Hello doctors,
I had a viral infection on 14th June 2025. After that, I developed white mucus with cough.
I met my pulmonologist on 21st June 2025. My chest X-ray was done before the viral infection, on 9th June 2025 (attached below).
The doctor prescribed me Cetirizine (antihistamine) and Macbery DX cough syrup for 5 days. After taking the syrup, my cough improved.
But I still have mild white mucus. Now I am not taking any medicine or using any inhaler.
I’m worried because I don’t have asthma or cystic fibrosis, but during a skin prick test (done for another reason), I found out I’m allergic to Aspergillus fumigatus.
I’m concerned that this remaining mucus could lead to fungal colonization.
Please advise:
Is it normal to have mild mucus after infection?
Should I be worried about fungal colonization?
What should be my next steps?
Hey everyone,
Here’s my history:
I’m a 27-year-old male who smoked cigarettes for a total of five years (from 2020 to 2022 and again from 2024 to 2025). I recently quit smoking yesterday.
I visited a pulmonologist in April 2025, where I underwent pulmonary function tests (PFT) and a chest X-ray. Both results were normal.
I have a few questions:
1. Given that I smoked about 3 to 5 cigarettes a day for five years, is there a risk that I have developed cancer?
2. Should I get a low-dose CT scan?
3. Do I need to repeat the PFT?
I tend to worry a bit, so I apologize for reaching out. Thanks! 😅
My father who is 78 years old and experiencing breathing difficulties.
I am sharing his medical reports with you for your review.
Here are the symptoms we have observed:
After lunch, he usually takes an afternoon nap. When he wakes up, he has trouble breathing, along with a wheezing sound. This typically happens after his afternoon sleep. He feels better after using his inhaler. Then during rest of evening this problem is not seen. Even after waking up in the morning, there is no breathing problem.
We also observed that when he takes a nap *before* lunch, he does not experience this breathing problem or wheezing.
What is he suffering from?
Hi I'm having asthma and dust mite allergy and I'm taking immunotherapy treatment from 5 months, my nose related allergy problem almost reduced but I'm feeling more flare ups, breathlessness everyday if I take 1 puff of foracort 200 inhaler I will be normal and again after 40 hours I'm feeling same is I'm having copd or asthma plz confirm how to control it
I am dmd patient age 24 i am taking wysolone 10mg for 4 years for my condition I can't stop ok so iam continuing .
But dr Narasimhan adjust my dose because of weight gain ok
Dr told me take 7.5mg ok but I feel discomfort
Body shivering and maild palpitation and tired ok
So can taper slowly like this way 8.75mg for 2 or 3 weeks
And 7.5mg regularly
Can i do this way
