article_snippet.sent: But, after noticing a dull ache in he ribs, and coughing up more blood, he was taken to A&E.
article_snippet.sent: I began coughing up blood which was really frightening but after visiting the doctors I felt relieved as the doctors were adamant that I had a virus, and I was advised to keep taking ibuprofen. '
article_snippet.sent: I trusted that I must be OK
article_snippet.sent: but when I started suffering from a dull ache in my ribs and I coughed up more blood
article_snippet.sent: , I ended up in A&E two months later.
article_snippet.sent: I'm not one of those people who visit the doctor for no reason and those people who visit the doctor for no reason
article_snippet.sent: But my story proves that it can happen to anyone and maybe if I wasn't ignored for two months then my prognosis might have been better. '
highlights_snippet.sent: 31-year-old visited doctors five times in two months but was sent home .
  