i quit smoking 6 weeks ago. my lungs have been able to breathe much better all of that time, no problems, no coughing, now, all of a sudden, like within the span of two days, my lungs are bringing up junk. i went and got some mucinex the expotorant and cough suppressant type, and i can feel gunk, just coming up my lungs, its not helping and i've taken 4 of those today, should i use cough syrup ? is this normal ? the mucinex isn't putting an end to the stuff coming up. its a raspy type of coming up with mucous none of it reaches my mouth, but despite me having quit 6 weeks ago, its just giving me a hard time, all within the time span of maybe 2-3 days.
is it possible i have cancer ? i started smoking at the age of 21 smoked a pack a day, i am 36 now. what alarms me is these symptoms are all of a sudden. i've not had a puff, and my lungs haven't been like this, up until just a few days ago.
thank you