I am about to start treatment for latent TB. i am a healthcare- social worker. i like to swim and do yoga i hope i can do these things while on treatment. I hope i can go to work also. I am having a lot of anxiety about it. I appreciate the connection.
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Are you worried because of potential side effects? Not everyone gets side effects so if you are fit and healthy in general, you might not notice too much change. I just started treatment myself a few days ago. I was apprehensive about side effects too, but so far haven't noticed anything except the orange wee. Fingers crossed it stays this way.
Unless you feel seriously unwell due to side effects, which probably will not happen, I don't see why you can't keep swimming or doing yoga.
I should add that if it's latent TB, it means that you are not infectious so you don't need to avoid social contact at all. My doctor advised that there is no need to disclose my latent TB to others, because it's not infectious and because others might have misconception of it.
I am an healthcare worker also. I moved trust and at my occupational health check , they did the eves test as my scar from TB jab was faint.I went for tests and told I had latent TB and there was a nodule on my left lung. I was told there was no need to have treatment. 3 years later I went into hospital with a kidney stone, doctor CT scanned my lungs also. It showed my left Lung had collapsed. I’m none no wiser if I needed treatment. I hope everything goes well for you
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