nebulizer

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Hi, it's great to have found a group with fellow

bronchiectasisers. I have minimal bronchiectasis as my lung doc

puts it. In the lower left lobe and progressed now into the right

side, middle lobe I think. I cough up very little sputum, once or

twice a day, roughly about 2 - 5 teaspoons. I guess that's

minimal. I never cough, I am sensitive to certain fumes, cleansers,

plastics etc.

I need to go on antibiotics every 3 mnths or so. Sputum has been

pink lately so I assume another infection is in the waiting. I cough

up blood about once a year.

I have a flutter device, I rarely use it as it seems to aggrevate the

bleeding.

I get very little support from the respirologist. Every thing I know

re bronchiectasis I found in books and recently years on the web. I

did have a bronchoscopy/lavage and CT done November last year, the

respirologist is keeping an eye on things.

Many of you exchange ideas in regards of nebulizers. I just wonder

if this would benefit me. Even though my symptoms are not as severe

as some of you, I find it embarrassing being in someone's home and I

go to the bathroom to do the noisy percussion and coughing up stuff.

If I don't I end up w. a major infection. I avoid visits, I use

excuses why I cannot go. Just wondering if I use a nebulizer maybe I

can do this at home and no more problems for the rest of the day?

Sorry for rambling. I don't get much help from my doc. He seems to

be more into asthma, he has a lot of printed material re asthma. I

don't have asthma or any major allergies.

Thanks,

Karin