@willjwise-my apologies, if it came across that way. I was trying to encourage you in a positive way to understand that you have more control over your body than what a doctor can give you in a pill form.
Mucous is an inflammatory response. Addressing your diet can be the first experiment you can try.
You can see/visit with someone else who will help you from a whole body perspective. Western medicine does not treat the patient, they treat the symptoms. So you will still be left with what you have, even if it is masked with a pill for a while. If doctors educated patients on the mind/body the way they should, they would be out of business, because everyone would be able to take care of themselves.