Worried about persistent mucous

[westcoastfrank]

Since a trip to Southeast Asia April 05 that included sexual contacts, I have been coughing up a mostly white/sometimes yellow glob of mucous on a daily basis...usually in the morning. My voice goes hoarse without warning as I hack this stuff up...then goes back to normal. I've seen my doctor 3 times and have recieved Cipro 500 mg, Levaquin 250 mg, and a new antibiotic I can't recall. He has cultured my sputum, ordered chest x-rays, blood tests but nothing shows up?!!! I do occasionally have a sore throat that lasts 4-5 days then disappears???? Also, I now suffer from post-nasal drip and sneezing attacks although that may just be an allergy.

The mucous is very dry, stringy and clumps together...amount is usually 1/4 teaspoon. I dont have any chest pain or tigtening, but feel less energetic. I'm 53, great shape, 178 lbs, take no medications, dont smoke/drink. At wits end as I know something isnt right....could this be fungal????

[westcoastfrank]

Thank you for the comment and information. I will seek attention on this subject with my health care provider. Since my post, my doctor ordered lung x-rays and a 3cmx4cm nodule was found on my left lung.  I have upcoming CT-scans scheduled for further examination. Also, the mucous has completely stopped?!...and since moving (sold my home) to a new location, the allergic reactions seem to be subsiding daily now to almost nothing. Last, I am a non-smoker...Doc says uncertain at this time if nothing or pre-cancerous tumor. Will fit out in the next weeks.

[National Jewish]

This could be fungal.  The infection could be located in your sinuses, rather than in your lungs.  You may be right about the allergy.  You should have HIV testing, just in case this is an opportunistic pathogen.  If this testing and a CT scan of the sinuses are negative, you should ask for a consultation with a pulmonary specialist.

[jtex]

Dude, you possibly picked up a mycoplasma bacteria, which is intracellular, meaning it's not picked up by readily-available bacteria tests.  I heard about them on Dr. Gabe Mirkin's radio show.  Go to drmirkin.com, search for mycoplasma and see what these germs are all about.