I have intercostal strain and I coughed sputum with blood do I need to worry
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hello doctor recently I was diagnosed with an intercostal strain the symptoms are pain in the area of strain and swelling unfortunately I have developed a frightening symptom where I am coughing up blood coated mucus my father who worked as an emt says that it is not an emergency and that I should be fine however I am still concerned the amount of blood in the cough is not exponential but it is noticeable it is not frothy or painful to cough outside of the pressure it puts on the muscle strain I do have allergies and I am a smoker I also suffer from anxiety and depression I am years old I can breathe deeply although with pain to the strained area should I go to the doctor tomorrow or is this just a side effect or something I also take zoloft 100 my ibuprofen 800 my thrice a day for pain and cyclobenzaprine 10 my at night