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Is Coughing Up Of Blood After A Surgery Normal?

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Posted on Fri, 29 Apr 2016
Question: iS it normal to cough up blood after surgery
I also have the flu now
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Not normal.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit very short and specific.
To recapitulate: Male/34 - have flu - wants to know whether whether it is normal to cough up blood after surgery.

May I please know a few details?
Which surgery has been done and when?
Since when are you suffering from flu?
Since when there is blood with coughing, amount, color?
Any throat problems that you have or any other problem related to the general or chest?

Even though there is flu, it is not at all normal to have blood after coughing.
I would advise you to see a Doctor for endoscopy of the laryngo-pharynx to see any local cause of bleeding, X-ray of the chest to see if any offending lesion in chest, tests of blood and so on.
Get a proper diagnosis and treatment.


Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (7 hours later)
Yes the dr is gonna keep me over night cause my oxygen is really low
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (56 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
How are you now?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your short feedback.
How are you now?
Please give details for me to correlate.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (2 hours later)
They said my lungs are filled with some fluids and they have to do more test cause they don't know if it's blood or body fluids. I did do a CT Scan and a heart ultrasound. I'm getting transferred to a room in a bit and doing a couple more tests.
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Get proper diagnosis and treatment .

Detailed Answer:
Yes, this is the most probable cause.
Please let me know the reports and the treatment and the recovery that you are getting.
Get a proper treatment as advised.
Take care and get well soon.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Is Coughing Up Of Blood After A Surgery Normal?

Brief Answer: Not normal. Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for your query, albeit very short and specific. To recapitulate: Male/34 - have flu - wants to know whether whether it is normal to cough up blood after surgery. May I please know a few details? Which surgery has been done and when? Since when are you suffering from flu? Since when there is blood with coughing, amount, color? Any throat problems that you have or any other problem related to the general or chest? Even though there is flu, it is not at all normal to have blood after coughing. I would advise you to see a Doctor for endoscopy of the laryngo-pharynx to see any local cause of bleeding, X-ray of the chest to see if any offending lesion in chest, tests of blood and so on. Get a proper diagnosis and treatment.