Update on bronchoscope and mucinex use
Just want to share my experience. I felt like the mucinex caused a flare up and indeed it did. I had really gone downhill in the last few months. I thought maybe I was moving into a worse stage of my COPD. I had a bronchoscopy Friday and they found several mucus plugs that they were able to remove. I am feeling almost 100% better. The mucinex actually did cause me to get worse. My doc did not want to do a breathing test, when I first saw him because I was inflamed, so he started me on mucinex. This caused cement like mucus in my breathing filters, which was already compromised. I am extremely thankful for the broncoscopy and will now start on a regimen of mucinex daily. I honestly could barely get hardly any air into my lungs. I could barely move without my 02 dropping to 83. I am very lucky and hope this might help anyone who may have had the same symptoms as myself.
CommunityMember8b4cce,
It is nice to hear good news!! I am happy for you and glad your doctor did the procedure. Take care of yourself and God Bless!
Hi again,
, and thanks for jumping in here and sharing this update and the details as well. I recall you telling us about this earlier, and that the bronchoscopy was scheduled. For ease of reference, here is a link to that conversation: https://copd.net/forums/copd-and-back-pain#reply-169527. We also had a conversation about it here: https://copd.net/forums/trying-to-figure-out-what-is-making-me-worse.
All our interactions is what makes this update (by you!), all the more pertinent to read. You had sensed something wasn't quite right when you were using the Mucinex and that feeling turned out to be true.
It must be gratifying for you (as you said), to have undergone this procedure (bronchoscopy), and to now not only know the results, but to be feeling better because of the intervention.
I believe this shared information will be helpful to the community. It is an excellent example of how the medication (Mucinex), may have been responsible for the flare-up, and yet, by using it moving forward, you expect it to be helpful at this point.
That is what has me somewhat puzzled too! Does your physician have an opinion as to why/how the Mucinex caused the issue? And now, it sounds like using the Mucinex as part of a daily regimen is expected to help as well.
What do you think?
Leon (site moderator COPD.net)I plan on waiting to go back to water fitness after my follow up appointment August 1st. In the meantime 30 minutes of chair yoga a day until then. I also want to wait until I go back down from 20 to 5 mg of prednisone. I don’t want to feel better than I truly am. Hopefully, when I see him on the 1st, I can finally schedule a breathing test for a prognosis. Thank you for your attention to my situation! Hi again, CM8b4cce - your plan sounds like a prudent, practical, and safe one! August 1st is just around the corner. In the meantime, I am glad to see you are still staying active. It's a good prep for continuing with the exercise once the doctor gives you the 'green light'.
Keep up the good work!
Leon (site moderator COPD.net)
Thanks for the update and so glad that the procedure helped you out. Interesting about the Mucinex both trouble and helpful.... wanting to know more about that for sure. Thanks again for the update, can't wait to see more of what you find out.
I have been having a lot of plugs lately and today was the worst one so do I go to emergency room for that or just keep trying to cough it out I was coughing so hard my throat started bleeding
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Thank you, I appreciate it. I try to be helpful when I can.
Hi, Home girl. I just want to let you know I saw your other post directed to me and that I responded here: https://copd.net/living/unexpected-copd-symptoms#comment-528797
Hoping all is well now, please keep us posted! -Melissa, copd team
