Hi! I hope I’m not too late in responding. I recently returned from a trip to Italy. I was so apprehensive about traveling abroad with bronchiectasis. I traveled all over before my diagnosis, and I knew it was time to let go of my fears!
Like others I took the Nathome Drizzle Travel instapot, and it worked beautifully. I read that Italy didn’t have microwaves so I didn’t take my microwave bags. However I found out upon arrival that my tour company would’ve provided me with a microwave. (I highly recommend Taulk tours!) I brought a foldable bowl and a small bottle of clear Dawn and a toothbrush to wash my equipment before boiling. The Pari Trek S nebulizer has always been reliable when traveling in the US and it didn’t disappoint me in Italy. I took several sets of cups and Aerobicas, but I only used two because I sanitized my equipment nightly. I brought paper towels to put my equipment on to let it air dry. In case it didn’t dry, I brought some dish towels to wrap my equipment. I didn’t end up needing these. I brought several plastic bags and labeled them “clean” and “dirty” in case I couldn’t clean equipment each night. A small spritz bottle of alcohol and alcohol wipes were also included.
As you can see, I brought more than I needed. Often after doing something once, I get over my fears. It really wasn’t hard to do at all. And there were some travel companions who ended up getting very bad chest colds and coughs. And on the way home, my seat faced someone who was extremely sick and must’ve coughed every minute 😢 Thankfully I could lay down (on my left side!!) to try to avoid him.
I feel confident that air clearance kept me healthy. And drink lots of liquids…..including the delish wine lol