Hi. Apologies in advance for a post in the too much information category.
Can anyone give me some tips on getting a good sputum sample. I have a wet cough most days but don’t always get it up all the way and end up swallowing most. Usually when I’m doing a sputum sample it’s because I think I have an active infection. It’s usually fairly easy to get a sample then as I’m producing a lot more. However my gp has referred me back to the respiratory clinic and they have requested that I give a series of 3 samples. Now last week I was having a small flare up and I probably would have managed fine but typically the last few days I’ve been ok and only got tiny amounts up and out as it were. Any tips for getting a good sample would be appreciated. Unless I’m ill I don’t usually start getting the wet cough until I’ve been moving around for a while.