Mucus Plug - Pulmozyme

BlueTurtle · Mar 28, 2008

Our child was x-rayed last week and they noticed a dense spot on the lung...the spot was less dense 7 months ago....they are pretty sure it is a mucus plug. Although, there are no coughing, test results, symptoms of any infection or pneumonia. They want us to take antibiotics and pulmozyme. Seems very aggressive treatment for this. But they are the doctors.

Can mucus plugs stay on the lung for 6 months to a year? And they want us on the pulmozyme for ever, is this a good thing? Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.

BlueTurtle · Mar 28, 2008

Our child was x-rayed last week and they noticed a dense spot on the lung...the spot was less dense 7 months ago....they are pretty sure it is a mucus plug. Although, there are no coughing, test results, symptoms of any infection or pneumonia. They want us to take antibiotics and pulmozyme. Seems very aggressive treatment for this. But they are the doctors.

Can mucus plugs stay on the lung for 6 months to a year? And they want us on the pulmozyme for ever, is this a good thing? Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.

BlueTurtle · Mar 28, 2008

Our child was x-rayed last week and they noticed a dense spot on the lung...the spot was less dense 7 months ago....they are pretty sure it is a mucus plug. Although, there are no coughing, test results, symptoms of any infection or pneumonia. They want us to take antibiotics and pulmozyme. Seems very aggressive treatment for this. But they are the doctors.

Can mucus plugs stay on the lung for 6 months to a year? And they want us on the pulmozyme for ever, is this a good thing? Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.

BlueTurtle · Mar 28, 2008

Our child was x-rayed last week and they noticed a dense spot on the lung...the spot was less dense 7 months ago....they are pretty sure it is a mucus plug. Although, there are no coughing, test results, symptoms of any infection or pneumonia. They want us to take antibiotics and pulmozyme. Seems very aggressive treatment for this. But they are the doctors.

Can mucus plugs stay on the lung for 6 months to a year? And they want us on the pulmozyme for ever, is this a good thing? Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.

BlueTurtle · Mar 28, 2008

Our child was x-rayed last week and they noticed a dense spot on the lung...the spot was less dense 7 months ago....they are pretty sure it is a mucus plug. Although, there are no coughing, test results, symptoms of any infection or pneumonia. They want us to take antibiotics and pulmozyme. Seems very aggressive treatment for this. But they are the doctors.

Can mucus plugs stay on the lung for 6 months to a year? And they want us on the pulmozyme for ever, is this a good thing? Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.

ktsmom · Mar 28, 2008

There is an old thread in the Families section that recently received new comments - I think you'll find some interesting perspective from it

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=24664&enterthread=y
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...d=24664&enterthread=y
</a>
Our daughter is on Pulmozyme daily since diagnosis (among other things), for what that's worth. She cultured PA at diagnosis (age 3) and other than that has no known lung issues. I think our doc is definitely on the agressive side. Hope your child is doing well!

ktsmom · Mar 28, 2008

There is an old thread in the Families section that recently received new comments - I think you'll find some interesting perspective from it

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=24664&enterthread=y
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...d=24664&enterthread=y
</a>
Our daughter is on Pulmozyme daily since diagnosis (among other things), for what that's worth. She cultured PA at diagnosis (age 3) and other than that has no known lung issues. I think our doc is definitely on the agressive side. Hope your child is doing well!

ktsmom · Mar 28, 2008

There is an old thread in the Families section that recently received new comments - I think you'll find some interesting perspective from it

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=24664&enterthread=y
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...d=24664&enterthread=y
</a>
Our daughter is on Pulmozyme daily since diagnosis (among other things), for what that's worth. She cultured PA at diagnosis (age 3) and other than that has no known lung issues. I think our doc is definitely on the agressive side. Hope your child is doing well!

ktsmom · Mar 28, 2008

There is an old thread in the Families section that recently received new comments - I think you'll find some interesting perspective from it

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=24664&enterthread=y
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...d=24664&enterthread=y
</a>
Our daughter is on Pulmozyme daily since diagnosis (among other things), for what that's worth. She cultured PA at diagnosis (age 3) and other than that has no known lung issues. I think our doc is definitely on the agressive side. Hope your child is doing well!

ktsmom · Mar 28, 2008

There is an old thread in the Families section that recently received new comments - I think you'll find some interesting perspective from it
<br />
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=24664&enterthread=y
">http://forums.cysticfibrosis.c...d=24664&enterthread=y
</a><br />
<br />Our daughter is on Pulmozyme daily since diagnosis (among other things), for what that's worth. She cultured PA at diagnosis (age 3) and other than that has no known lung issues. I think our doc is definitely on the agressive side. Hope your child is doing well!

semperfiohana · Mar 28, 2008

i've been on pulmozyme for as long as i can remember and i'll be on it until i either die or they find a cure, which ever comes first. i'm pro-pulmozyme myself. if i don't do it then i get pretty congested really quick and my mucus will be a lot thicker (although i never spit it out, so i'm not exactly sure what it looks like). but i've coughed up mucus plugs before, i haven't in a while, but i've coughed them up before and who knows how long they were in there before i loosened em up enough to get them out. you can't ever be too careful in my opinion. if that makes any sense at all.

semperfiohana · Mar 28, 2008

i've been on pulmozyme for as long as i can remember and i'll be on it until i either die or they find a cure, which ever comes first. i'm pro-pulmozyme myself. if i don't do it then i get pretty congested really quick and my mucus will be a lot thicker (although i never spit it out, so i'm not exactly sure what it looks like). but i've coughed up mucus plugs before, i haven't in a while, but i've coughed them up before and who knows how long they were in there before i loosened em up enough to get them out. you can't ever be too careful in my opinion. if that makes any sense at all.

semperfiohana · Mar 28, 2008

i've been on pulmozyme for as long as i can remember and i'll be on it until i either die or they find a cure, which ever comes first. i'm pro-pulmozyme myself. if i don't do it then i get pretty congested really quick and my mucus will be a lot thicker (although i never spit it out, so i'm not exactly sure what it looks like). but i've coughed up mucus plugs before, i haven't in a while, but i've coughed them up before and who knows how long they were in there before i loosened em up enough to get them out. you can't ever be too careful in my opinion. if that makes any sense at all.

semperfiohana · Mar 28, 2008

i've been on pulmozyme for as long as i can remember and i'll be on it until i either die or they find a cure, which ever comes first. i'm pro-pulmozyme myself. if i don't do it then i get pretty congested really quick and my mucus will be a lot thicker (although i never spit it out, so i'm not exactly sure what it looks like). but i've coughed up mucus plugs before, i haven't in a while, but i've coughed them up before and who knows how long they were in there before i loosened em up enough to get them out. you can't ever be too careful in my opinion. if that makes any sense at all.

semperfiohana · Mar 28, 2008

i've been on pulmozyme for as long as i can remember and i'll be on it until i either die or they find a cure, which ever comes first. i'm pro-pulmozyme myself. if i don't do it then i get pretty congested really quick and my mucus will be a lot thicker (although i never spit it out, so i'm not exactly sure what it looks like). but i've coughed up mucus plugs before, i haven't in a while, but i've coughed them up before and who knows how long they were in there before i loosened em up enough to get them out. you can't ever be too careful in my opinion. if that makes any sense at all.

TinyGreenTurtles · Mar 28, 2008