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Barn Cleaning and horses after being diagnosed with MAC/Bronchiectasis
Can I continue cutting grass on my 14 acres and cleaning horse stalls, etc? Does anyone on this site have a farm? Should I sell my farm and horses? Is it possible to live with MAC/Bronchiectasis and continue my farm life and have horses?
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I didn’t. But I have changed the way I do things. For instance, I no longer stack hay. I have someone do that for me. I clean stalls and waterers with a mask. It’s a pain, but I do it. When I mow, I wear a mask. If I drag a pasture, I wear a mask.
I have a lot of fatigue, so I pace myself a bit more than I used to. I’m more organized, actually, because I have become more mindful and efficient.
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1 ReactionI used to have horses. And did all that. Stacked hay, cleaned stalls and dragged the field. I assume that’s where I was exposed.
Haven’t had any of that for 15 years but still have the MAC.
I live on just an acre, have dogs and a garden. I have transferred most planting activities to my husband and would never give up my dogs. I have MAC and my CT scans show my lungs are stable. I think you can manage it all, just make changes to accommodate the disease.