Colonizing Pseudomonas

When you colonize pseudomonas, does your phlegm ever get clear or does it always stay yellowish to green?

I've colonized it for a few years now. I've been on IV meds now for 3 weeks and my color sort of hit a plateau. It was green and started getting lighter right when I started meds, but now it's kind of just staying green. I'm done with my meds on Wednesday and I go back to the doc tomorrow. I'm feeling much better (today I even went out and mowed the lawn!) and I have a feeling my PFT's are back up to where they usually are. But I don't know what to think about the color of my phlegm....???
 
When you colonize pseudomonas, does your phlegm ever get clear or does it always stay yellowish to green?

I've colonized it for a few years now. I've been on IV meds now for 3 weeks and my color sort of hit a plateau. It was green and started getting lighter right when I started meds, but now it's kind of just staying green. I'm done with my meds on Wednesday and I go back to the doc tomorrow. I'm feeling much better (today I even went out and mowed the lawn!) and I have a feeling my PFT's are back up to where they usually are. But I don't know what to think about the color of my phlegm....???
 
When you colonize pseudomonas, does your phlegm ever get clear or does it always stay yellowish to green?

I've colonized it for a few years now. I've been on IV meds now for 3 weeks and my color sort of hit a plateau. It was green and started getting lighter right when I started meds, but now it's kind of just staying green. I'm done with my meds on Wednesday and I go back to the doc tomorrow. I'm feeling much better (today I even went out and mowed the lawn!) and I have a feeling my PFT's are back up to where they usually are. But I don't know what to think about the color of my phlegm....???
 
When you colonize pseudomonas, does your phlegm ever get clear or does it always stay yellowish to green?

I've colonized it for a few years now. I've been on IV meds now for 3 weeks and my color sort of hit a plateau. It was green and started getting lighter right when I started meds, but now it's kind of just staying green. I'm done with my meds on Wednesday and I go back to the doc tomorrow. I'm feeling much better (today I even went out and mowed the lawn!) and I have a feeling my PFT's are back up to where they usually are. But I don't know what to think about the color of my phlegm....???
 
When you colonize pseudomonas, does your phlegm ever get clear or does it always stay yellowish to green?

I've colonized it for a few years now. I've been on IV meds now for 3 weeks and my color sort of hit a plateau. It was green and started getting lighter right when I started meds, but now it's kind of just staying green. I'm done with my meds on Wednesday and I go back to the doc tomorrow. I'm feeling much better (today I even went out and mowed the lawn!) and I have a feeling my PFT's are back up to where they usually are. But I don't know what to think about the color of my phlegm....???
 
I can speak from my husband's perspective - he has been colonized with Pseudomonas for many years (prior to us being married 8 years ago) and his phlegm has always had a greenish tint for as long as he can remember. He says he doesn't remember a time when it wasn't green.

So, I guess it could be a permanent change - but congrats on starting to feel better & good luck at your appt!

Liz
 
I can speak from my husband's perspective - he has been colonized with Pseudomonas for many years (prior to us being married 8 years ago) and his phlegm has always had a greenish tint for as long as he can remember. He says he doesn't remember a time when it wasn't green.

So, I guess it could be a permanent change - but congrats on starting to feel better & good luck at your appt!

Liz
 
I can speak from my husband's perspective - he has been colonized with Pseudomonas for many years (prior to us being married 8 years ago) and his phlegm has always had a greenish tint for as long as he can remember. He says he doesn't remember a time when it wasn't green.

So, I guess it could be a permanent change - but congrats on starting to feel better & good luck at your appt!

Liz
 
I can speak from my husband's perspective - he has been colonized with Pseudomonas for many years (prior to us being married 8 years ago) and his phlegm has always had a greenish tint for as long as he can remember. He says he doesn't remember a time when it wasn't green.

So, I guess it could be a permanent change - but congrats on starting to feel better & good luck at your appt!

Liz
 
I can speak from my husband's perspective - he has been colonized with Pseudomonas for many years (prior to us being married 8 years ago) and his phlegm has always had a greenish tint for as long as he can remember. He says he doesn't remember a time when it wasn't green.

So, I guess it could be a permanent change - but congrats on starting to feel better & good luck at your appt!

Liz
 

kswitch

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i culture pa on the regular as well. my phlegm goes back and forth from a greenish color to a yellowish color. i don't ever remember my phlegm being purely clear or white, but it is somteitmes a combination of white/clear and green/yellow.

while on the subject of color, the type of light can influence the color of phlegm. i have been freaked when i saw my jun come out a bright shad of green; a shade that screamed exacerbation. i got home and tried to produce more of this radioactive ooze for a culture, but i couldn't. all i got was a subtle shade of yellow.

from my photography work, i knew that different kinds of light refelcted different shades of the spectrum. flourescent lightning has a very green tint to it that can bring out the most subtle green tones. sure enough, that's what it was.

so when evaluating the color of phlegm, be sure to find the whitest light possible. sunlight is the best. normal bulbs have a tungsten (yellow/brown) tint, flourescents green. that's all i know for sure.
 

kswitch

New member
i culture pa on the regular as well. my phlegm goes back and forth from a greenish color to a yellowish color. i don't ever remember my phlegm being purely clear or white, but it is somteitmes a combination of white/clear and green/yellow.

while on the subject of color, the type of light can influence the color of phlegm. i have been freaked when i saw my jun come out a bright shad of green; a shade that screamed exacerbation. i got home and tried to produce more of this radioactive ooze for a culture, but i couldn't. all i got was a subtle shade of yellow.

from my photography work, i knew that different kinds of light refelcted different shades of the spectrum. flourescent lightning has a very green tint to it that can bring out the most subtle green tones. sure enough, that's what it was.

so when evaluating the color of phlegm, be sure to find the whitest light possible. sunlight is the best. normal bulbs have a tungsten (yellow/brown) tint, flourescents green. that's all i know for sure.
 

kswitch

New member
i culture pa on the regular as well. my phlegm goes back and forth from a greenish color to a yellowish color. i don't ever remember my phlegm being purely clear or white, but it is somteitmes a combination of white/clear and green/yellow.

while on the subject of color, the type of light can influence the color of phlegm. i have been freaked when i saw my jun come out a bright shad of green; a shade that screamed exacerbation. i got home and tried to produce more of this radioactive ooze for a culture, but i couldn't. all i got was a subtle shade of yellow.

from my photography work, i knew that different kinds of light refelcted different shades of the spectrum. flourescent lightning has a very green tint to it that can bring out the most subtle green tones. sure enough, that's what it was.

so when evaluating the color of phlegm, be sure to find the whitest light possible. sunlight is the best. normal bulbs have a tungsten (yellow/brown) tint, flourescents green. that's all i know for sure.
 

kswitch

New member
i culture pa on the regular as well. my phlegm goes back and forth from a greenish color to a yellowish color. i don't ever remember my phlegm being purely clear or white, but it is somteitmes a combination of white/clear and green/yellow.

while on the subject of color, the type of light can influence the color of phlegm. i have been freaked when i saw my jun come out a bright shad of green; a shade that screamed exacerbation. i got home and tried to produce more of this radioactive ooze for a culture, but i couldn't. all i got was a subtle shade of yellow.

from my photography work, i knew that different kinds of light refelcted different shades of the spectrum. flourescent lightning has a very green tint to it that can bring out the most subtle green tones. sure enough, that's what it was.

so when evaluating the color of phlegm, be sure to find the whitest light possible. sunlight is the best. normal bulbs have a tungsten (yellow/brown) tint, flourescents green. that's all i know for sure.
 

kswitch

New member
i culture pa on the regular as well. my phlegm goes back and forth from a greenish color to a yellowish color. i don't ever remember my phlegm being purely clear or white, but it is somteitmes a combination of white/clear and green/yellow.

while on the subject of color, the type of light can influence the color of phlegm. i have been freaked when i saw my jun come out a bright shad of green; a shade that screamed exacerbation. i got home and tried to produce more of this radioactive ooze for a culture, but i couldn't. all i got was a subtle shade of yellow.

from my photography work, i knew that different kinds of light refelcted different shades of the spectrum. flourescent lightning has a very green tint to it that can bring out the most subtle green tones. sure enough, that's what it was.

so when evaluating the color of phlegm, be sure to find the whitest light possible. sunlight is the best. normal bulbs have a tungsten (yellow/brown) tint, flourescents green. that's all i know for sure.
 
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