Has anyone had green mucus for over a year?

Thank you, that makes me feel better. Although I am sorry to hear you have pseudomonas. I hope it clears up soon 🙂

Hi, Not sure about the degree of green. I would say my mucus is yellow with green sort of between in color. Two years now. I have never taken any medication but nebulize two times a day, exercise and do yoga. The lying position facing up produces gobs of mucus until it becomes bubbly white. I feel way better after this having to always clear my throat and cough before nebulizing and exercising. my IF doctor and Pulmonologist thinks that is I can expell mucus daily and have good breathing then its ok. My IF disease doctor says if things get bad, he would put me on the big three. So far Ive been able to live with bronchiectasis/MAC this way. It does take being on top of this routine. Hal

Thank you for your description of what it becomes "becomes bubbly white" I always have a feeling of "mucus/phglem" caught at the back of my throat that comes up to my throat, of which I mostly suck up and clear out of my throat...however...it just keeps coming up, hardly any relief. When I do this it is gel like and mostly bubbly white. In between your airway clearance sessions during the day do you continue to have the bubbly white, gel like substance come up to the throat and then clear it out of your throat?

I have te same thing esp in morning. Mostly yellow after 5 weeks being on ethambutol and azithromycin.
I was dx with MAC 5 years ago and was stable until last may when i developed metahumanpneumonia virus, was hospitalized and on isolation for 8 days. I was very ill.
This past april developed RUL pneumonia, on 10 days of Ceftan but still had congestion. I was then hospitalized for 5 days IV Zosyn, d/c home on 5 days Ceftan. By the 6th day had frequent bms which lasted 8 days. When I recovered, started MAC tx because there was no change in chest xray and ID consult said I did not need Zosyn! MAC needed to be treated.

Hospital stays are no fun for sure. Hope for you that you don't see the doors of a hospital having to open for you again too soon. Hope the treatment routine you are on now keeps you out of the hospital and on the way to feeling better with less MAC......and all under control. My CScan is scheduled for October and hope for a good looking lung...less plugging etc. Think and talk to yourself....'I can do this, I can do this....". Words and thoughts I have to use myself.

All the best....stay in touch

Get a sputum culture done and MAC culture. Your pulmonologist shoulld have done both

Yes, I do get white bubbly when I wake up and when I exercise. Then I really get to my lying yoga postures, the heavy mucus/phglem comes up. Until I get the thick stuff out and it begins to be more light- toward white bubbly. Then I know that my yoga/and exercise has released the heavier stuff. Then I'll nebulize with7% saline to clean up what's left until white bubbly shows up. I am sort of clear until late afternoon and then the white bubbly occurs and I'll swallow or spit it out until early dinner. I'll do another nebulizing with 7% saline with the hope of sleeping without coughing. Most of the time it works. If I do cough in bed, I'll get up and do the aerobika to get as much mucus out so I can sleep.

Thank you for sharing your routine and how the BE Mucus is for you. Interesting hearing that others also have the bubbly white substance also. Wishing you many nights without having to cough and therefore a good nights rest......My nights are hit and miss in terms of a good nights sleep. I feel the vitamin supplements help with my enegy level, especially when I don't get enough sleep. Take care.

Yes, thanks. That also has been done for months now. The CScan will be to recheck my lungs and progress. Take Care.