What is this circular thing the size of a small pea below my left rib cage? [more inside]
posted by LittleMissItneg on Sep 11, 2011 - 13 answers

How can I stop coughing, or make it not hurt to do so? [more inside]
posted by gally99 on Nov 29, 2010 - 16 answers

To all men and women who spit: help! Warning, this is a bit unappetizing... [more inside]
posted by rio on Nov 28, 2005 - 17 answers

You Are Not A Doctor: Three weeks ago, I got a nasty head cold that never quite went away. It's now settled into my chest, and I have a chronic, slightly productive cough. Ordinarily, I would just wait it out, but I'm exhausted, can't really get a full breath, and the stuff I'm coughing up tastes like bleach. I swear, I haven't been inhaling or gargling bleach. I do have an appointment to see my doctor on Wednesday (the earliest I could get in,) but I was wondering if anyone else had had these symptoms and could tell me what caused them, so I can quit Googling medical conditions and diagnosing myself with lung abscesses and tuberculosis.
posted by headspace on Oct 9, 2004 - 16 answers