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[|Human|] Yes thank you. I have been with my family doctor and diagnosed with acute bronchitis. One week later and after being on prednisone, ceftin, and robitussin ac, I am not any better. I have a severe cough that doesn t allow me to get any rest, maybe 2 hrs sleep a t a time and then I,m up. The cough is that bad that disgusting as it sounds I have pushed my hemmroids out and they bleed at times. I think I need a stronger antibiotic, ceftin never worked for me but the doctors just don t listen to me. Also I had a lot of thick green mucous but that is the only thing that has cleared up some. Does this sound like lung cancer?
[|AI|]  Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist and get done1. Chest x ray2. PUT (Pulmonary Function Test). Infection is the most common cause for attack of bronchitis. So proper control of infection is must. Since you are having greenish mucus, even after antibiotic, we need to rule out lower respiratory tract infection (LETI) first. So chest x-ray is needed for this. And if consolidation is seen on x-ray then sputum culture and sensitivity is needed to guide antibiotic therapy. PFT is needed to diagnose bronchitis. This will also tell you severity of the disease and for treatment severity is necessary. You may need inhaled bronchodilators like LAB (long acting beta 2 agonists) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). So better to consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.