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Has anyone had green mucus for over a year?

Posted by amy0517 @amy0517, Jul 11, 2024

I was diagnosed with BE about 10 years ago. Never did anything about it. May 2023 I caught a really bad lower respiratory virus and was on antibiotics and steroids for 2 weeks. When I was sick I starting coughing up lots of green mucus. I went to see my Dr at NJH last October and had 1 sputum test show MAC but then have had 6 more tests that are negative. Fast forward to today and I have been doing nebulizer with saline daily and sometimes levalbuterol along with a vest once a day. I still cough up green mucus every day. And I cough it up only when I lie down and stretch after my workouts or if I lie down for a nap in the afternoon. My Dr seems to not be concerned about the green mucus, but I am. Does anyone else cough up green mucus daily?

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mariegrace | @mariegrace | May 25 7:52am
In reply to @blm1007blm1007 "I was bringing up green as a mucus plug every once in a while before being..." + (show)
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I was bringing up green as a mucus plug every once in a while before being diagnosed with BE and MAI infection.
With doing nebulizing and air way clearance I no longer bring up the green mucus plug. The mucus plugs are now very light yellow to white in color.
My MAI count has stayed stable for over a year. I have not tried the antibiotics as yet.
Barbara

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Yes I have had green mucous for years.
Recently i wasnt feeling well, had a sputum culture done and had large amounts if green mucous.
My pulmonologist put ne on 7 days of Ceftin.

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bkpxgb | @bkpxgb | May 25 7:20pm

I had green micas for many years. Had upper respiratory recently and yook levofloxacin and lost my taste and smell. A month now. Has this happened to anyone else?

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