Has anyone experienced bright blood secretions from chest and nose?

I had this happen when I had pneumonia. When I woke up one morning I coughed up about 1/2 cup bright red blood. It was difficult to tell whether it was coming from my nose, chest or both. I went directly to the ER. They stopped the bleeding with nebulized txa (tranexamic acid). I then had a bronchoscopy to determine the cause. It turns out I had a fungal infection and MAC. The cause of coughing up blood or hemoptysis may or may not be serious. Regardless of the amount of bleeding you should contact your doctor. Recommendations per Cleveland Clinic:

If you're coughing up small amounts of blood for longer than a week, make an appointment with a healthcare provider. They’ll determine what’s causing your hemoptysis and get you the necessary treatment.

Seek immediate medical attention if you’re coughing up more than a few teaspoons of blood, if you’ve been coughing up blood longer than a week or if your cough is accompanied by other symptoms including:
Fever.
Chest pain.
Night sweats.
Shortness of breath.
Rapid or severe weight loss.
Dizziness or light-headedness.
Blood in your urine (hematuria) or stools.

It was recently suggested to take pictures of the bleeding to help your doctor determine the severity. Hoping and praying that it’s nothing serious.

When I have hemoptysis, it is usually bright red. I am told it can be somewhat more dangerous than the rust-colored blood others report, which often comes from smaller airways. The bright red blood often comes from larger blood vessels/airways and carries a greater risk of uncontrolled bleeding. Hard to know what’s going on. Talk to your doctor!

@cpolich thank you for sharing your experience and your suggestions! Fortunately, the excretion of blood was only that once and hopefully, remains that way! I will discuss this with my pulmonologist in April.

@turtlegals You could send/call and leave message including that you’re better now. That would give doc a chance to decide if you need to be checked out earlier. Doc might want a test before you come in or decide it’s perfectly fine to wait.

I know docs vary, but I worked in health care many years and most docs prefer to hear about issues early rather than late.

@turtlegals so glad that you’re feeling better! I think it’s still a good idea to contact your doctor anytime you’re seeing bright red blood. I always think it’s better to error on the side of caution. Hope things continue to go well! Good luck with everything!

@pacathy I did contact my pulmonologist (after reading your reply) and was asked to come in. I met with the NP who sent me for a cat scan (with contrast) to rule out an embolism! Negative for embolism. I’m sure I will “hear” more about the scan today.
While I resist going to the doctor and usually try my best to avoid it, I thank you for your suggestion .

@turtlegals I’m glad you called and wish you luck with your test.