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Anyone got bone tb .I had a positive test for it 6 years ago this is what has been going on for 5 months.Bloods done no inflamation markers. But I have ankle...
Anyone got bone tb .I had a positive test for it 6 years ago this is what has be...
minka
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1 month ago
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Blood In phlegm after 1 is year of tb treatment
Hi Everyone ! I have been treated of TB since 2021 but my phlegm has been a constant since then. Anything I eat causes a lot of phlegm buildup and recently I...
Hi Everyone ! I have been treated of TB since 2021 but my phlegm has been a cons...
dino10
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1 month ago
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Vomiting alot
My mother recently diagnosed with extrapulmonary tb and she started medicine myrin p forte but feeling very sick with nausea vomit all the time. Can she avoid...
My mother recently diagnosed with extrapulmonary tb and she started medicine myr...
Pp24
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2 months ago
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TB warriors
hey tb warriors you guys are giving your milestone efforts I just need your observations on how you guys are going through this and what kind of problems you...
hey tb warriors you guys are giving your milestone efforts I just need your ob...
asadbinumer
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3 months ago
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Foreign nurse tested positive for TB
Hi guys. I am just worried. I came in the UK in November, after the 4th week went to work in the wards. In Jan got screened for TB, my results came back...
Hi guys. I am just worried. I came in the UK in November, after the 4th week wen...
Veecandy
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5 months ago
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How is tuberculosis or TB disease tested?
What you need to know about TB Various tests are done to diagnose TB or tuberculosis. Initially it is checked by breathing with lymph nodes and stethoscope....
What you need to know about TB Various tests are done to diagnose TB or tubercul...
HealthinfoBD
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5 months ago
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Fed up nearly two years since I was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberlcosis and extensive cavitation in my right lung !
I would love to know how everyone recovers because I’m so sick of the reoccurring chest infections constantly bringing up mucus and on antibiotics this is my...
I would love to know how everyone recovers because I’m so sick of the reoccurrin...
87wise
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5 months ago
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Flushing face, hot and red?
Hi, I just started taking meds last night and with-in 30 minutes my ears started burning and my face was beat red. I just went to bed. I eventually fell...
Hi, I just started taking meds last night and with-in 30 minutes my ears started...
eyeballtb
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6 months ago
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snowflakes
hi any advice iam take sickness tablets cyclizine for nausea don’t see to be working still feeling Nausea
hi any advice iam take sickness tablets cyclizine for nausea don’t see to be wor...
Hippie22
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6 months ago
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flowerroseblueskyrainsunshinesniw
I finally finish my TB medication 39 December iam counting the weeks so looking forward to feeling my self again it been a rollercoaster strong medication and...
I finally finish my TB medication 39 December iam counting the weeks so looking ...
Hippie22
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6 months ago
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Anyone diagnosed with TB in the eyes?
I have, and wondering if anyone else on this forum has. Would like to hear your experiences with meds etc.
I have, and wondering if anyone else on this forum has. Would like to hear your...
eyeballtb
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6 months ago
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TB recovery times
I would like to find out other peoples experience of recovery. How long does it take for breathlessness to ease?
I would like to find out other peoples experience of recovery. How long does it...
annejtyler
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8 months ago
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primrose
hi in March I got Covid-19 for 10days was not poorly just headache last 10days then was all clear of Covid-19 But then I started to get muscle pain intense...
hi in March I got Covid-19 for 10days was not poorly just headache last 10days t...
Bowred
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8 months ago
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primrose
hi can anyone no how long do I have to wait to start medication for sleep TB hospital rang last week to tell me had TB iam so anxious just need to start...
hi can anyone no how long do I have to wait to start medication for sleep TB hos...
Bowred
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9 months ago
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Minimal PTB
It was way back around 2018, I was diagnosed with TB. For some reason I believe I finished taking medication for 5 months more less ( I don't really remember,...
It was way back around 2018, I was diagnosed with TB. For some reason I believe ...
pemdesarapin
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9 months ago
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sleepy TB
I was diagnosed with sleeping tuberculosis, prescribed treatment for 6 months in the form of taking pills, some needed to drink 1 tablet a day and others 3 a...
I was diagnosed with sleeping tuberculosis, prescribed treatment for 6 months in...
kristimahmud1996
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9 months ago
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Hi everybody
I was diagnosed with sleeping tuberculosis, prescribed treatment for 6 months in the form of taking pills, some needed to drink 1 tablet a day and others 3 a...
I was diagnosed with sleeping tuberculosis, prescribed treatment for 6 months in...
kristimahmud1996
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9 months ago
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primrose
hi I had blood test done hospital spoke to me and said got TB sleeping got to have X-rays done on Monday Doctor said medication any Advice please
hi I had blood test done hospital spoke to me and said got TB sleeping got to ha...
Bowred
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9 months ago
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My first encounter with TB, cervical lymphaditis tuberculosis.... PART TWO
I learnt few things from these 6 months encounter with TB: Firstly, life always surprises you with positive and negative news, always prepared for them....
I learnt few things from these 6 months encounter with TB: Firstly, life alway...
pratyaya_23
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10 months ago
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My first encounter with TB, cervical lymphaditis tuberculosis....PART ONE
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. NOTE: THIS IS ENTIRELY MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING FROM MY ENCOUNTER...
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. NOTE: THIS ...
pratyaya_23
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10 months ago
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TB meds and alcohol/drugs
Hi, I'm sure this has been asked before but I couldn't find any posts with the search function. What exactly is the situation with taking recreational drugs...
Hi, I'm sure this has been asked before but I couldn't find any posts with the s...
copythat24
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11 months ago
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After 2+ years supposedly"cured" from TB
Here is what I have constanly experienced after being "cured" from TB: 1. flaking skin on scalp, face, under the eyelid, arms, scrotum and legs 2. itching on...
Here is what I have constanly experienced after being "cured" from TB: 1. flakin...
thaibob
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12 months ago
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Anyone having trouble getting critical life insurance cover after having pulmonary tb ??
Hi I’m from the uk and I’m ok getting life insurance that pays out after death etc but when it comes to critical life insurance cover if I was to say get...
Hi I’m from the uk and I’m ok getting life insurance that pays out after death e...
87wise
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12 months ago
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Constant Phlegm and rarely slight blood in sputum post tb treatment
Hi everyone. I am worried by the fact that even after 5 months of the end of tb treatment, I get phlegm constantly although without cough and loss of appetite....
Hi everyone. I am worried by the fact that even after 5 months of the end of tb ...
dino10
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1 year ago
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Anyone have cavitation in their lung?
Hi all, I'm new here. I am on month six of treatment with INH/rifampin. My chest xray has showed a cavitation in my right lung since September of 21...
Hi all, I'm new here. I am on month six of treatment with INH/rifampin. My chest...
TheTBRT
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1 year ago
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I have taking TB medicine
I have taking TB medicine from last 1 yr ...my skin is getting darker...what should i have to do about that?
I have taking TB medicine from last 1 yr ...my skin is getting darker...what sho...
Sanyukta
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1 year ago
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Can covid-19 reactivate cured TB?
Hi everybody, i'm Jasmine. I had pulmonary tuberculosis 3 years ago, had serious reaction towards isoniazid so i wasn't able to take it and received treatment...
Hi everybody, i'm Jasmine. I had pulmonary tuberculosis 3 years ago, had serious...
JasmineL
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1 year ago
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Have you experienced TB and COVID - at any time in your life?
We would like to hear from anyone who has experience of recovering from both COVID-19 and TB - this may have been many years apart or you may have been unlucky...
We would like to hear from anyone who has experience of recovering from both COV...
HelenC
Partner
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1 year ago
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Anyone else having constant chest infections after treatment
Anyone else having this issue so since completing my meds aug 2021 I have had chicken pox ( had this as a child and how it happened again is beyond me I was...
Anyone else having this issue so since completing my meds aug 2021 I have had ch...
87wise
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1 year ago
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Is there a link?
Is there a link between having natural immunity to TB and not contracting Covid19?The reason I ask is that 7 colleagues and a lot of children are off with the...
Is there a link between having natural immunity to TB and not contracting Covid1...
Jojopurple
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1 year ago
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