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[emmie]

a chest x ray, and a lung CT scan, would the same results occur. I had a CT scan recently and am still worried that this coughing up bits of blood is still around. The CT scan showed nothing untoward, which was good, and i got the results within two days, better still.

[emmie]

i lie down and get this instant irritation, like having feathers stuck down my throat, making me cough, that's when i notice the blood sometimes, spread over the pillow.

[KARL]

A CT scan is in fact a series of X-rays and provides images at different angles, the type of imagery being identical in the two. X-rays are of limited usefulness regarding soft tissue but quite useful for seeing the bone structure. The main advantage of X-ray/CT technology over the likes of MRI or other scanning methods is its low cost and it is often used as a quick/instant solution in the quest for information. My guess would be that you will next be sent for an MRI scan which in most areas of the UK involves significant waiting lists. MRI would normally reveal far more than X-ray/CT of what is relevant to your symptoms. Another option would be endoscopy if deemed relevant. I would not want to comment on the symptoms themselves.

[emmie]

thank you, so i could still have problems.

[Sqad]

A chest XRay is cheaper than a CT Scan and will pick up the majority ofimg disorders. A Scan is more expension but gives you a more precise evaluation of the lung anatomy for those difficult cases which are not providing the requires answers, so basically both investigations are similar.
Blood nay be como. G from the back of the throat due to chronic irritation from persistent coughing.
If investigation have been normal, then we are not dealing with a life threatening problem.

[Sqad]

Sorry Karl I didn't see your post before posting.

[Peter Pedant]

and no one has mentioned radiation
1 CAT scan = 1000 chest x rays

still peanuts of course - I have had two courses of radiotherapy ( and this is NOT a ouija board) 40 and 40 gy and that corresponds to hundr3ed of thousands or millions CXR

coughing blood is always abnormal and they will go on investigating

[emmie]

i have this wet type cough, as opposed to a dry one, its not an every day occurrence but worries me where the blood is coming from.

[emmie]

like before sqad, i didn't think it was life threatening, just worrisome.
i am due for an ENT appointment some time or other and will discuss this with them.

[ummmm]

How much blood?

[emmie]

about half a teaspoon, having coughed into the sink in the bathroom.
its bright red in colour, and not old dark blood.

[emmie]

i noticed it when i woke from a sleep, little red dots over the pillow case. That was not the first time that happened.

[Old_Geezer]

If worried, Peter, ask for photoacoustic imaging next time ;-)

[ummmm]

I know silent reflux can make you have a funny feeling in the throat and the urge to clear it and cough. Google it.

[ummmm]

If it's little red dots are you guessing it's about 1/2 a t-spoon?

[emmie]

the coughing fit i had in the bedroom caused me to get up and spit it out into the sink basin, there was about half a teaspoon of blood, and i have seen dots of blood on the pillow., after lying down, sorry to be so open...

[ummmm]

It's OK. They'll need to know how much blood and how often and is there any clots.

[barry1010]

Is there any possibility that the tickle you feel in your throat is blood trickling down from the top of your nose? Could it be a slight nose bleed that you have? That would make you cough and spit up bright red blood.
I used to have a lot of nose bleeds, many the typical heavy flow down the nose but occasionally it would be as I described above. I have a capillary (I think it is called that) right up my nostril that is weak and prone to small bleeds.

[emmie]

in all honesty Barry i don't know. I only can go on my experience.
thanks for all the advice, it's much appreciated.

[bednobs]

a little bit of blood goes a long way, especially when mixed with sputum.