Green phlegm: Last night I kept waking... - Lung Conditions C...

Lung Conditions Community Forum

55,236 members66,014 posts

Green phlegm

panda22 profile image
13 Replies

Last night I kept waking because I was bringing up green phlegm. Today I'm am going in fits of coughing. I am managing to get about 1 hours sleep at a time. My problem is that my brother has terms cancer and I don't know whether I should stay away from him until this clears up. I don't want him to be infected by me

Written by
panda22 profile image
panda22
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
13 Replies
JANET127 profile image
JANET127

Yes..stay away from him! I had cancer and our immune systems are very low and can catch anything! Even baby shots can harm us! (If its a live shot) If you are on antibiotics ask your doctor how long before your not contagious! Good thinking panda22! Janet127

panda22 profile image
panda22 in reply to JANET127

Thank you. I will try to see doctor on Monday

Echoblue profile image
Echoblue

I do hope your infection passes soon and you can get some quality time with your brother. Hugs and wishes to both of you x

panda22 profile image
panda22 in reply to Echoblue

Thank you. It is my nieces 16th birthday on Tuesday and I really do want to miss it.

Echoblue profile image
Echoblue in reply to panda22

I hope she has a wonderful 16th, a real milestone birthday. I hope you are able to make it 🤞🏻🤞🏻 x

Yes, Janet is right. Your brother needs to avoid people with infections while his immunity is low. Hope you feel better soon.

Izb1 profile image
Izb1

You must stay away whilst you are contagious, you can then get some time with your brother. Hope your better for your niece's party x

syntax profile image
syntax

If as you say,green sputum, then it will be min two weeks before

you clear it,and personally l would leave it a month before seeing brother !

That is providing you are on medication now ?

Spring1 profile image
Spring1

Stay clear & get yourself checked out as soon as you can.

I was bringing up green phlegm & ended up in hospital with pneumonia.

That’s all either of you want, his immune system would seriously struggle

Oshgosh profile image
Oshgosh

Have you got rescue meds?

panda22 profile image
panda22 in reply to Oshgosh

Yes and next ones already on order. Thank you

Oshgosh profile image
Oshgosh in reply to panda22

Excellent

panda22 profile image
panda22

Thank you to everyone who responded to my question. Saw doctor today and he says i shouldn't go to my brothers as there is a high impossibility that I could infect him. I will miss my nieces 16th birthday but she Will understand

You may also like...

Phlegm

I wrote 5 days ago about phlegm, on Tuesday my wife had to call an ambulance after describing my

PHLEGM

the last week i have so much phlegm its causing breathing problems, i take 4 carbosistine a day but...

Telectasis and phlegm

symptoms. My question is this, I do not have a problem with phlegm or mucus. Is this a good sign...

Steroids and Phlegm Samples

sample of phlegm. I took a course of antibiotics a few weeks ago and didn't feel the infection was...

Black sputum/phlegm/mucus

but my lungs are clearly not 100% - breathless, chest pain, wheezing, chest infections - this isn’t...