lambe
25-03-08, 22:20
Hi
I am not sure why I am writing this because I will only get myself into a mess if noone can help me!! Here goes!! In the middle of January I was diasnosed with a chest infection after having blood in my phlegm, antibiotics didn't work so ended up having another course along with steriods had clear phlegm for about a week, then it turned yellow again and is like a browny orange colour in the mornings. I feel like I have been back to the drs countless times and he is not doing anything about this, I feel like I am bringing this stuff up all day long, my dr ended up doing a sputum sample that came back with some strep thingy germ in it but he said it was perfectly normal and if my phlegm is yellow it is more than likely viral and will clear up in time or it could be something called post nasal drip, which sounds disgusting and I don't dare look it up. My husband thinks that I am obsessed with phlegm (it literally is the first thing I think about in the morning) and he says he has watched me and I am constantly clearing my throat, he says he has phlegm regularly and just spits it out and doesn't analyse it like I do (which I definitely do).
I keep feeling like I should go back to the drs and ask for more tests as this is not a normal amount of phlegm, I never suffered from this problem before January and I am sooooooo worried it is something serious (lung cancer).
Has anyone had a virus that has produced phlegm and took a while to clear up, I wish I could get over this obsession as it's not a very nice one!!
Any advice would be appreciated
Alex:weep:
I am not sure why I am writing this because I will only get myself into a mess if noone can help me!! Here goes!! In the middle of January I was diasnosed with a chest infection after having blood in my phlegm, antibiotics didn't work so ended up having another course along with steriods had clear phlegm for about a week, then it turned yellow again and is like a browny orange colour in the mornings. I feel like I have been back to the drs countless times and he is not doing anything about this, I feel like I am bringing this stuff up all day long, my dr ended up doing a sputum sample that came back with some strep thingy germ in it but he said it was perfectly normal and if my phlegm is yellow it is more than likely viral and will clear up in time or it could be something called post nasal drip, which sounds disgusting and I don't dare look it up. My husband thinks that I am obsessed with phlegm (it literally is the first thing I think about in the morning) and he says he has watched me and I am constantly clearing my throat, he says he has phlegm regularly and just spits it out and doesn't analyse it like I do (which I definitely do).
I keep feeling like I should go back to the drs and ask for more tests as this is not a normal amount of phlegm, I never suffered from this problem before January and I am sooooooo worried it is something serious (lung cancer).
Has anyone had a virus that has produced phlegm and took a while to clear up, I wish I could get over this obsession as it's not a very nice one!!
Any advice would be appreciated
Alex:weep: