Pinetreelady (Dunedin, FL) on 06/02/2023
I have recently been diagnosed with bronchiectasis and have been nebulizing Colloidal Silver. My question is how long should I be doing this for? I know CS will destroy the biofilm surrounding pseudomonas aeruginosa but Will it get rid of bronchiectasis or will I have this for life? I have not had surgery or been on a ventilator so don't know how I got this. I did have Valley Fever 10 years ago and have calcified lesions on my lungs from that, but don't know if it caused the bronchiectasis. Any advice would be appreciated.
Edith (Fair Lawn, NJ, USA) on 04/01/2023
Please allow me to print your article so I can show it to my pulmonologist.
EmmausRoad (FL) on 01/18/2022
I had several surgeries between 2007 and 2009 for Breast Cancer. I developed Bronchiectasis within a few months after my last surgery, although it took nearly five years to get an accurate diagnosis.
Bronchiectasis differs from other COPD diseases in that it is characterized by excessive phlegm production, occasional bleeding of the bronchial tubes, constant flu like symptoms associated with the infection, periodic low grade fever, and coughing (particularly when laying down at night) and wheezing. Many people with Bronchiectasis are mis-diagnosed as asthma, COPD, etc.
Apparently, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is already somewhat antibiotic resistant when it infects the lungs. The general progression is one of mild infections in the beginning, then increasingly worse and worse over time. In the last four months, I have been on antibiotics of varying kinds and strengths five times. I have now become resistant to ALL of them. When the infection "blows up" it happens very fast and I have been hospitalized twice in two years with Pneumonia.
I had tried some natural remedies in the early stages of this disease but saw no improvement, so succumbed to the idea that the medical establishment was my only hope. Now that is gone as well. I am ready to try ANYTHING. I am particularly interested in CS, DMSO, HP inhaled or diffused. I am starting an ACV and MSM intake protocol.
I also do a clearing technique I learned at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. I lay on the bed with my legs bent, feet tucked up close to my hips and then raise my hips as high as I can. Trying to avoid coughing, I labor breathe out, pushing the phlegm down my esophagus to my throat and then simultaneously coughing and sitting up and spitting into a cup. I do this several times until there is nothing left to cough up. I do this once a day, usually in the evening before dinner (ie; on an empty stomach! ).
I also use a percussion machine, a vest filled with air that percusses, loosening the phlegm and I use Symbicort 160/4.5 inhaler after breakfast, once a day.
I would appreciate ANY suggestions people have on how to improve my condition. Thank you all so much in advance!