Why am I coughing up blood?

[Milky01]

Hi, since June I’ve quit smoking (smoked for 5 months) aside from when I was a bit younger in 20s for a few years.. I’ve been coughing/clearing my nose and throat with blood in sputum (image attached) I’m 33, I have no chest infection btw..

After seeing blood I quit immediately. I’ve had a CT, X-ray, bloods, sputum tests and endoscopy from an ENT - app found nothing. I went to the respiratory specialist and he gave me a puffer to try for 8 weeks. The blood seemed to stop for 7 weeks. In the last two weeks I smoked some weed to calm my anxiety for a couple weeks due to another issue I’m having.. and the blood started again yesterday! The very day I had to go back to the DR.. I stopped the smoking of weed instantly and switched to exercising..

But now I’m back to square one and really afraid again - I thought I was in the clear because it stopped.

I’m scheduled for an bronchoscopy in a couple of weeks.. but please - has this happened to anyone? I’ve read people live with it for years and sometimes it never gets understood what the cause was? Any help would really help guys! Thank you all!

[Ern007]

A couple of years ago I coughed up small amounts of blood. Medical term "Hemoptysis " - I had CT after CT, X Rays and PET SCAN I was thinking TB or even Lung Cancer.. Consultant thought a polluted lung from Asbestos or coal dust. There was a shadow on my lund and I was worried,

In the end It was diagnosed as scaring on top of other scaring caused be COPD. nia,

It happened to me and I am still here - Coughing up blood does not automatically mean Lung Cancer - There are lots of causes. For example infections that have nor gone away, scaring, TB or even pollutants like Asbestosis..

First you need to stop smoking weed, it can make you anxious drug and overrated,

If fact a small bleed should tell you to stop smoking full stop.

Last blood can be caused by even minor infection, can come from throat and even from a bad cold...

best of luck and please. lay of the smokes..

[shakhnozah]

May I ask if this has been cleared for you? I have very similar sputum for 1.5 years now and no relief. Not a smoker