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black mucus

by sahida, Aug 19, 2008 10:57AM

I'm a smoker and for many of years now I've been coughing up black mucus should I be worried?

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by zodiacqueen, Aug 20, 2008 04:04AM

Hi, how many years have you smoked? I smoked for 20 yrs. and never coughed up black gunk-mine's always been clear or whitish grey. I've had breathing issues for about 10 yrs now-last 2 have been really bad(shortness of breath). I had an emphysema scare and quit-my x-rays looked like emph, but my pulmonary function test was above normal. Go figure-that scared me enough to quit. I quit in nov. 07'. I strongly suggest that you quit. The black gunk is not good at all. You should get checked out ASAP, and you should get a PFT, and a possible chest x-ray. The x-ray can show emphysema (but only if it's advanced), pneumonia, a mass, and scarring. You need to know where you stand.

Are you having any other symptoms? If I were you, the first time I saw the black mucus I would've quit right then and there.

Staci

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