Coughing up blood

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TwistedTanya

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Oh yea, I've been coughing blood up for several years. Doctors never thought much about it and didn't do anything. Said as long as it stopped I would be ok. Well, over the years it has gotten a little worse. Last summer after flying to Ohio, one day I started coughing up cups so they called the ambulance and I clotted by the time they got there. They took me to the hospital anyways b/c I had been coughing up more and more blood everyday. They dosed me up on some antibiotics and got better in about 2 weeks. I never needed to get embolized. Almost a year later and I've hardly coughed up any blood at all. But yea, you can always tell when it's blood you are coughing up and it sucks. I too seemed to think it happened more when it was "that time of the month" and also with a good workout. I think with the workout it could be b/c you are taking deeper breaths and maybe opening up airways that were clogged up and infected. Anyway, don't worry to much about it.
 
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TwistedTanya

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Oh yea, I've been coughing blood up for several years. Doctors never thought much about it and didn't do anything. Said as long as it stopped I would be ok. Well, over the years it has gotten a little worse. Last summer after flying to Ohio, one day I started coughing up cups so they called the ambulance and I clotted by the time they got there. They took me to the hospital anyways b/c I had been coughing up more and more blood everyday. They dosed me up on some antibiotics and got better in about 2 weeks. I never needed to get embolized. Almost a year later and I've hardly coughed up any blood at all. But yea, you can always tell when it's blood you are coughing up and it sucks. I too seemed to think it happened more when it was "that time of the month" and also with a good workout. I think with the workout it could be b/c you are taking deeper breaths and maybe opening up airways that were clogged up and infected. Anyway, don't worry to much about it.
 
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TwistedTanya

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Oh yea, I've been coughing blood up for several years. Doctors never thought much about it and didn't do anything. Said as long as it stopped I would be ok. Well, over the years it has gotten a little worse. Last summer after flying to Ohio, one day I started coughing up cups so they called the ambulance and I clotted by the time they got there. They took me to the hospital anyways b/c I had been coughing up more and more blood everyday. They dosed me up on some antibiotics and got better in about 2 weeks. I never needed to get embolized. Almost a year later and I've hardly coughed up any blood at all. But yea, you can always tell when it's blood you are coughing up and it sucks. I too seemed to think it happened more when it was "that time of the month" and also with a good workout. I think with the workout it could be b/c you are taking deeper breaths and maybe opening up airways that were clogged up and infected. Anyway, don't worry to much about it.
 
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TwistedTanya

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Oh yea, I've been coughing blood up for several years. Doctors never thought much about it and didn't do anything. Said as long as it stopped I would be ok. Well, over the years it has gotten a little worse. Last summer after flying to Ohio, one day I started coughing up cups so they called the ambulance and I clotted by the time they got there. They took me to the hospital anyways b/c I had been coughing up more and more blood everyday. They dosed me up on some antibiotics and got better in about 2 weeks. I never needed to get embolized. Almost a year later and I've hardly coughed up any blood at all. But yea, you can always tell when it's blood you are coughing up and it sucks. I too seemed to think it happened more when it was "that time of the month" and also with a good workout. I think with the workout it could be b/c you are taking deeper breaths and maybe opening up airways that were clogged up and infected. Anyway, don't worry to much about it.
 
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TwistedTanya

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Oh yea, I've been coughing blood up for several years. Doctors never thought much about it and didn't do anything. Said as long as it stopped I would be ok. Well, over the years it has gotten a little worse. Last summer after flying to Ohio, one day I started coughing up cups so they called the ambulance and I clotted by the time they got there. They took me to the hospital anyways b/c I had been coughing up more and more blood everyday. They dosed me up on some antibiotics and got better in about 2 weeks. I never needed to get embolized. Almost a year later and I've hardly coughed up any blood at all. But yea, you can always tell when it's blood you are coughing up and it sucks. I too seemed to think it happened more when it was "that time of the month" and also with a good workout. I think with the workout it could be b/c you are taking deeper breaths and maybe opening up airways that were clogged up and infected. Anyway, don't worry to much about it.
 
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JazzysMom

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Just a note that might or might not make you feel better....

hemoptysis isnt limited to CFers. There are many triggers that can cause hemoptysis. Many times with CFers its connected to infection, but speaking from personal experience it isnt always.

Hormones (PMSing time), fatigue, execessive exertion without proper breathing (I tend to hold my breath when straining to lift etc), caffeine & other things can affect it badly.

Hence being a "healthy" CFer & things still happen. Our lungs get a workout under the best of circumstances so really.....is it unexpected?

It doesnt make it any easier to see, but none the less "common".

I have bled on/off over the years since my diagnosis. Sometimes with the triggers mentioned & sometimes without (or not knowingly anyway).
 
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JazzysMom

New member
Just a note that might or might not make you feel better....

hemoptysis isnt limited to CFers. There are many triggers that can cause hemoptysis. Many times with CFers its connected to infection, but speaking from personal experience it isnt always.

Hormones (PMSing time), fatigue, execessive exertion without proper breathing (I tend to hold my breath when straining to lift etc), caffeine & other things can affect it badly.

Hence being a "healthy" CFer & things still happen. Our lungs get a workout under the best of circumstances so really.....is it unexpected?

It doesnt make it any easier to see, but none the less "common".

I have bled on/off over the years since my diagnosis. Sometimes with the triggers mentioned & sometimes without (or not knowingly anyway).
 
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JazzysMom

New member
Just a note that might or might not make you feel better....

hemoptysis isnt limited to CFers. There are many triggers that can cause hemoptysis. Many times with CFers its connected to infection, but speaking from personal experience it isnt always.

Hormones (PMSing time), fatigue, execessive exertion without proper breathing (I tend to hold my breath when straining to lift etc), caffeine & other things can affect it badly.

Hence being a "healthy" CFer & things still happen. Our lungs get a workout under the best of circumstances so really.....is it unexpected?

It doesnt make it any easier to see, but none the less "common".

I have bled on/off over the years since my diagnosis. Sometimes with the triggers mentioned & sometimes without (or not knowingly anyway).
 
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JazzysMom

New member
Just a note that might or might not make you feel better....

hemoptysis isnt limited to CFers. There are many triggers that can cause hemoptysis. Many times with CFers its connected to infection, but speaking from personal experience it isnt always.

Hormones (PMSing time), fatigue, execessive exertion without proper breathing (I tend to hold my breath when straining to lift etc), caffeine & other things can affect it badly.

Hence being a "healthy" CFer & things still happen. Our lungs get a workout under the best of circumstances so really.....is it unexpected?

It doesnt make it any easier to see, but none the less "common".

I have bled on/off over the years since my diagnosis. Sometimes with the triggers mentioned & sometimes without (or not knowingly anyway).
 
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JazzysMom

New member
Just a note that might or might not make you feel better....
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<br />hemoptysis isnt limited to CFers. There are many triggers that can cause hemoptysis. Many times with CFers its connected to infection, but speaking from personal experience it isnt always.
<br />
<br />Hormones (PMSing time), fatigue, execessive exertion without proper breathing (I tend to hold my breath when straining to lift etc), caffeine & other things can affect it badly.
<br />
<br />Hence being a "healthy" CFer & things still happen. Our lungs get a workout under the best of circumstances so really.....is it unexpected?
<br />
<br />It doesnt make it any easier to see, but none the less "common".
<br />
<br />I have bled on/off over the years since my diagnosis. Sometimes with the triggers mentioned & sometimes without (or not knowingly anyway).
<br />
<br />
 
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saveferris2009

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the other thing to keep in mind is that a normal bleed for you can turn into a severe bleed very quickly....

i don't mean to scare but rather to inform. the pressure of the arteries in and around our lungs is extremely high, which can mean a bleed can go from "normal for you" to life threatening quickly.

just something to keep in mind.

but i agree - it's no fun. i get my most scared when i fly across the pacific or atlantic. those long flights make me feel a bit helpless in terms of my ability to seek help (get embolized) if things get bad. alas, knock on wood, i've never had a bleed on a flight. but that's not to say it couldn't happen.

i'm usually not a big worrier, but this topic just gets me. bleh.
 
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saveferris2009

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the other thing to keep in mind is that a normal bleed for you can turn into a severe bleed very quickly....

i don't mean to scare but rather to inform. the pressure of the arteries in and around our lungs is extremely high, which can mean a bleed can go from "normal for you" to life threatening quickly.

just something to keep in mind.

but i agree - it's no fun. i get my most scared when i fly across the pacific or atlantic. those long flights make me feel a bit helpless in terms of my ability to seek help (get embolized) if things get bad. alas, knock on wood, i've never had a bleed on a flight. but that's not to say it couldn't happen.

i'm usually not a big worrier, but this topic just gets me. bleh.
 
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saveferris2009

New member
the other thing to keep in mind is that a normal bleed for you can turn into a severe bleed very quickly....

i don't mean to scare but rather to inform. the pressure of the arteries in and around our lungs is extremely high, which can mean a bleed can go from "normal for you" to life threatening quickly.

just something to keep in mind.

but i agree - it's no fun. i get my most scared when i fly across the pacific or atlantic. those long flights make me feel a bit helpless in terms of my ability to seek help (get embolized) if things get bad. alas, knock on wood, i've never had a bleed on a flight. but that's not to say it couldn't happen.

i'm usually not a big worrier, but this topic just gets me. bleh.
 
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saveferris2009

New member
the other thing to keep in mind is that a normal bleed for you can turn into a severe bleed very quickly....

i don't mean to scare but rather to inform. the pressure of the arteries in and around our lungs is extremely high, which can mean a bleed can go from "normal for you" to life threatening quickly.

just something to keep in mind.

but i agree - it's no fun. i get my most scared when i fly across the pacific or atlantic. those long flights make me feel a bit helpless in terms of my ability to seek help (get embolized) if things get bad. alas, knock on wood, i've never had a bleed on a flight. but that's not to say it couldn't happen.

i'm usually not a big worrier, but this topic just gets me. bleh.
 
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saveferris2009

New member
the other thing to keep in mind is that a normal bleed for you can turn into a severe bleed very quickly....
<br />
<br />i don't mean to scare but rather to inform. the pressure of the arteries in and around our lungs is extremely high, which can mean a bleed can go from "normal for you" to life threatening quickly.
<br />
<br />just something to keep in mind.
<br />
<br />but i agree - it's no fun. i get my most scared when i fly across the pacific or atlantic. those long flights make me feel a bit helpless in terms of my ability to seek help (get embolized) if things get bad. alas, knock on wood, i've never had a bleed on a flight. but that's not to say it couldn't happen.
<br />
<br />i'm usually not a big worrier, but this topic just gets me. bleh.
 
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