Question: I'm having some breathing trouble and would like some help.

51 year old male
5'10
Caucasian
Former smoker- 33 years. 2 years smoke free.

For 3 weeks I have had trouble getting a deep enough breath. As if my lungs have something squeezing them. I also have extremely thick, jelly like, white mucus coming up out of my lungs. And copious amounts of it. I do NOT have an involuntary cough. I am voluntarily doing it because I can feel the congestion. Almost like a wet feeling. After coughing up gobs of the mucus, breathing is easier.

Exercise does not make it worse and I have no issue walking a few miles on the treadmill every day. My normal routine is not affected.

I had this same issue happen last year. It lasted about a month before getting better. I had a chest CT. Radiologist reported,