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Pseudomonas putida; watch and wait?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Dec 19, 2023 | Replies (9)
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@pacathy as an aside, do you have reflux/GERD? Reflux issues can exacerbate sinusitis. Given that the kind of pseudomonas that you have is mostly waterborne, possibly you aspirated it? I’ve learned recently that aspirations are more common than we would think. In healthy people, a cough or clearing of the throat clears it. In our population, where we have a difficult time clearing, it can turn into a yucky infection.

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pacathy | @pacathy | Dec 17, 2023

I think it very possible I aspirated, but it seems more likely that I aspirated some of the sinus drainage. After MAC was ruled out, my sinus issues became the working theory for my lung problems.
I did have reflux in the spring when I was doing the postural drainage recommended by Mayo and Tobrax drops in head hanging position for an opaque frontal sinus (last ditch effort to avoid surgery-it worked). I took reflux meds until sinus cleared and I stopped the postural drainage as well.

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