Hemoptysis
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I have been experiencing hemoptysis for 4 months with frequent right nasal blockage.
No pain, normal diet, no signs of weight loss or anything. Everything is normal except for the blood in my spit.
Was referred to a Respiratory Lung Specialist this morning and was told the condition is not serious as everything is normal except for the blood in spit.
I requested for a thorough check as there was no medicine prescribed for the last few visit at the GPs and he recommended me to go for a CT scan for my sinus and chest. (Both my parents passed away of cancer). But he highlighted that the downside is CT scan is able to pick up extremely small abnormalities with size of even 2mm to 3mm.
I am very afraid of the CT scan that might discover abnormalities. Should I still go for the scan? As i requested for it, was not mandate by the specialist.
By the way, was prescribed Triamcinolone Acetonide for my nasal blockage.
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ginaprice102075 welsh94509
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Hello,
I would strongly recommend keeping your CT appt. and going from there. If there is any issues, even @ 2 mm you would want to know. If you can catch anything sinister early, then you have been diligent and may have saved your life. When it's comes to your health, you will be thankful you did. Praying it is nothing serious and you get these issues resolved!
welsh94509 ginaprice102075
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I have done the CT scan and the report came out to be alright. But the bleeding still persist.
What should I do
drdarlong welsh94509
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Bronchial artery embolization (BAE), a minimally invasive endovascular technique, has become the method of choice for treating massive and recurrent hemoptysis (9, e13– e15). Bronchial artery embolization should be carried out as soon as possible after contrast-enhanced multislice computed tomography and bronchoscopy.