Advice needed please 🙏

[Moolies]

Good morning everybody I went back to my doctor yesterday as since April my lungs have got worse I wake every night with a tight chest wheezing coughing up white thick jelly the doctor just looks at me and says what should we do not very affective really hey🙄 does anybody have any advice I’ve been put on a brown inhaler as I cannot have anything stronger I have my blue inhaler and I take medication for acid reflex I’m still waking every night so now I’m not sure what to do next and the doctors just cannot give me any advice thank you everybody 🙏

[Bkin]

Hi Moolies, maybe check with the nurses on blf Helpline.

From what I know of this situation, it could be your recent mucus production is a result of more recent lung damage, perhaps you have the chronic bronchitis as well as the emphysema components of COPD. Perhaps you have developed some bronchiectasis, I am only guessing as mucus production connects with these things.

Drinking lots of water, and perhaps asking for a prescription of carbocisteine (mucolyctic capsules) to help keep the mucus thin and more easily coughed up.

nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-o...

Keep an eye on the colour of your mucus, if it changes colour to yellowy green this is a sign of infection and you need to take a sample of the morning sputum to your doctor for testing. Ask your surgery for sterile pot /s to keep at home so you have them to hand and then docs will be able to determine what bacteria and what anti biotic is required.

Do call the Helpline to get their take on your current situation and see what they would advise you to do.

[Moolies in reply to Bkin]

Thanks for your help

[Moolies]

Thanks for advice I get so worried I have a busy life and my x husband is dying my children need me to be well I feel like I’m under so much pressure to look like nothing is wrong with me😢

[Caspiana in reply to Moolies]

I'm sorry you have to feel like you have to live a charade when you really aren't well yourself Moolies . Are you children grown? I think we are our own worst enemy sometimes trying to protect the feelings of others by downplaying our own illness. I'm sorry I don't have much advice about your condition, but I would say if your current doctor is unable to offer anything beyond "What shall we do? " perhaps you need a second opinion. Bkin has given some terrific advice. Take care of yourself.

Cas xx 🌞🌻🌱

[Moolies in reply to Caspiana]

Thankyou Caspiana my daughter is 22 years old and my son is 27 so yes they are grown-up because her father has been sick for many years he has Multiple Sclerosis and is really very sick now I have always been the healthy one in their eyes but of course that’s not the case sometimes it just gets to me thank you so much for your reply🙏

[Caspiana in reply to Moolies]

You keep your chin up Moolies . *HUG* xx 😊