Antibiotics finished

[Dazzler57]

Since I finished my last course of antibiotics I was hoping I would be on the road to full recovery

However, this morning, lying on my back in bed I have started to feel that weird breathing feeling again

It’s very hard to describe but when you breathe in and out again you get this kind of crackly wobbly feeling in your lungs - it’s almost like a stomach grumble but in your lungs and can go on after the in and out breath

I’m just wondering if this is par for the course or whether I’m back to the docs again 🤷‍♂️

He wanted to leave a few weeks as I have had a couple of X-rays a CT scan, blood tests etc but if it’s getting worse I want to nip it in the bud

Thanks in advance

You guys were great at replying last time and I put a lot of credibility on answers from people who have had this nasty illness before

Darren

[Hidden]

hi Dazzler57. It sounds like mucus retained in your lungs. This means that either you have not been effective in emptying your lungs and/or the antibiotics have not finished the job because they are the wrong ones or an insufficient dose. With bronch a lot of it is in your own hands. Do some exercise around the house then have a really good session of breathing exercises and getting the stuff out of your lungs. If there is still lots of mucus there which is impossible to get red of go back to the doc for a change of abs. Most importantly I hope that you have a bronch specialist consultant. GPs and general respiratory consultants know next to nothing about bronch. This has recently been confirmed to me as I have had 12 weeks in hospital with 4 pneumothorax. The ward was serviced by 5 respiratory consultants, all of whom needed to liaise with my specialist to know how to handle my bronch.

[Dazzler57 in reply to Hidden]

That makes sense as the cough has never really produced anything despite numerous antibiotics (3 different types)

Thank you for the advice

[Germantara]

I would advise go back to docters it could be mucus just lying on lungs but go to doctors

[Dazzler57 in reply to Germantara]

Thank you

[rosco59]

Hopefully you have been having two week courses of antibiotics and your sputum has been tested to ensure they are effective against this particular infection?

[Dazzler57 in reply to rosco59]

Hi

Thank for your reply

I had a blood test last week to test for ongoing infection which came back clear

I had 4 courses of 3 different types of antibiotics but only ever a maximum of a one week course - but they didn’t seem to make much difference 🤔

[rosco59 in reply to Dazzler57]

I had multiple back to back chest infections last year and, like you, was sent for ct scans etc. My Consultant (not a bronch specialist sadly but very clued in) and my GP both agree that I need at least two weeks of antibiotics each time I get an infection. I think this is regular practice for Bronchiectasis sufferers. Carbocisteine has also helped me by thinning the mucus so I can clear it more easily.

I wish you well.

[Hidden in reply to Dazzler57]

You have not had the correct doses for bronchiectasis. Look at the national guidelines. Bronch requires a minimum of 2 weeks. Although you say that there is no mucus in there I beg to differ. You can feel it and you can hear it and whatever antibiotics you take you need to work very hard to get it out, not just let it lie there having a breeding party. When you finally get the right ab in the right dose for the correct duration this should help to reduce it in amount and consistency to help you get it out.

[lvn0619]

Im addiction, keep in mind that everyone has some micro aspiration while sleeping. It’s important that we sleep with the head of the bed up at least 30 degrees. It’s best to lie on your left side as aspiration is more apt to happen lying on our right side due to our anatomy. With a bronchiectasis flair up, we need to do our ACTs , neb bing with albuterol and 7% saline more often than twice a day. Much of this info comes from National Jewish Health hospital website located in Colorado, USA. Hope you feel better soon.