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I have recently been diagnosed with TB after being very ill in hospital with Covid. My immune system was so low that latent TB led to active TB, I would be interested to know of anyone also suffering from TB and in particular related to Covid.

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Hi cheeseaddict (I'm a cheese addict too by the way). I am sorry to hear that you are ill with TB followibng being ill with covid. Unfortunately, TB is known for taking advantage of other illnesses to take hold. Hopefully one of our lovely subscribers will share their story of TB with you, but in the meantime here is a story of another man who fell ill with TB following covid: thetruthabouttb.org/tb-stor...

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cheeseaddict in reply toHelenC

Thanks for the reply HelenC. It is helpful to read stories of other people in similar circumstances as it helps to see light at the end of the tunnel. I am just starting my medication today so here goes!

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HelenCPartnerTB Alert in reply tocheeseaddict

Good luck - I hope it is going OK for you so far?

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