first step: Go klinik kesihatan and tell doc u r coughing for more than one month and want to test for TB

doc will take your x-ray and ask u to do the sputum test (3 times). Doc will also write you a recommendation letter to go to see lung specialist in GH.

meanwhile wait for the sputum test and see what's the results. Regardless, sputum test may not be entirely accurate.

second step: go take the letter and make an appointment at GH. GH will give you the tuberculin skin test and blood test. The specialist may request for a sputum test again.

third step: the specialist may arrange for a bronchoscopy for a more accurate result.

Alternatively, if u want to be fast since tomorrow is saturday, u can choose to do it at a private hospital. But basically every step is the same regardless private or public.

U can also arrange by yourself to do a sputum test at any local labs (BP lab, etc).

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dont play play, TB cases are very high in Malaysia

TB cases rise by over 5% last year

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 26,781 cases of tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2023, a 5.47% increase from the 25,391 TB cases reported in 2022, says the Health Ministry.

In 2021, there were 21,727 cases reported in the country.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024...ver-5-last-year

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other than TB, of course, the cough could be due to other non-infectious causes such as asthma, GERD, etc

but since u mentioned your phlegm is yellow, it's usually indicative of an infection, it's important to rule out TB first

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Feb 23 2024, 11:42 PM

I had covid after new year, and have been coughing ever since with occasional transparent phlegm. Just found out from here that many others are having the same symptoms..

The lungs will not be as original post covid. Do take care

Do tb test
They will inject weak bacteria under your skin to confirm. It n your family member need to do it too

possible cancer also, try mri scan

did you take pfizer?

Read my thread already told you be careful, the cause is very obvious already. all on the pictures I posted

Coughing for a month are normal.

Not mysterious at all.

Not if got thick phlegm yellow/green

Dryish cough with clear phlegm cough for 3 months+ does happen tho especially after covid

entresto 50mg and now changed to 100mg.

After got Covid, my cough very weird. It just comes suddenly and very violent and loud for a few times. Do you all have this symptom?

ic. tcare

prolly due to throat irritation? take some soothing sweets like ricola or himalaya

Not throat at all. It just goes tornado suddenly. My friend says have similar symptoms. More to do with lung.

I had similar cough pattern recently. Been coughing for 3 to 4 months. No running nose, no throat infection. Just phlegm. Yeah transparent ones.

I had cough before covid. After covid cleared, continued coughing. Don't know for what reasons.

It was so bad that I hardly could sleep. During day time, no cough. Just as wanted to sleep, I would cough very badly, at times I couldn't breathe properly. 😪

Glad, just 2 weeks before CNY, suddenly no more cough. I eat mandarin oranges everyday also no cough lol.

Yes. Quite common post COVID, sadly. Hope you're feeling better.

Should have read your post

I went back to my usual Private Clinic today and instead of Klinik Kesihatan/gov route, Private Clinic GP told me to go to BP for Chest X-Ray (RM 50 for X-Ray). I came back to him with CXR, he said Lungs is ok, no signs of white patches/dots in lungs or pneunomia accumulation at bottom of lungs.

He told me if complete medication, still not helping need to do see specialist

Claiming is just Lung Inflammation Might be due to drinking cold drinks or sleep under direct air cond
He also saying might possible of Long COVID, if I kena COVID recently, which might lead to long term coughing...

This post has been edited by iSean: Feb 28 2024, 03:10 PM

i do have similar symptoms like yours and i have difficulty in breathing especially sleeping, one of the doctor gave me menthol crystal, boil some hot water, put the menthol crystal and sniff in, it somehow clear up phlegm stuck in my nose.

probably nose drip that u didn't realise. must be one of those kobis side effect...

You mean Postnasal drip ?

Postnasal drip is the accumulation of mucus in the back of the throat, which can cause a feeling of congestion, a sore throat, or a cough.

Well no idea if this the reason, I didn't really sneeze that often also.