Acapella anyone?

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I am seeing my pulmonary doctor on Wednesday and he is suggesting that

I use a therapeutic device called " acapella " which lets you administer

pressure and vibration to clear congested lungs and airways. Thus far

he is treating me with Prilosic GERD meds and albuterol

inhaler/spacer; hasn't mentioned a nebulizer yet. Wondering if any of

you have experience with this device? I have just donated my sputum

3x to the lab for a further determination of what caused this dilema

in the first place [i have only had this condition since the beginning

of the year]. Could be a form of MAC, he has mentioned this to me.

Had an echocardiagram which came back normal. Had this done because

of my high blood pressure [had anthroplasty - one stent] and

diabetes. Definitely have a heart murmur too with a faulty valve. So

he is left with the CT scan showing bronchiectasis in both lower

lungs. I am just a basket case, eh?

Janet