Excessive mucus, throat clearing, and chest tightness after 6 week bout of acute bronchitis.

In the beginning of February, I had what I believe was a sinus infection. I had yellow snot coming out of my nose, extremely painful headache/facial pain, high temp, etc. I did not go to doctor because I figured it would go away. This then turned to a bad cough. I finally went to doctor a week later. She said I had bronchitis and she gave me an inhaler and tessalon perles. After four weeks, I went to doctor again complaining of cough and chest tightness. Again she said I had acute bronchitis and gave me prednisone for 5 days and tessalon perles. She checked my breathing and said I had a little delay in expiration and that was a sign of a bronchospasm. She said people with asthma and acute bronchitis get this. 

After taking the prednisone for 5 days, my cough disappeared (I may cough once in a while but it’s rare). However, I am stuck with a heavy feeling in chest. Every morning I wake up feeling mucus in my throat. Whatever I spit out is watery, bubbly, mostly clear with a bit of white. I am a bit worried as to what this could possibly be. Do you think it is just my bronchi healing from a long bout of bronchitis? I do not smoke nor have I ever smoked. I am fairly healthy (workout & eat well). I have never been diagnosed with asthma before. The chest tightness and excessive mucus/phlegm is just a nuisance. I plan on going to doctor again if it does not resolve soon, but who has dealt with this after having acute bronchitis? 

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