Thanks Sue,
A few months after having a lobectomy of the LUL in 2018 a waxing and waning. airway infection starts showing up on my CT scans every 6 months. Earlier this year I started twice daily nebulizing albuterol and 7% saline, after 5 months I became so depressed I stopped, I felt much better within a week. I changed pulmonologists and got referred to an ID association Dr. In between all of this it was discover during the surgery the nerve to my left vocal cord was cut leaving it paralyzed and not closing the gap between the right side. They injected it with a filler, which is starting to deflate, I have a surgery for a permanent solution scheduled. I know in order to produce sputum to culture I need to start nebulizing again. I'm 85 yrs old, this is not the way I planned on spending my twilight years. Based on my experiences, when I think I know how some one feels, I do, as you most certainly do.
Don