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Not needing antibiotics for Bronchiectasis
I been having a rough time of it last few months been coughing for weeks not much brought up after all my neb meds saline and vest airway and the extra expap. Vent at night had to stop it for a while due to coughing. Now my Co2 went from 54 to 58 even doing the life2000 at rehab. .Did doxycline few weeks ago but not any better so Thursday seen my pulmo she has me on leviquin now. I have done zpak 3 times a week for a long time but think its wore off. She not fond of giving out prednisone unless really needing it which I thought I did. . Did chest x-ray here radiologist I feel never did his job nothing was on it. So Thursday I done a ct scan and showed my nodule got bigger to 7 mm so now we are some what concerned. 3 months another ct scan to see if it changed. My allergist, pulmo, Gi dr are all in ND which is 100 miles one way.
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It is best to avoid antibiotics as much as possible. Sputum cultures will reveal whether or not you have bacteria which would be destroyed by a specific antibiotic. Some flare ups are just environmental, such as weather changes, humidity, rain etc. Viral infections due to get treated w antibiotics.
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Well that’s good to know. Thanks.
You are most welcome!
I been having a rough time of it last few months been coughing for weeks not much brought up after all my neb meds saline and vest airway and the extra expap. Vent at night had to stop it for a while due to coughing. Now my Co2 went from 54 to 58 even doing the life2000 at rehab. .Did doxycline few weeks ago but not any better so Thursday seen my pulmo she has me on leviquin now. I have done zpak 3 times a week for a long time but think its wore off. She not fond of giving out prednisone unless really needing it which I thought I did. . Did chest x-ray here radiologist I feel never did his job nothing was on it. So Thursday I done a ct scan and showed my nodule got bigger to 7 mm so now we are some what concerned. 3 months another ct scan to see if it changed. My allergist, pulmo, Gi dr are all in ND which is 100 miles one way.
I am so sorry that you are dealing with these challenges. Is it possible to do a Tele health visit w tge docs who are 100 miles away
John,
Yes, you are corrupt, lol.
Autocorrect frequently creates issues.
Viral infections are not treated with antibiotics
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John,
It only gets worse- auto correct did it again. I am so sorry. You assumed or know I meant correct?
I will double check everything from this point on. I had a recent death in the family and must have been preoccupied. Please accept my apologies. Katie
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John,
Lol. Yes, it was one of the worst auto- correct ever. I would be in trouble if I was a politician, lol.
Thank you for your kind words; Tis been a very challenging week.
Take good care of yourself.
K
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