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Four years with Bronchiectasis, no major systems.
My lungs are getting worse per CTs. Pulmonologist gave me vest, to use twice a day. I am 77 years old, no major symptoms, ache...
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Last active: Nov 2, 2023
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Anyone taken the Big 3 on every other day dosing schedule?
My ID Dr is thinking about skipping a day between antibotics since they stay in the system 24 hrs or more to make treatment a...
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Last active: Jun 16, 2024
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Ideas for getting mucus Out
Had my CT scan yesterday there has been an increase in mucus compared to 6months ago. I also been diagnosed with pseudomonosis. (Which I inhaled...
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Last active: Jun 8 9:38pm
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Trying to cope with bronchiectasis
I am a 73 year old female who has been diagnosed with bronchiectasis in the last year. I have seen 3 pulmonogists including one at...
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Last active: Oct 3, 2023
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The “wages” of success.
I often have a particularly productive evening neb/vest session. A few minutes in, I begin morphing into a coughing, spitting, sneezing, mucous machine which, from...
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Last active: Apr 6, 2021
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Change in mucus production
A couple years ago, I was diagnosed with Mac after several sputum cultures. I’ve been hesitant to go on the big three since then, however,...
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Last active: Jul 14, 2024
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Does anyone know a good pulmonologist in Connecticut
I spent 2 hours trying to find a pulmonologist that knows about bronchiectasis and Mac, I have no clue. My current pulmonologist canceled my 6...
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Last active: Aug 4, 2023
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Bronchiectasis , MAC nebulizing and airway clearance equipment
Please advise- how do you organize the airway clearance space. I have boxes with levalbuterol, sodium chloride ( 3 and 7. %), nebulizer, vest compressor...
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Last active: Nov 13, 2024
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Newly diagnosed with MAI, to start antibiotics or not
Started my journey in 2019, first bronchoscopy found Streptococcus salivarius, 10 days of antibiotics and cough was gone. After a ct scan, two years later,...
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Last active: Jun 22, 2024
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Mac with Bronchiectasis and collapsed middle lobe
I was recently confirmed to have Mac lung disease and bronchiectasis in the middle lobe of my right lung which is also collapsed. I have...
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Last active: Dec 15, 2022