A female asked:
When i wake up i have to blow my nose and have sticky mucus strings of blood and bits of hard blood, the mucus is slightly pale green, ??
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Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 60 years experience
Nose blowing: Initially you have sticky mucus combined with blood cells giving a stringy appearance.The hard blood represents old blood present in your nose and mucus is pale green because of the breakdown of red blood cells combined with mucus
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