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Smartvest...Is it helpful in eliminating sputum?

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 21 12:46pm | Replies (56)
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@davis5663 I'm not sure if the CT shows any plugs...I just thought perhaps if I had plugs the vest would shake them loose. Guess I am trying to convince myself that the vest is doing something positive for me. Before doing cipro and tobi for just 2 weeks I had a fair amount of mucous for many years. And right before doing the meds, I was swamped with mucous from the Pseudomonas. I'm just dumbfounded that 2 weeks on antibiotics can clear so much. I am waiting for the hammer to fall. I guess time will tell.

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davis5663 | @davis5663 | Jan 5 1:27pm

I asked because I had a couple of mucus plugs on my last CT but I got a lot of mucus out the day after so they're probably gone. I also had pseudomonas last July. I was really sick with tons of mucus. Once I did the oral antibiotic and tobi, my mucus went way down. Now I have mucus once every week or so. The vest was causing my chest to be sore so I bought a small massager. My pulmonologist told my husband to use it on my back every morning followed with the cupping technique for about 5 minutes total. So we're trying that now instead of the vest

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