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aspartame
post Nov 8 2018, 09:35 PM

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QUOTE(MagicCauldroness @ Nov 7 2018, 04:54 PM)
I have just been told that my first sputum test has tested positive for TB. I am waiting for my second sputum test to be done. My chest xray is clear. My blood test is clear too. I have been coughing with phlegm for the past 2 months. It all started as a  cold. I am now very scared that I have given it to my husband and 6 year old. If I start treatment, can anyone tell me what it would be? I have read of quarantine and feeling really ill from the strong meds. Would I have to be quarantined? Would I not be able to travel for Christmas (we bought plane tickets to go see my in laws). I never thought this could happen to me. I am just so lost now...

I am just on edge waiting to see my 2nd results and consultation on friday...
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You said it started with a cold? At what stage did you suspect TB? Cold is very common. Do you have high fever? What colour is your phlegm? Why did doctor suspect TB?

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post Nov 8 2018, 10:30 PM

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QUOTE(MagicCauldroness @ Nov 8 2018, 09:52 PM)
Yes it started with a runny nose, just like all the other times when I get my sinus infection... 10 days later, the cough started. My nose is still runny. Nose and cough with yellow mucus. I tried to let my immune system fight the cold as I didint want antibiotics again. After 5 weeks, I went to see my ENT doctor who gave me antibiotics. After 1 course of antibiotics, it was a bit better but I was still coughing. So they sent me to Pulmonary specialist who took an x ray of my lungs and blood test  for infection. My x ray was clear and blood showed no infection. So my ENT and pulmonary doctor decided it was my nose allergy causing bronchitis and gave me allergy treatment. 5 days later, I was still coughing yellow mucus and went back to my ENT who ordered the 1st sputum test. They wanted to see which antibiotics can kill this infection. Instead, they found it was positive for TB. So this is how it all started. Now they need 2nd and 3rd sputum test to confirm TB.

I never had a fever or any other TB symptoms. Just the runny nose and coughing... now, I hardly cough much. Only a little in the morning. More post nasal drip from my nose irritating my throat. But if I am in a very cold room where the air cond is strong, then I start coughing.
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Wow...yours is just flu triggering coughing and very often phlegm from coughing is yellow in colour. Many people just toughed it out and like in your case, the coughing stops or gets lesser (any phlegm at this stage?).. they would assume all is fine. And, u do not have high fever or chills? How the hell do we know it is TB right? I mean, not many people even do chest x ray and blood test and even these are negative ..

When you did your sputum test, is your phlegm yellow or clear? Any blood? Do you have pain in the chest? Do you feel lack of appetite or lose weight? I read up all these symptoms. I am just trying to see how u get diagnosed with TB from an apparent cold...

And, if you seldom cough now , and presumably no more phlegm from lungs, how do they do 2nd or 3 rd sputum test???

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post Nov 9 2018, 08:52 AM

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QUOTE(MagicCauldroness @ Nov 9 2018, 06:47 AM)
Exactly, that is why I was so shocked when they told me it was positive for tb. When I got the phone call, I was in the middle of throwing a children's party! I still have energy to do that.

I am still eating well. I only lost appetite after the call! I am still very overweight!

I turn on the air cond in my car that makes me cough a bit and then got some phlegm. My sputum is mostly clear with some yellow bits now. No fever, no pain, no blood, no chills, no sweat. Only 1 night I sweated but I think because it was hot, I turned on the fan and I could sleep again.

That is what makes me think, everyone foes the same like me and cough cough cough then get better. But maybe tb positive n don't know. So end up spreadingvit around???
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Best of luck for today's second test. Keep us updated please. I was wondering, if u had just toughened it out, which most people do after antibiotics ( if they even see the dr)... by now, your coughs have cleared... u r having no other symptoms .... I dun think u will suddenly do a Sputum test and find that u have TB right? Even if the GP suspects something , the most he will order x ray , which is clear in your case. I doubt gp will order blood test (even that is negative !) ... how on earth do ppl find out? I see so many people walking around with some sort of coughing with phlegm... including me.. should we go for sputum test????

One question : when u were coughing badly, was the phlegm coughed out from lungs very thick and yellow in colour or just clear phlegm with slight yellowish colour? If u did not feel feverish , how do u know u had flu? Could it be that u had nasal allergy (runny nose) that coincides with the onset of TB?

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post Nov 9 2018, 09:56 AM

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QUOTE(slimey @ Nov 9 2018, 09:39 AM)
Lel.

You don’t even know what you are tested on ? Come on.

There are many many test in relation to Tb with each their own pro and con.

Mantoux test
Sputum afb
Genexpert
Sputum culture
X-ray
Ct scan

When you say blood test it can mean nothing if no specific test is ordered for Tb.
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As far as I read up...

Mantoux test - for Malaysians who mostly had BCG, not reliable as tend to give false positives
Sputum AFB - accurate but only 30% give positive reading
Genexpert - reliability not 100%
sputum culture - accurate but takes time up to 12 weeks to confirm
X-ray - can detect by not conclusive..used in conjunction with other methods
CT scan - same as x ray but clearer?
QuantiFERON Gold test - used in conjunction with Mantoux test to rule out false positive


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post Nov 16 2018, 10:55 PM

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Any updates TS?

 

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