MAC and post nasal drip

Posted by heritage15 @heritage15, Jul 6 5:36pm

On watchful wait since last CT scan showed some improvement and I have no real symptoms. The last few days, some post nasal drip but no cold. Should I worry?

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lilianna | @lilianna | Jul 7 8:01am

Are you allergic to any triggers?

heritage15 | @heritage15 | Jul 7 9:46am

pacathy | @pacathy | Jul 8 6:06am

Is it clear or light yellow, esp in morning.? If it's gross green or dark yellow, and you're having fevers or develop persistent cough, I'd watch more closely and check with PMD.
If it gets more persistent, there are normal saline prefilled nasal spray bottles at pharmacies of grocery stores you can flush with temporarily. Good luck. Hopefully, it's just a temporary irritant your body is getting rid of.

bronchiectasaurus | @bronchiectasaurus | Jul 9 12:15pm

I highly recommend nasal lavage with a NeilMed or Guru Nanda squeeze bottle. I use sterile distilled water and the little saline packets for that purpose. Sometimes I use Xlear, which has xylitol in addition to sodium chloride, which supposedly has antibacterial properties. When I was really sick this spring I did nasal rinses 2 or 3 times a day along with twice-daily saline nebulizing with an Aerobika. Over many weeks my sinus symptoms went away and no I only rinse as-needed.