Coughing up blood

[julie]

Last night when I picked the kids up from Marks, I was driving off and noticed him coughing really badly. As soon as I got the kids down to bed, I called him. He didn't answer, and called me back about 20 minutes later.

He told me he had been coughing up blood, just pure bright red blood. I told him he should try to see the doctor today. When I talked to him earlier today he said he was back to coughing up just mucus with a few small streaks of blood.

Then when I went to pick up the kids tonight, he started couging up blood again and I got to see it this time. It is just a big blob of blood, the consistency of mucus, but bright red blood.

What does this mean? What should/shouldn't he do? Does he need to see a doctor right away? What does this mean?

Thank you,

 

[julie]

Last night when I picked the kids up from Marks, I was driving off and noticed him coughing really badly. As soon as I got the kids down to bed, I called him. He didn't answer, and called me back about 20 minutes later.

He told me he had been coughing up blood, just pure bright red blood. I told him he should try to see the doctor today. When I talked to him earlier today he said he was back to coughing up just mucus with a few small streaks of blood.

Then when I went to pick up the kids tonight, he started couging up blood again and I got to see it this time. It is just a big blob of blood, the consistency of mucus, but bright red blood.

What does this mean? What should/shouldn't he do? Does he need to see a doctor right away? What does this mean?

Thank you,

 

[julie]

Last night when I picked the kids up from Marks, I was driving off and noticed him coughing really badly. As soon as I got the kids down to bed, I called him. He didn't answer, and called me back about 20 minutes later.

He told me he had been coughing up blood, just pure bright red blood. I told him he should try to see the doctor today. When I talked to him earlier today he said he was back to coughing up just mucus with a few small streaks of blood.

Then when I went to pick up the kids tonight, he started couging up blood again and I got to see it this time. It is just a big blob of blood, the consistency of mucus, but bright red blood.

What does this mean? What should/shouldn't he do? Does he need to see a doctor right away? What does this mean?

Thank you,

 

[julie]

Last night when I picked the kids up from Marks, I was driving off and noticed him coughing really badly. As soon as I got the kids down to bed, I called him. He didn't answer, and called me back about 20 minutes later.

He told me he had been coughing up blood, just pure bright red blood. I told him he should try to see the doctor today. When I talked to him earlier today he said he was back to coughing up just mucus with a few small streaks of blood.

Then when I went to pick up the kids tonight, he started couging up blood again and I got to see it this time. It is just a big blob of blood, the consistency of mucus, but bright red blood.

What does this mean? What should/shouldn't he do? Does he need to see a doctor right away? What does this mean?

Thank you,

 

[julie]

Last night when I picked the kids up from Marks, I was driving off and noticed him coughing really badly. As soon as I got the kids down to bed, I called him. He didn't answer, and called me back about 20 minutes later.
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<br />He told me he had been coughing up blood, just pure bright red blood. I told him he should try to see the doctor today. When I talked to him earlier today he said he was back to coughing up just mucus with a few small streaks of blood.
<br />
<br />Then when I went to pick up the kids tonight, he started couging up blood again and I got to see it this time. It is just a big blob of blood, the consistency of mucus, but bright red blood.
<br />
<br />What does this mean? What should/shouldn't he do? Does he need to see a doctor right away? What does this mean?
<br />
<br />Thank you,

 

[debs2girls]

Julie, I have no advice to offer..I just wanted to tell you I will be praying for all of you. Please keep us posted on Mark.

 

[debs2girls]

Julie, I have no advice to offer..I just wanted to tell you I will be praying for all of you. Please keep us posted on Mark.

 

[debs2girls]

Julie, I have no advice to offer..I just wanted to tell you I will be praying for all of you. Please keep us posted on Mark.

 

[debs2girls]

Julie, I have no advice to offer..I just wanted to tell you I will be praying for all of you. Please keep us posted on Mark.

 

[debs2girls]

Julie, I have no advice to offer..I just wanted to tell you I will be praying for all of you. Please keep us posted on Mark.
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[Nightwriter]

Hi Julie,

When I cough up blood I always call the doctor. Then she determines a course of action. There can be many things that can cause this. Ranging just from a simple inflamed capillary that just burst to something much more serious.

My doctor usually starts by asking me if I was exposed to any kind of trigger that could have irritated my lungs. She looks at the back of my throat to see if the capillaries THERE are bright red too as well as what my nasal passages look like. Because if the throat and nasal passages are bright red, chances are that is what is going on in the lungs too. When there is an immediate exposure that I can trace, it usually stays at the inflammation stage and passes because I try to cool down the inflammation.

The biggest question is --how many times did bleeding happen and how much? If it is a small amount we monitor the bleeding for a few days and I have to go into what my doctor calls a protective mode and I have to try to avoid any more irritation. If I start coughing up increasing amounts more often with some other symptoms, I start Tobi.

Okay, so first call the doctor. Bright red means fresh blood -- there is usually a gurgling feeling and sound if it's more than a tiny bit. Dark blood means old blood -- the bleed happened awhile ago and the blood is being coughed out now. The bright red is usually the one that is of greater concern.

What I do when I bleed: Stop all vitamins that are blood thinners -- like fish oil or if I'm not sure of a supplement I stop it too. I stay away from food that that thins the blood too like garlic and ginger. While the bleeding is happening, I have to put an ice cold compress on my chest to try to close the vessels. And drink cold beverages.

I have to stop using the Flutter and just use gentle postural drainage to get the mucus out. I stop hypertonic saline too. I don't move around a lot and rest. Sleep with my pillow propped up and if I can tell what side the bleeds is, I can sleep on my opposite side.

I don't know if any of things are right for Mark, so I would call a doctor right away. If I had to pick the thing I hate most about this disease, coughing up blood is number 1. I never get used to it. It scares me, actually terrifies me every time it happens.

 

[Nightwriter]

Hi Julie,

When I cough up blood I always call the doctor. Then she determines a course of action. There can be many things that can cause this. Ranging just from a simple inflamed capillary that just burst to something much more serious.

My doctor usually starts by asking me if I was exposed to any kind of trigger that could have irritated my lungs. She looks at the back of my throat to see if the capillaries THERE are bright red too as well as what my nasal passages look like. Because if the throat and nasal passages are bright red, chances are that is what is going on in the lungs too. When there is an immediate exposure that I can trace, it usually stays at the inflammation stage and passes because I try to cool down the inflammation.

The biggest question is --how many times did bleeding happen and how much? If it is a small amount we monitor the bleeding for a few days and I have to go into what my doctor calls a protective mode and I have to try to avoid any more irritation. If I start coughing up increasing amounts more often with some other symptoms, I start Tobi.

Okay, so first call the doctor. Bright red means fresh blood -- there is usually a gurgling feeling and sound if it's more than a tiny bit. Dark blood means old blood -- the bleed happened awhile ago and the blood is being coughed out now. The bright red is usually the one that is of greater concern.

What I do when I bleed: Stop all vitamins that are blood thinners -- like fish oil or if I'm not sure of a supplement I stop it too. I stay away from food that that thins the blood too like garlic and ginger. While the bleeding is happening, I have to put an ice cold compress on my chest to try to close the vessels. And drink cold beverages.

I have to stop using the Flutter and just use gentle postural drainage to get the mucus out. I stop hypertonic saline too. I don't move around a lot and rest. Sleep with my pillow propped up and if I can tell what side the bleeds is, I can sleep on my opposite side.

I don't know if any of things are right for Mark, so I would call a doctor right away. If I had to pick the thing I hate most about this disease, coughing up blood is number 1. I never get used to it. It scares me, actually terrifies me every time it happens.

 

[Nightwriter]

Hi Julie,

When I cough up blood I always call the doctor. Then she determines a course of action. There can be many things that can cause this. Ranging just from a simple inflamed capillary that just burst to something much more serious.

My doctor usually starts by asking me if I was exposed to any kind of trigger that could have irritated my lungs. She looks at the back of my throat to see if the capillaries THERE are bright red too as well as what my nasal passages look like. Because if the throat and nasal passages are bright red, chances are that is what is going on in the lungs too. When there is an immediate exposure that I can trace, it usually stays at the inflammation stage and passes because I try to cool down the inflammation.

The biggest question is --how many times did bleeding happen and how much? If it is a small amount we monitor the bleeding for a few days and I have to go into what my doctor calls a protective mode and I have to try to avoid any more irritation. If I start coughing up increasing amounts more often with some other symptoms, I start Tobi.

Okay, so first call the doctor. Bright red means fresh blood -- there is usually a gurgling feeling and sound if it's more than a tiny bit. Dark blood means old blood -- the bleed happened awhile ago and the blood is being coughed out now. The bright red is usually the one that is of greater concern.

What I do when I bleed: Stop all vitamins that are blood thinners -- like fish oil or if I'm not sure of a supplement I stop it too. I stay away from food that that thins the blood too like garlic and ginger. While the bleeding is happening, I have to put an ice cold compress on my chest to try to close the vessels. And drink cold beverages.

I have to stop using the Flutter and just use gentle postural drainage to get the mucus out. I stop hypertonic saline too. I don't move around a lot and rest. Sleep with my pillow propped up and if I can tell what side the bleeds is, I can sleep on my opposite side.

I don't know if any of things are right for Mark, so I would call a doctor right away. If I had to pick the thing I hate most about this disease, coughing up blood is number 1. I never get used to it. It scares me, actually terrifies me every time it happens.

 

[Nightwriter]

Hi Julie,

When I cough up blood I always call the doctor. Then she determines a course of action. There can be many things that can cause this. Ranging just from a simple inflamed capillary that just burst to something much more serious.

My doctor usually starts by asking me if I was exposed to any kind of trigger that could have irritated my lungs. She looks at the back of my throat to see if the capillaries THERE are bright red too as well as what my nasal passages look like. Because if the throat and nasal passages are bright red, chances are that is what is going on in the lungs too. When there is an immediate exposure that I can trace, it usually stays at the inflammation stage and passes because I try to cool down the inflammation.

The biggest question is --how many times did bleeding happen and how much? If it is a small amount we monitor the bleeding for a few days and I have to go into what my doctor calls a protective mode and I have to try to avoid any more irritation. If I start coughing up increasing amounts more often with some other symptoms, I start Tobi.

Okay, so first call the doctor. Bright red means fresh blood -- there is usually a gurgling feeling and sound if it's more than a tiny bit. Dark blood means old blood -- the bleed happened awhile ago and the blood is being coughed out now. The bright red is usually the one that is of greater concern.

What I do when I bleed: Stop all vitamins that are blood thinners -- like fish oil or if I'm not sure of a supplement I stop it too. I stay away from food that that thins the blood too like garlic and ginger. While the bleeding is happening, I have to put an ice cold compress on my chest to try to close the vessels. And drink cold beverages.

I have to stop using the Flutter and just use gentle postural drainage to get the mucus out. I stop hypertonic saline too. I don't move around a lot and rest. Sleep with my pillow propped up and if I can tell what side the bleeds is, I can sleep on my opposite side.

I don't know if any of things are right for Mark, so I would call a doctor right away. If I had to pick the thing I hate most about this disease, coughing up blood is number 1. I never get used to it. It scares me, actually terrifies me every time it happens.

 

[Nightwriter]

Hi Julie,
<br />
<br />When I cough up blood I always call the doctor. Then she determines a course of action. There can be many things that can cause this. Ranging just from a simple inflamed capillary that just burst to something much more serious.
<br />
<br />My doctor usually starts by asking me if I was exposed to any kind of trigger that could have irritated my lungs. She looks at the back of my throat to see if the capillaries THERE are bright red too as well as what my nasal passages look like. Because if the throat and nasal passages are bright red, chances are that is what is going on in the lungs too. When there is an immediate exposure that I can trace, it usually stays at the inflammation stage and passes because I try to cool down the inflammation.
<br />
<br />The biggest question is --how many times did bleeding happen and how much? If it is a small amount we monitor the bleeding for a few days and I have to go into what my doctor calls a protective mode and I have to try to avoid any more irritation. If I start coughing up increasing amounts more often with some other symptoms, I start Tobi.
<br />
<br />Okay, so first call the doctor. Bright red means fresh blood -- there is usually a gurgling feeling and sound if it's more than a tiny bit. Dark blood means old blood -- the bleed happened awhile ago and the blood is being coughed out now. The bright red is usually the one that is of greater concern.
<br />
<br />What I do when I bleed: Stop all vitamins that are blood thinners -- like fish oil or if I'm not sure of a supplement I stop it too. I stay away from food that that thins the blood too like garlic and ginger. While the bleeding is happening, I have to put an ice cold compress on my chest to try to close the vessels. And drink cold beverages.
<br />
<br />I have to stop using the Flutter and just use gentle postural drainage to get the mucus out. I stop hypertonic saline too. I don't move around a lot and rest. Sleep with my pillow propped up and if I can tell what side the bleeds is, I can sleep on my opposite side.
<br />
<br />I don't know if any of things are right for Mark, so I would call a doctor right away. If I had to pick the thing I hate most about this disease, coughing up blood is number 1. I never get used to it. It scares me, actually terrifies me every time it happens.
<br />

 

[saveferris2009]

I go to the ER. Those things can turn nasty pretty quickly (I'm there so I can have access to an interventional radiologist if I need it).

My doc and I are aggressive with antibiotics as well to preserve lung function, so I typically go on abx when I get a bleed.

My course of action isn't typical - most people don't go to the ER and most don't do abx.... but we're more of the Denmark way in terms of preserving long term FEV1 by being overly agressive.

I hope he gets better soon - and he takes this seriously.

 

[saveferris2009]

I go to the ER. Those things can turn nasty pretty quickly (I'm there so I can have access to an interventional radiologist if I need it).

My doc and I are aggressive with antibiotics as well to preserve lung function, so I typically go on abx when I get a bleed.

My course of action isn't typical - most people don't go to the ER and most don't do abx.... but we're more of the Denmark way in terms of preserving long term FEV1 by being overly agressive.

I hope he gets better soon - and he takes this seriously.

 

[saveferris2009]

I go to the ER. Those things can turn nasty pretty quickly (I'm there so I can have access to an interventional radiologist if I need it).

My doc and I are aggressive with antibiotics as well to preserve lung function, so I typically go on abx when I get a bleed.

My course of action isn't typical - most people don't go to the ER and most don't do abx.... but we're more of the Denmark way in terms of preserving long term FEV1 by being overly agressive.

I hope he gets better soon - and he takes this seriously.

 

[saveferris2009]

I go to the ER. Those things can turn nasty pretty quickly (I'm there so I can have access to an interventional radiologist if I need it).

My doc and I are aggressive with antibiotics as well to preserve lung function, so I typically go on abx when I get a bleed.

My course of action isn't typical - most people don't go to the ER and most don't do abx.... but we're more of the Denmark way in terms of preserving long term FEV1 by being overly agressive.

I hope he gets better soon - and he takes this seriously.

 

[saveferris2009]

I go to the ER. Those things can turn nasty pretty quickly (I'm there so I can have access to an interventional radiologist if I need it).
<br />
<br />My doc and I are aggressive with antibiotics as well to preserve lung function, so I typically go on abx when I get a bleed.
<br />
<br />My course of action isn't typical - most people don't go to the ER and most don't do abx.... but we're more of the Denmark way in terms of preserving long term FEV1 by being overly agressive.
<br />
<br />I hope he gets better soon - and he takes this seriously.