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Posted by thumperguy @thumperguy, Dec 18, 2019

When I bring up clear mucus do I celebrate the absence of the yellow stuff
or worry that my twice daily assaults are simply not equal to the task of dislodging it?

Or on other hand if I do bring up the yellow is it time to bask in success or rue the evidence that it’s still hangin’ out in me? I know this all sounds more than a little neurotic but such is life.Don

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thumperguy | @thumperguy | Dec 24, 2019
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@thumperguy Hi Don - Celebrate the clear stuff!
Just had this discussion with my new pulmonologist yesterday. I always thought that, like with sinus drainage, clear mucus was "go", yellow was "caution" - pay attention to your breathing, lungs, general health and green/brown/bloody was "stop" - figure out what's going on. She liked that way of assessing, and was happy to hear my mucus has changed from yellow to clear on the Big 3 (18 months) and 7% saline. She pushed me to be more stringent about using the saline at least daily (I tend to slack off when I feel good) - she would prefer twice.
Another thing, if you are introducing saline or other meds via neb, you are diluting the mucus so much that even if it has a slight color, it is likely less noticeable.
Sue

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Sue, I’m a bit of a word junkie and really admired your recruitment of “celebrate“ as a recommended way to react to clear mucous. 👍Don

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Dec 24, 2019
In reply to @thumperguy "Sue, I’m a bit of a word junkie and really admired your recruitment of “celebrate“ as..." + (show)
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Sue, I’m a bit of a word junkie and really admired your recruitment of “celebrate“ as a recommended way to react to clear mucous. 👍Don

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Thanks, Don, that made me smile. My friends often laugh at the things I believe bear celebrating, but I guess thankfulness for the small things in life is what keeps me going.

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