Breathing Issues possible COPD
I contracted COVID 19 in 2020. After I got rid of COVID I have never been the same. I cough all the time. When I eat, when I to physical activity, and pretty much all the time as stated up there.
About a year ago this turned from a dry cough to a cough. Sometimes it would have something come up and others times nothing.
I am now coughing up something. Its hard to describe and its such a task to get it up because the coughing wont slow down until i get it up. It's almost as though it's a scab by this I mean flat. It's light green to dark green in color. I've taken a few of these chuncks/scabs and let them dry, they turn rock solid in about 10 mins. Most are about an inch long and 1/2 wide.
I've been to the doctor and nothing changes. Eventually she will get me into see ENT.
I feel like something is very wrong and I'm never that person about my health. My blood pressure has been insane, last week when I was there it was 142/100. And im on 2 BP pills, she added another one last week, "to bring it down". As of this week I feel almost like my heart is fluttering as well.
Any suggestions?
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I suggest seeing a cardiologist. The fluttering is a concern - it may be nothing but it would be smart to have it checked out for your peace of mind.
It also might be good to take the stuff you are coughing up to a lab ordered by a pulmonary doc for analysis. I went through a bad patch about a year ago. Every six weeks I was on antibiotics and steroids to stop the cough. It stopped when I started taking allergy medication.