Coughing up blood 5 weeks post covid

[RonObvious]

I had covid 5 weeks ago - fairly mild (apart from crushing exhaustion for 2 weeks!), no cough, no temperature. It's taken me a while to feel "normal" again, and I only started running again this week. I went for a run on Saturday morning, and then in the afternoon, absolutely out of nowhere (I hadn't been coughing at all), I started coughing up significant amounts of blood. Not blood streaked saliva, just what looked like pure blood. About 2 teaspoons worth at a time, for about 4 or 5 times, so maybe 30-50ml in all. It wasn't a violent cough, if that makes sense, almost like a throat clearing. I panicked and went up to A&E, where they gave me a chest x-ray and checked my bloods. Everything was clear (thank god!), but they told me to follow up with my GP. The doctor at the hospital thought that I had burst a vessel through coughing, but I hadn't been coughing! However he also said (very nicely, he was lovely) that they couldn't do anything else for me in A&E as I was stable and the xrays / bloods were clear. Obviously I can't get an appointment with my GP until at least tomorrow, and the wait is killing me. I'm so worried in case it happens again, and was wondering if anyone else has had this happen as a complication of covid? Or if anyone has a better explanation?

Bumping as I’m waiting to speak with my GP, so any advice on what to ask for (such as whether I would be unreasonable to push for a CT scan) would be most appreciated!

I think you need to take the reassurance that the A&E Dr. has given and also note the fact that you are not feeling unwell. Coughing up blood does obviously need to be take seriously as it can be a symptom of lung cancer, pulmonary embolism(which is an increased risk after Covid infection), T.B. as well as a result of chest infection/pneumonia but as they have checked you out its unlikely to be any of these. If you have been unwell prior to this and just started running again it could simply be a result of over-exertion so the burst blood vessel explanation does make sense, but you did the right thing in getting checked out asap.

the only other thing, you don't have any oesophageal symptoms/problems/swallow issues do you?Just because you said it was more like a throat clearing.

Thanks for the reassurance - I was relieved that A&E didn't find anything, but it's still so easy for your mind to run away with itself!

When I said throat clearing, that was more related to the strength of the cough if that makes sense? It wasn't a violent cough. It definitely came from my lungs and not my oesophagus or throat (no problems there) - I actually coughed up a blood clot when I was with the A&E doctor, so I guess the bleeding had stopped and congealed. Exertion was my guess too, but now I don't know how much is too much! Anyway, the doctor called me in this morning and has referred me to the hospital for further investigation, including aa CT scan, so I will take it easy until then (should be within 2 weeks), and hopefully then get some answers.

Hi, I hope you don’t mind me following up on this post, but the exact same thing happened to me this weekend, and I am two weeks post-Covid. Also happened after exercise and was deeply alarming. I went to A&E, had blood tests and X-ray and all normal, and now waiting CT scan. Would you mind me asking if your ever got to the bottom of the problem, and did it ever happen again. Thank you.