It can be serious but it can also be no big deal. It might be as simple as a burst blood vessel in your sinuses or throat. I know I have times when I'll cough up a whole mouthfull of blood and my doctor isn't concerned about it unless it happens frequently. It is scary though. Probably more scary for my wife than me. One time I was driving on a busy highway when I coughed up a mouthful. I motioned for something to spit into then unloaded a bunch of blood. She was freaked out but I told her I felt fine and it was no big deal.
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It can be serious but it can also be no big deal. It might be as simple as a burst blood vessel in your sinuses or throat. I know I have times when I'll cough up a whole mouthfull of blood and my doctor isn't concerned about it unless it happens frequently. It is scary though. Probably more scary for my wife than me. One time I was driving on a busy highway when I coughed up a mouthful. I motioned for something to spit into then unloaded a bunch of blood. She was freaked out but I told her I felt fine and it was no big deal.
It can be serious but it can also be no big deal. It might be as simple as a burst blood vessel in your sinuses or throat. I know I have times when I'll cough up a whole mouthfull of blood and my doctor isn't concerned about it unless it happens frequently. It is scary though. Probably more scary for my wife than me. One time I was driving on a busy highway when I coughed up a mouthful. I motioned for something to spit into then unloaded a bunch of blood. She was freaked out but I told her I felt fine and it was no big deal.
It can be serious but it can also be no big deal. It might be as simple as a burst blood vessel in your sinuses or throat. I know I have times when I'll cough up a whole mouthfull of blood and my doctor isn't concerned about it unless it happens frequently. It is scary though. Probably more scary for my wife than me. One time I was driving on a busy highway when I coughed up a mouthful. I motioned for something to spit into then unloaded a bunch of blood. She was freaked out but I told her I felt fine and it was no big deal.
The first time is scary for sure. Stop the hs and the vest for at least 24 hours. def. call the doctor and give him (or her) a heads up on whats going on. Infection is a big trigger with hemoptysis, and i know anything inhaled can aggravate it also. I have not started using hs because i have hemoptysis problems and i dont want to start anything yet that can aggravate the prob. Laying flat has been a trigger for hemoptysis for me, so if you lay flat to sleep you may want to prop yourself up a bit to sleep for at least 24 hours since this is your first time but you dont absolutely have to. Vit. K might not be a bad idea if you aren't on it already. Hope you are feeling better real soon
The first time is scary for sure. Stop the hs and the vest for at least 24 hours. def. call the doctor and give him (or her) a heads up on whats going on. Infection is a big trigger with hemoptysis, and i know anything inhaled can aggravate it also. I have not started using hs because i have hemoptysis problems and i dont want to start anything yet that can aggravate the prob. Laying flat has been a trigger for hemoptysis for me, so if you lay flat to sleep you may want to prop yourself up a bit to sleep for at least 24 hours since this is your first time but you dont absolutely have to. Vit. K might not be a bad idea if you aren't on it already. Hope you are feeling better real soon
The first time is scary for sure. Stop the hs and the vest for at least 24 hours. def. call the doctor and give him (or her) a heads up on whats going on. Infection is a big trigger with hemoptysis, and i know anything inhaled can aggravate it also. I have not started using hs because i have hemoptysis problems and i dont want to start anything yet that can aggravate the prob. Laying flat has been a trigger for hemoptysis for me, so if you lay flat to sleep you may want to prop yourself up a bit to sleep for at least 24 hours since this is your first time but you dont absolutely have to. Vit. K might not be a bad idea if you aren't on it already. Hope you are feeling better real soon
The first time is scary for sure. Stop the hs and the vest for at least 24 hours. def. call the doctor and give him (or her) a heads up on whats going on. Infection is a big trigger with hemoptysis, and i know anything inhaled can aggravate it also. I have not started using hs because i have hemoptysis problems and i dont want to start anything yet that can aggravate the prob. Laying flat has been a trigger for hemoptysis for me, so if you lay flat to sleep you may want to prop yourself up a bit to sleep for at least 24 hours since this is your first time but you dont absolutely have to. Vit. K might not be a bad idea if you aren't on it already. Hope you are feeling better real soon
The first time is scary for sure. Stop the hs and the vest for at least 24 hours. def. call the doctor and give him (or her) a heads up on whats going on. Infection is a big trigger with hemoptysis, and i know anything inhaled can aggravate it also. I have not started using hs because i have hemoptysis problems and i dont want to start anything yet that can aggravate the prob. Laying flat has been a trigger for hemoptysis for me, so if you lay flat to sleep you may want to prop yourself up a bit to sleep for at least 24 hours since this is your first time but you dont absolutely have to. Vit. K might not be a bad idea if you aren't on it already. Hope you are feeling better real soon
The first time is scary for sure. Stop the hs and the vest for at least 24 hours. def. call the doctor and give him (or her) a heads up on whats going on. Infection is a big trigger with hemoptysis, and i know anything inhaled can aggravate it also. I have not started using hs because i have hemoptysis problems and i dont want to start anything yet that can aggravate the prob. Laying flat has been a trigger for hemoptysis for me, so if you lay flat to sleep you may want to prop yourself up a bit to sleep for at least 24 hours since this is your first time but you dont absolutely have to. Vit. K might not be a bad idea if you aren't on it already. Hope you are feeling better real soon
littledebbie
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There is something about the sight of blood when you spit that makes all my spidey senses fire up and my intital instinct is to run in circles screaming "I'm dying! Call an ambulance, call a priest, call the shoe dept and give them my regards" I mean coughing up blood is just WRONG....but then I give myself the old "snap out of it" (a la Cher) and run down all the reasons this happens and why it's not a real big deal and that I should just keep my cool and keep an eye on it.
I wouldn't quit doing the HTS or anything else. Particularly since you are pretty sure you have a sinus infection going on. To me this seems like a time you want to be very sure to be moving that excess mucus out. And I must view a little blood in the mucus way different than everyone else? I mean while I think it's worth mentioning to the Dr. I don't think it's stop the presses interesting or certainly anything to stop your treatments over. Coughing up straight blood, or having an active bleed going is to me an entirely different thing than just blood in the mucus. And there's no mistaking one for the other, when your lungs are actively bleeding you know it.
It sounds to me like you have pretty much figured out why there's probably some blood in your sputum and yah I would tell your Dr. but like I said I wouldn't quit doing your stuff.
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I wouldn't quit doing the HTS or anything else. Particularly since you are pretty sure you have a sinus infection going on. To me this seems like a time you want to be very sure to be moving that excess mucus out. And I must view a little blood in the mucus way different than everyone else? I mean while I think it's worth mentioning to the Dr. I don't think it's stop the presses interesting or certainly anything to stop your treatments over. Coughing up straight blood, or having an active bleed going is to me an entirely different thing than just blood in the mucus. And there's no mistaking one for the other, when your lungs are actively bleeding you know it.
It sounds to me like you have pretty much figured out why there's probably some blood in your sputum and yah I would tell your Dr. but like I said I wouldn't quit doing your stuff.
Sorry, this was a rambler <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
littledebbie
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There is something about the sight of blood when you spit that makes all my spidey senses fire up and my intital instinct is to run in circles screaming "I'm dying! Call an ambulance, call a priest, call the shoe dept and give them my regards" I mean coughing up blood is just WRONG....but then I give myself the old "snap out of it" (a la Cher) and run down all the reasons this happens and why it's not a real big deal and that I should just keep my cool and keep an eye on it.
I wouldn't quit doing the HTS or anything else. Particularly since you are pretty sure you have a sinus infection going on. To me this seems like a time you want to be very sure to be moving that excess mucus out. And I must view a little blood in the mucus way different than everyone else? I mean while I think it's worth mentioning to the Dr. I don't think it's stop the presses interesting or certainly anything to stop your treatments over. Coughing up straight blood, or having an active bleed going is to me an entirely different thing than just blood in the mucus. And there's no mistaking one for the other, when your lungs are actively bleeding you know it.
It sounds to me like you have pretty much figured out why there's probably some blood in your sputum and yah I would tell your Dr. but like I said I wouldn't quit doing your stuff.
Sorry, this was a rambler <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
I wouldn't quit doing the HTS or anything else. Particularly since you are pretty sure you have a sinus infection going on. To me this seems like a time you want to be very sure to be moving that excess mucus out. And I must view a little blood in the mucus way different than everyone else? I mean while I think it's worth mentioning to the Dr. I don't think it's stop the presses interesting or certainly anything to stop your treatments over. Coughing up straight blood, or having an active bleed going is to me an entirely different thing than just blood in the mucus. And there's no mistaking one for the other, when your lungs are actively bleeding you know it.
It sounds to me like you have pretty much figured out why there's probably some blood in your sputum and yah I would tell your Dr. but like I said I wouldn't quit doing your stuff.
Sorry, this was a rambler <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
littledebbie
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There is something about the sight of blood when you spit that makes all my spidey senses fire up and my intital instinct is to run in circles screaming "I'm dying! Call an ambulance, call a priest, call the shoe dept and give them my regards" I mean coughing up blood is just WRONG....but then I give myself the old "snap out of it" (a la Cher) and run down all the reasons this happens and why it's not a real big deal and that I should just keep my cool and keep an eye on it.
I wouldn't quit doing the HTS or anything else. Particularly since you are pretty sure you have a sinus infection going on. To me this seems like a time you want to be very sure to be moving that excess mucus out. And I must view a little blood in the mucus way different than everyone else? I mean while I think it's worth mentioning to the Dr. I don't think it's stop the presses interesting or certainly anything to stop your treatments over. Coughing up straight blood, or having an active bleed going is to me an entirely different thing than just blood in the mucus. And there's no mistaking one for the other, when your lungs are actively bleeding you know it.
It sounds to me like you have pretty much figured out why there's probably some blood in your sputum and yah I would tell your Dr. but like I said I wouldn't quit doing your stuff.
Sorry, this was a rambler <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
I wouldn't quit doing the HTS or anything else. Particularly since you are pretty sure you have a sinus infection going on. To me this seems like a time you want to be very sure to be moving that excess mucus out. And I must view a little blood in the mucus way different than everyone else? I mean while I think it's worth mentioning to the Dr. I don't think it's stop the presses interesting or certainly anything to stop your treatments over. Coughing up straight blood, or having an active bleed going is to me an entirely different thing than just blood in the mucus. And there's no mistaking one for the other, when your lungs are actively bleeding you know it.
It sounds to me like you have pretty much figured out why there's probably some blood in your sputum and yah I would tell your Dr. but like I said I wouldn't quit doing your stuff.
Sorry, this was a rambler <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
littledebbie
New member
There is something about the sight of blood when you spit that makes all my spidey senses fire up and my intital instinct is to run in circles screaming "I'm dying! Call an ambulance, call a priest, call the shoe dept and give them my regards" I mean coughing up blood is just WRONG....but then I give myself the old "snap out of it" (a la Cher) and run down all the reasons this happens and why it's not a real big deal and that I should just keep my cool and keep an eye on it.
I wouldn't quit doing the HTS or anything else. Particularly since you are pretty sure you have a sinus infection going on. To me this seems like a time you want to be very sure to be moving that excess mucus out. And I must view a little blood in the mucus way different than everyone else? I mean while I think it's worth mentioning to the Dr. I don't think it's stop the presses interesting or certainly anything to stop your treatments over. Coughing up straight blood, or having an active bleed going is to me an entirely different thing than just blood in the mucus. And there's no mistaking one for the other, when your lungs are actively bleeding you know it.
It sounds to me like you have pretty much figured out why there's probably some blood in your sputum and yah I would tell your Dr. but like I said I wouldn't quit doing your stuff.
Sorry, this was a rambler <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
I wouldn't quit doing the HTS or anything else. Particularly since you are pretty sure you have a sinus infection going on. To me this seems like a time you want to be very sure to be moving that excess mucus out. And I must view a little blood in the mucus way different than everyone else? I mean while I think it's worth mentioning to the Dr. I don't think it's stop the presses interesting or certainly anything to stop your treatments over. Coughing up straight blood, or having an active bleed going is to me an entirely different thing than just blood in the mucus. And there's no mistaking one for the other, when your lungs are actively bleeding you know it.
It sounds to me like you have pretty much figured out why there's probably some blood in your sputum and yah I would tell your Dr. but like I said I wouldn't quit doing your stuff.
Sorry, this was a rambler <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">