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Posted 11/9/2019 11:44 AM (GMT 0)
Its been a week so far, I have a very very mild cold maybe but when I spit up in the morning there is always some blood. Dark blood and bright red blood. This never happened to me before even with the worst of colds. I am so worried now I cant think straight. All these terrible thoughts run through my mind of course all leading to cancer. Please help!
Posted 11/9/2019 2:09 PM (GMT 0)
Could be sinus infection,allergies, bronchitis, lower respiratory or other lung infection, pneumonia possibly...Please don't worry yourself, sick. Are you taking blood thinners? Are you able to see a naturopath or an allopath for a diagnoses? Are you waiting for an upcoming app.? Raw, local honey & lemon juice in herbal teas(I like TraditionalMedicinal teas) could be helpful as well as a clove of raw, crushed garlic, 2-3x,a day and wild oil of oregano, 1-2 drops in 00 capsule(fill rest of capsule with coconut/avocado oil),twice a day. Higher dose of natural Vit C(or Amla) may help. Higher dose Vit D3 for 4-5 days could help. These simple home methods can help while you're waiting to be seen by a pro. I'm writing what I would do in your situation. If you are on blood thinners (garlic thins the blood) or other pharmaceuticals, I'd check for contraindications before trying anything. Hope you'll share your experience further and also hope your fear will soon be eased. Take care.

Post Edited (BlackTara) : 11/9/2019 7:25:55 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 11/9/2019 9:28 PM (GMT 0)
Is it colder weather where you are? If you are running a stove for heat, do you have a humidifier? I always get stuffed up and yucky throat if I don't have a humidifier going in the winter. Just a thought.

I hope it is nothing and that you feel better soon.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 11/10/2019 3:15 AM (GMT 0)
LMD,

If you don't mind...how did your breast lump concern turn out? I inquired on that thread but you never responded.

It would be nice to get some closure on one topic before I answer on this new one if you don't mind. Thanks! smile

S.C.
Posted 11/11/2019 11:58 AM (GMT 0)
Hi

I would suggest that you make an appointment with your doctor and see what they suggest.

Hibee
Posted 11/11/2019 11:47 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you everyone.

I am sorry for not following up Scaredy. I had an ultrasound and a mammogram. It turned out to be a huge pocket of super dense breast tissue. Although I am super relieved, I know dense breast tissue is a risk factor for breast cancer sad. But of course I finish from one concern and onto the other!!!

Has anyone e perienced something like this before? It only happens in the morning
Posted 11/12/2019 4:27 AM (GMT 0)
LMD,

Yeah! So glad to hear that all was well with the breast concern...

...and to put your mind at ease, dense breast tissue turns out to not be a risk for BC any longer. That is a concern of the past when screening was not as effective as it is today. The dense tissue itself doesn't raise risk...it was that women who had fibroids and developed (unrelated) tumors weren't properly dx'd because they *used* to be more difficult to find on the older x-ray films and mammos.

Now as far as the phlegm streaked with blood goes...it could be from the drier air as Karen mentioned...very common this time of year. You are likely breathing deeply with sleep and drying out your mucous membranes, and then it is expelled when you get up and cough. (think of a bloody nose that is draining into your throat as you sleep)

As Hibee said, the only way to know for sure it to ask your doctor, but I am really confident that you have nothing to worry about!

Keep working on your HA goals. You are getting better at getting through these concerns...so have confidence that you can gain victory over these fears step by step. smile

S.C.
Posted 11/14/2019 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much Scaredy, thankfully it has been three days and I have not seen anymore blood. But of course something new has appeared (pain in my left shoulder, well neck and it radiates down). It never ends sad I really don't know what to do anymore. I feel I am living on edge of death. I am also feeling constantly feeling sleepy. I keep reading stories of people who were misdiagnosed for years with some sort of pain and/or fatigue and it ends up being cancer but caught too late. I know I need to stop reading these stories but OMG are they scary. I need to accept death as part of life but it scares the daylights out of me. I think about it constantly, my symptoms constantly, cancer constantly, it eats away at my every day life sad(

I would love to have a third child, but I know with this anxiety, I can't handle it.

PS. Is that really true it is no longer considered a risk factor? My doctor told me dense breast tissue (and mine) seems to have alot of activity and when there is alot of "activity" it raises concerns...it may not be anything ever but generally its not the best thing to have alot of activity.
Posted 11/16/2019 5:13 AM (GMT 0)
LMD,

I am glad that the concern you were worried about has stopped. Make it a goal to work through the new shoulder concern with the HA self help we have here. Just like the other things, you can use your CBT skills to work through the fears.

As far as your question about breast tissue goes, I am not going to contradict your doctor. Rather, rest assured that now that you have a baseline mammogram, any changes that might be detected with your regular screenings from now on will be easy to compare and keep you safe.smile

Peace and progress

S.C.
Posted 11/16/2019 3:44 PM (GMT 0)
Hope you're feeling better, LuvMyDad. I had the same issues with my breasts for years. Any scars were thick, ropy, itchy & the old, surgical scar on my neck felt like it was trying to pull apart & then I started feeling like I was choking on pills, food, then even water. Then it started to hurt like I'd be karate-chopped in the front of the neck. I could tell, the scar tissue was growing inside, too. The allopath, (I'm forced to see)wanted to do a endoscope. I realize the dangers because my aunt just almost died from a super-infection from one. Learned about systemic(proteolytic) enzymes and see many natural health experts advising them altho my dr insisted they'd 'injure me'. What they did is cure me. No more choking and front neck pain, breast lumps GONE and all other scars are now tiny, light lines. I don't take pharma drugs so didn't need to worry about contraindications. Blood thinners is one. I use ProOneZyme. They're quite costly and it takes 2 or 3 months before noticing a difference but they work and cause me no stomach troubles at all. They MUST be taken on empty stomach or they won't work. I took 3 capsules every morning and didn't eat for 1/2 hour-1 hour afterwards. They also cleaned my lungs up and I can breathe freely & deeply. To me, they are a miracle.
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