← Return to Diagnosed with pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in my lungs

Discussion

Diagnosed with pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in my lungs

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jun 27 9:33pm | Replies (85)
Comment receiving replies
@2019mc

Hi!, I hope you are doing ok. This is not a reply, I have two questions for you: (1) How do you send sputum samples away? (2) How do you get sputum samples? Thank you.

Jump to this post

Replies to "Hi!, I hope you are doing ok. This is not a reply, I have two questions..."
maryjo143 | @maryjo143 | Nov 15, 2023

I asked my primary care doc to order one. You pick up a sterile plastic cup with lid from the lab and cough up first sputum of the day into the cup. No coffee, just rinse mouth with water and try to get sample. It took about a week for results.

VIEW AND REPLY