My Carcinoid Tumor
About two years ago I coughed up blood. It felt like it came from my lungs and not from nasal drainage. It was pretty alarming. The extent of my health problems over the years pretty much climax at seasonal allergies and activity-induced asthma. I quickly saw my primary doctor who ordered a chest x-ray to make sure I didn't have pneumonia or something like that. It came back normal and my doctor said we'll keep an eye on it. He prescribed me some specific asthma medication as well. Rarely but consistently, I continued coughing up blood. I typically grew used to it and assumed it was caused by my asthma. However, I did see my doctor another time or two for the issue. Eventually he told me I really need to see a pulmonologist. Of course, like any strong man, I put this off, and continued to on rare occasion cough up streaks of blood when I would feel like there was fluid sitting in my lungs. We were on our yearly ski trip in Colorado this February when my conditions got a litt...