Anyone ever have this?

Just made an appointment with a new doctor at a new clinic in my city. I'll get everything taken care of then. It's next Thurs. It's sooner than I'd have gotten in at the old doctor.
 

Ruthanne said:
Just made an appointment with a new doctor at a new clinic in my city. I'll get everything taken care of then. It's next Thurs. It's sooner than I'd have gotten in at the old doctor.
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Better than not going but you could be in "Urgent Care" now.
 

AZ Jim said:
Better than not going but you could be in "Urgent Care" now.
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I totally agree with Jim on this one. Sometimes, Urgent Care is needed when we do not want to go to the ER, and we don’t want to wait a week or more to schedule a regular doctor visit.
As long as the bleeding has stopped, and you do not get sicker, you might be fine to wait and see the doctor; but if it starts getting worse again, then going to ER or Urgent Care is the best plan.

Sometimes these things can get bad fast, Ruthanne.
A couple years ago, I had what seemed like a pain in my right side, and I thought I had pulled a muscle somehow and it would go away. The next day it was still there, and getting worse.
Finally, I could barely breathe, it hurt so bad, I was gasping for air in between the spasms of pain, and went to the ER.
It turned out that I had a pulmonary embolism, and not any kind of pulled muscle; so it was probably a lifesaver that I went to the ER when I did.

Better to get this checked out before something gets worse.
 
I agree. When I was bleeding I didn't have mucus, but it started out as a minimal intermittent thing. Initially I put it down to allergies, then, boom, I really started bleeding. I could have bled out. Please get yourself checked ASAP.
 
I postponed the doctor visit. I haven't had any coughing up blood since I stopped 2 meds I was taking. They are not crucial meds. either but I noticed since I was taking them I had the bleeding problem. It's been well over a week that the bleeding has stopped. I am still going just next week. Thanks for your concern. :)
 
That's good Ruthanne, as long as it was safe to stop them, they must have had some blood thinning effects.
 
Glad to hear the bleeding has stopped and that you are still going to get checked out. A few years back I had slight bleeding also. It was from a sinus infection and not from my stomach at all.
 
WOW! I wouldn't wait for any tests. Where you live, I would be at the Cleveland Clinic or go down to Case.
 
The bleeding has stopped so I see no need for urgent care right now. I'll see the doctor on Friday and tell him about it and all my complaints. I better make a list...lol
 
Good luck at the docs Ruthanne, good idea to write stuff down, a doctor's office is a good place to get nervous and go blank. :)
 
You may cough up small amounts of bright red blood, or frothy blood-streaked sputum (saliva and phlegm). The blood is usually from your lungs and is often the result of prolonged coughing, straining the lung walls, or a chest infection.
As has been said, you must get it checked out by a doctor, you're already a month down the line since you first posted.
Good luck.

 
Cap'n Mike said:
You may cough up small amounts of bright red blood, or frothy blood-streaked sputum (saliva and phlegm). The blood is usually from your lungs and is often the result of prolonged coughing, straining the lung walls, or a chest infection.
As has been said, you must get it checked out by a doctor, you're already a month down the line since you first posted.
Good luck.
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I agree. Ruthanne, please don't postpone your upcoming appointment.
 
i've had this problem for over a year. I saw the doctor today and he ordered a CT Scan of the lungs since I'm a long time smoker. He said he's worried about malignancy. I don't cough hard so I don't think it's straining and the doctor asked me about that, too. He said the CT Scan is the first thing they will do since it's most important. Well, we'll get the CT Scan out of the way next Friday. That was the earliest the hospitable had. The doctor is really nice looking I have to say. :)
 
I forgot to post that I had the blood again when I woke up; this time it was dark like a clot. I just posted the above message too about seeing the new doctor.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Good luck with the scan Ruthanne, hope it's not too serious and can be treated....hugs.
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Thanks SeaBreeze.

Cap'nSacto said:
If it was a clot, that might be why you had no bleeding for a while..it had coagulated. Glad you'll know soon what's going on.

Good luck!
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Thanks Cap'n.

helenbacque said:
Hope results from scan are good.
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Thank you.

I was so nervous today after seeing him that when I made a pot of coffee I forgot to put the carafe in it's place and left it on the counter. I was cleaning up coffee for quite awhile! It went all over the sink and under the micro. I have to be more careful!:playful:
 
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