A different doctor would be ideal but there is also the difficulty with the lab. The lab here (as with many labs) does not do a bacterial load count or other detailed reports that are talked about at the main centers like Tyler Texas or Denver. I don't know if it is possible to send sputum to one of these centers and have it still be a viable specimen? And if so, if my doctor would do such a thing. When my bronch was done all they did with my sputum specimen was culture and AFB smear. I think that is the extent of which most labs can do. Do you know if sputum could be sent and still be viable and if one of those centers accepts specimens from other places for testing?