Hi, I just joined here. I have been sick for about 6 weeks now, started with a cough,stuffed up, sinus pain etc... About a week later (5 weeks ago) I started having this really bad cough and after 16 days of that I went to the dr. and he checked my lungs and said that my lungs were wheezing and I had a touch of asthma as well as bronchitis. He prescribed me Biaxin xl (500mg) two times a day for 14 days. After 10 days on them I still had the cough, stopped taking them for two then started back to finish them up.
I have shortness of breath but thought that was because of the asthma, I didn't bother picking up the puffer. I still have this cough and it is worse at night when lying down. Below my eyes are puffy, maybe from lack of sleep not sure. My phlegm has tons of "bubbles" in it and is very foamy.
Anyhow, I just don't feel good but I started to basically panick today. This morning I coughed and went to spit in the bathroom sink and it was a bright red,not a bit but all of the phlegm, I thought I was seeing things and coughed again and it had pink red threads like threw it and when I coughed again it had brownish red spots in it.
I am in shock I think, I havn't told my husband who was a medic for 20 years about the blood today. I did say to him tonight that I hope this cough, shortness of breath etc isn't lung cancer and he said "no it isn't". I asked him how he could be so sure and he said it was because he refused to believe it. He has voiced his concerns however about my cough etc since I have gotten sick.
I have another dr.s appointment on the 18th of June.
I don't understand why the antibiotics didn't work, I am exhausted to say the least.
Has anyone here coughed up blood? was it everytime or only periodically?
Anyhow, it might not be anything serious but since this morning I have been going over so many things in my mind and odd as it might seem, I can't seem to voice my concerns / fears to anyone but I found you all here even though I might be overreacting.
Thanks for listening, it helps just to even write this down
P.S, I am a smoker and 43 years of age.