this week and will discuss his suggestions with her. I am still very significantly under weight and am not sure of my plan of care as of yet. In the meantime I do my ACTs, AerobiKa and my vest .

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Hi Melinda I am wondering about the vest. I understand you are low weight so how do you tolerate the best? My pulmonologist mentioned a vest but then she thought it could break my ribs. What vest do you use and how you tolerate it?