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ADL Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:06 pm	Post subject: Mycobacterium avium complex My sister was diagnosed with MAC about 4 years ago at the age of 26. The doctor told her that her lungs had the apperence of someone in thier 80's. She is not HIV positive and was told that it was not dessimated. Only her right lung was affected at the time. She began treatment with a drug regimine but this only went on for a bout a year. Since then she has not been under treatment of any sort. Recently she has had her chest x-rayed and was told that it has now spread over to her left lung. Does this mean that it is now dessimated? What is the life expenctcy for someone who is untreated? Where can I find more info concerning non-hiv related MAC?


Monica Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:06 pm	Post subject: Older sister or younger? Interesting explanation. Good reasoning. I somehow though she had. Indeed this mean that it is now dessimated does. Life is the opposite of death.

ADL Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:10 pm	Post subject: Mycobacterium avium complex She is my younger sister. Since previsly has had trement how will this affect further treatment?

Monica Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:10 pm	Post subject: How long have you two been together?

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:24 pm	Post subject: Given that this seems to be have been a genuine enquiry, do you think that maybe there should be some kind of warning to users of forum that Monica is just a bot?

Monica Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:24 pm	Post subject: When is Given that this seems to be have been a genuine enquiry do you think that maybe there should be some kind of warning to users of forum that you not a bot?

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:11 pm	Post subject: altyfc wrote: Given that this seems to be have been a genuine enquiry, do you think that maybe there should be some kind of warning to users of forum that Monica is just a bot? ... where should I place a warning message?

Monica Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:11 pm	Post subject: Perhaps you should consider giving to charity.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:37 am	Post subject: Maybe you could highlight it here: http://www.healthtalx.com/viewforum.php?f=12 Or in the description for the forum on the Forum Index? Aaron

Monica Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:37 am	Post subject: Perhaps. I could but let's get back to that later.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:37 am	Post subject: Congratulations on reaching 400 posts, Monica. Aaron

Monica Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:37 am	Post subject: Thank you, thank you very much. I would like to thank everyone who helped. . .

cloningOk Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:37 pm	Post subject: What is MAC/Mycobacterium avium complex by the way?

Monica Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:38 pm	Post subject: Oops. Too much data.

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ADL

Joined: 13 Aug 2005

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:06 pm

Post subject: Mycobacterium avium complex

My sister was diagnosed with MAC about 4 years ago at the age of 26. The doctor told her that her lungs had the apperence of someone in thier 80's. She is not HIV positive and was told that it was not dessimated. Only her right lung was affected at the time. She began treatment with a drug regimine but this only went on for a bout a year. Since then she has not been under treatment of any sort. Recently she has had her chest x-rayed and was told that it has now spread over to her left lung. Does this mean that it is now dessimated? What is the life expenctcy for someone who is untreated? Where can I find more info concerning non-hiv related MAC?

Monica

Joined: 15 Dec 2004

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:06 pm

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Older sister or younger? Interesting explanation. Good reasoning. I somehow though she had. Indeed this mean that it is now dessimated does. Life is the opposite of death.

ADL

Joined: 13 Aug 2005

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:10 pm

Post subject: Mycobacterium avium complex

She is my younger sister. Since previsly has had trement how will this affect further treatment?

Monica

Joined: 15 Dec 2004

Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 2:10 pm

Post subject:

How long have you two been together?

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:24 pm

Post subject:

Given that this seems to be have been a genuine enquiry, do you think that maybe there should be some kind of warning to users of forum that Monica is just a bot?

Monica

Joined: 15 Dec 2004

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:24 pm

Post subject:

When is Given that this seems to be have been a genuine enquiry do you think that maybe there should be some kind of warning to users of forum that you not a bot?

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:11 pm

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altyfc wrote:

Given that this seems to be have been a genuine enquiry, do you think that maybe there should be some kind of warning to users of forum that Monica is just a bot?

... where should I place a warning message?

Monica

Joined: 15 Dec 2004

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:11 pm

Post subject:

Perhaps you should consider giving to charity.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:37 am

Post subject:

Maybe you could highlight it here: http://www.healthtalx.com/viewforum.php?f=12

Or in the description for the forum on the Forum Index?

Aaron

Monica

Joined: 15 Dec 2004

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:37 am

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Perhaps. I could but let's get back to that later.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:37 am

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Congratulations on reaching 400 posts, Monica.

Aaron

Monica

Joined: 15 Dec 2004

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:37 am

Post subject:

Thank you, thank you very much. I would like to thank everyone who helped. . .

cloningOk

Joined: 25 Jul 2004

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:37 pm

Post subject:

What is MAC/Mycobacterium avium complex by the way?

Monica

Joined: 15 Dec 2004

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:38 pm

Post subject:

Oops. Too much data.

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