demand ct scan or no

[ingey1968]

Past two months lost 25 pounds. I was a bigger guy 269.  5 "7.  Weight loss jumps arent rare for me. But startled me.  Lately very fatuiged and sleeping a ton. I am 47 and a smoker.  Anyways about 2 months ago had echo stress test. Chest xray normal . then about 2 weeks ago i had blood in my phlegm . not just a little. 3 times in 2 days so went to ER.
They took blood work . chest xray . said looked normal and gave me levofloxine 750 mgs. Still had a couple incedences of blood but far less. Other day a week later noticed it again. Not much but still there.  Dr and others said its prob from smoking irritating airways.  Past couple nights and today have had sob issues.   So my question is this.  Do i push for a ct or just trust my dr and the er drs that im fine. Keeping in mind ive had health anxiety in my past.

[ingey1968]

I have an appt for thurs morning

[ingey1968]

Just called dr back. Explained everything will wait for call back but due to my prior health anxieties, if he thinks its unwarranted... Should i try to go to another dr?  This dr and the hospital already pretty much told me i had acute bronchitis and that there is no reason to suspect anything else.  So at a loss at what my next course of action should be

[ingey1968]

I tried. Er and my normal dr said there is no evidence of lung cancer at all to warrent it.  Try another dr?

[AndRynne]

You need a bronchoscopy now or certainly in the next day or so. At the very minimum you need a MRI scan. But you absolutely must make sure that this is not bronchiogenic carcinoma because that is what it sounds like to me.