Bronchiectasis and sputum test

[Heaven20]

Hi all, I very rarely am unable to produce sputum in the morning so find it difficult to get to my gp before cut off of 12 noon.Feeling a bit rough at the moment with lots of mucus production in the afternoon, does anyone keep a sample overnight to send off the following morning?

I do a few cycles of breathing, and still no good. Thank you for any feedback, I'm in the UK.

[clematis5932]

I m the same as you, I either keep it in my fridge overnight or still take to the surgery where they will keep it overnight.

[Heaven20 in reply to clematis5932]

Thanks, I might do the same.

[Oshgosh]

I used to keep mine in the fridge when I was scheduled to see consultant,they were ok with this

[Heaven20 in reply to Oshgosh]

OK, thank you, after two responses saying the same, I will do that.

[GintyFerguson]

Here is 3rd response. It's OK to keep it in fridge overnight . I can hand in a sample anytime to my doc. I presume they keep it in a fridge too.

[PW_R in reply to GintyFerguson]

Hi Ginty, did I read one of your posts before that you do some sort of isolation during the winter months to avoid the large number of respiratory viruses going around? I have come to the conclusion that I simply can avoid them, despite vitamin, hand hygiene, mask wearing in busy areas etc

[Alberta56]

Thanks people. That's useful to know.