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Coughing up blood, could pot be the cause?

pocketsevens

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Ever since I had heart surgery when I smoke pot it really hurts my lungs. I only really notice it when I lie down and try to sleep, but it just hurts... makes me feel uncomfortable. It's still worth it once in a while, or so I thought. I thought I couldn't possibly be doing permanent harm.

But could I be doing permanent harm? After my heart surgery my doctor said I had pulmonary hypertension. Surely there has been some permanent damage to my lungs during that whole fiasco. There must be a reason why it didn't used to hurt to smoke and now it does. Surely it's not all in my head...

After smoking pot 2 days in a row and noticed my right lung was hurting. I had a really bad day and I suck at coping so despite that warning sign I smoked a third day. My lung hurt so bad that I made a batch of Poppy Seed Tea to ease the pain and help me sleep. Gulped it all down as quick as possible. Well that knocked me out.

When I woke up I had a nasty headache. Thought I had a cold because I was coughing. But then I noticed I wasn't coughing up phlegm, it was blood. Pure dark red blood.

Throughout the day I've been debating going to the hospital but I didn't want to miss work. I'm close to getting fired from missing days. But now I'm off and I'm still debating, should I go to the hospital? I haven't been coughing as much and I feel way better. There is still a tinge of blood in my cough but it's not pure red like it was before.

I know everyone's probably just gonna tell me to go to the ER, but if you had spent as much time in the hospital as I have you would understand... If you're gonna tell me to go to the ER could you explain a medical reason why I may be in danger? I just want to talk to someone who understands the human body, who knows what might be going on..

Thanks for reading.
 
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Instead of going to the ER, why don't you contact your doctor who did your heart surgery and let him know that you coughed up blood. It's definitely something you shouldn't ignore.. and it sounds pretty bad....

Also, if you think it's because of the pot, either quit or get a vaporizer!
 
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