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Last September I had Covid and an influenza in November. I kept coughing and spitting phlegm more and more. While in Florida, I was hospitalize in Florida for 3 days and they put me on intravenous antibiotics for 2 days thinking I had a multi focal pneumonia but the pneumologist said I didn’t have a pneumonia. I was coughing so much and spitting phlegm white sputum. They didn’t know if it wasn’t Gerd. That was in April then we came to Canada where my lung doctor took over. He did a broncoscopy and it is much better. We are waiting for the lab result. Because I’m still coughing he will do a gastroscope to find out if the bile or bacteria create that phlegm. It is about 60% better but we need the result. I will keep you posted.
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Nick
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How is the ' "coughing up so much and spitting phlegm white sputum."
I am still doing that and it got worse in the last several months. With using a clear cup or sputum vile to 'spit' into....what I see most times is saliva, mucus, mucus plugs and white foamy...moisture. My visit with the pulmonologist this week resulted in being placed of the anti-biotics due to the sputum tests continuing to show the infection MAI. My understanding is that taking the anti biotics can also help with lessening the constant need to clear out the throat of the constant feeling of mucus being stuck in the throat.
You had a bronchoscope and indicated it is much better after the bronchoscope. Does that mean the pulmonologist cleaned out an infection???? What was the lab result? Did the gastroscope find out if the bile or bacteria is creating that phlegm??? Hope it still is 60% better.
Barbara
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To Nick 52 Thank you for reading my post. Interesting " he will do a gastroscope to find out if the bile or bacteria create that phlegm." I have wondered if there is a way, a test, to test the substance to know what it is....to tell if it is bile, bacteria etc. Thank you for your reply and that you will keep me posted.
I am trying to understand the full difference between a colonoscopy and a gastroscope. I had not heard of a gastroscope. What I have had is a colonoscopy two times. The first one did not state I had a Hiatal Hernia (8/2022) and on a scale of 1 to 10 I was told my colon condition etc. was a 9 and that they hardly ever see a test result so good. The second one (10/2023) indicated a small Hiatal Hernia. Wonder if it was so small, the hiatal hernia, the first time that it could have been missed.????
I look forward to knowing how well it all goes for you and the results.
Barbara