I quit 5 months ago and I am still coughing up massive amounts of mucous constantly, going to doctors they can't find anything on cta scans...will this last forever or does it get better, please respond.
my problem is the opposite ,,, i dont think im coughing up enough...pay attention to color,... it is very important as this is the indicator of infection...
I know that after I had quit for close to a year, I suddenly had a case of what felt like my lungs filled up with mucous and I had a real hard time breathing. Afterwards I coughed for several hours before I got a grip on it. This happened for a while.
But now this issue seems to have rectified itself. I no longer get those kinds of attacks. I think maybe Phil's right and it's the bodies way of clearing things out, or perhaps the bodies way of using the new resources now available to it.
I do hope it improves for you but if not I would again have to agree with Phil. Perhaps a second opinion maybe even from a lung specialist just for peace of mind if for no other reason.
I have seen my family doctor and a lung specialists, and an allergist, all tests are coming back normal, but the lung specialists did a bronchoscopy and washed alot of mucuos out of the back of my throat, there is nothing showing on my scans, I just hack up mucous all the time...so worried, don't know how long I can do this
