Coughing up phlegm

HivKaren yes the  dreaded mucus. I started a around week  2 so well done in getting to  wwek 5. Lots if tissues tio spit in not lady kije but. I also had a nebuliser as I had copious amounts. You can try steaming over a bowl of hot water just be careful. 
m Hazel x

Yes normal. It will likely get really sticky. I just spat a lot. I had kitchen roll by the bed and threw bits into a paper bag through the night. I did steam my head over hot water with olbas oil in it. Whether it actually did anything it’s difficult to tell. Sipping lots of water helps too. It disappeared after a few weeks  

Thanks Hazel, really appreciate the reassurance. I have been carrying rolls of tissue, kitchen roll and the like with me. It is not pretty when it starts so I am hoping not to be out when an episode comes on :-) Karen xxx

Hi Karen I got to stage I couldn’t care less ! Fingers x you don’t but don’t stress if you do. It does go as quickly as it came. 
Hazel x

Thanks Dani I appreciate your shared experience so much...of course when these things strike in the middle of the night you then just sit and worry it is some horrendous unknown side effect lol I will get stocked up on tissues :-) xxx

Totally normal, i hacked up endless phlegm and it was incredibly salty.

At the end of treatment i also regularly coughed up blood first thing in the morning- that passed after a few weeks but freaked me out initially

Oh I hope so Hazel, thanks for the ray of light :-) xxx

Hi Karen, I think you’ve done incredibly well to get to week 5. I had dreadful nausea and vomiting and the phlegm situation made it far worse. I was prescribed Carbocisteine (think this is the spelling), which helped enormously so maybe mention it to your team to see if it can be prescribed to you, as it broke down the phlegm and made it easier to cope with. As everybody has said, this does get better. 

Debbie xx

Yes TrevW mine is too! Good heads up about the blood too...I wasn't sure if I had some specks myself but I have had some blood in my nose and thought it likely from there. Thank you so much for your response...it has really helped ease my mind :-) Karen

Thanks for the tip Debbie....I will mention it as I am struggling alot with the nausea it causes too. Good to know it will pass...as everything will of course but it doesn't feel like that at 3:30am with your head in the toilet :-0 Many thanks Karen xxx