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JuliePerez

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coughing up white phlegm
Posted: 01-19-08 17:46pm

I have been coughing a lot for the past 2 months and when I cough, I cough up some thick white phelm that looks sort of like mozarella cheese (not to sound disgusting) but it bothers me to think that there might be something wrong with me! At times my chest hurts and when all i do is cough by the next day my whole front hurts! Any idea what this may be??
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rooted

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Posted: 01-21-08 12:49pm

Have you gotten an x-ray taken? Generally the first step is to diagnose a condition. Then you can learn about its treatment. Might be bronchitis. Could be a respiratory infection. Maybe related to the lungs....but you'll never know until you visit a doctor. Can you do that?
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JuliePerez

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Posted: 01-21-08 20:02pm

Well I have an appointment on the 31st but I thought someone out there might have gone thru the same thing and can give me a heads up! I dont like hospital or doctors, they scare me and I didnt want to get bad news or anything like that. but yeah I am going the end of this months to my doctor!!!
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Posted: 01-21-08 20:39pm

Could be an asthmatic condition but more likely an infection. Have you not had any antibiotics? Do you feel generally ill?

Don't worry about the x-ray - it is the simplest thing and they will be unlikely to give you any results - good or bad - on the day. Just get the thing done as a lingering chest infection can become more serious than it need.
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JuliePerez

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Posted: 01-23-08 17:06pm

Confused The thing is that It comes and goes. I am fine for about 2 weeks than for a week Im coughing up this stuff, than it will go away for 2 weeks and than comes back! I do kind of feel short of breath but nothing that scares me, just that its annoying when Im sleeping and all I do is cough and cough and cough! But I will let you know what happen after my appointment! thank you all for your reply!
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Posted: 01-23-08 17:38pm

After reading your last post, I am sticking firmly with asthma! You will probably get inhalers to relieve the coughing and will feel fine afterwards.
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Posted: 01-24-08 02:33am

Sounds good, JP ... let us know the diagnosis!
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