May 18 I had 3 episodes of hemoptysis within an hour and a half. Shortly before I had coughed up a small amount of “crud”. A smashed pea size of semi firm ??? Pretty sure it’s pseudomonas. I had it cultured a while ago. Colonized. It’s sensitive to multiple antibiotics, but so am I!
Went to the ER because I had coughed up a large blood clot and a significant amount of blood. They did a chest X-ray, negative. Kept me about two hours for nothing and discharged me with a hand out on hemoptysis.
Went to my local pulmonologist. He had me stop my Eliquis and nebulizing. Had a CT that didn’t really show anything new or alarming. Some mild atelectasis of lower lobes. Went to an ENT and got scoped. He did not see anything either. So, consensus is that I had a blood vessel burst when I coughed up the crud. I was told to resume nebulizing slowly when I felt comfortable with it and the Eliquis (for afib stroke prevention) is a risk vs benefit kind of situation. I have resumed nebulizing every other day and have not resumed the Eliquis. I’m sure my cardiologist will not be happy, but I feel so much better not taking it. This was totally different from the blood streaked sputum I coughed up when I first got sick. So, important to at least follow up with your doctor. Best wishes.