speaking of TB, my late father passed away because of TB. He couldn't do operation to remove the "water" lung because high risks of operation failure due to weak health, he got kena stroke before ~10 years ago. Besides he's also a smoker and always drink a can of beer per day.

Now that I keep on coughing for nearly 2 weeks already, I'm not sure if I got infected with TB as well already went to small clinic for antibiotics and generic cough medicines, still got some phlegm in my throat that forces me to cough time to time

His symptoms were constantly have to cough, even at night sleep time also can hear him cough, skins getting darker as months pass by, and also just feel weak in general. Initially he went to Sun*** Hospital by himself and checked with a doctor, then my father complained to me that the doctor did not diagnose him with TB but with something else, for that I don't really know the details la but in the end visit another doctor. Have to stay in the hospital to draw out the "water" in the lungs, discharged out of hospital after a week, then have to come back again do the same thing because "water" still gets into one of his lungs. Bought the medicines, got like a lot of medicines for him to take lol

He usually comes back home late, sleeps in separate room. Even if he arrived home early e.g. 8.30pm-9pm, he would sit outside home and smoke while reading online novel until 11pm then only go to bed. He got curi-curi smoke even though doctor told him stop smoking most likely because of nicotine withdrawal. Doctor did mentioned to take the medicines, but to cure the symptom really have to depend on luck since his health is also weak, taking medicines just only prolong his health for few months but won't cure the TB. Doctor recommended to take surgery but problem is his weak health, the success rate is super low about 5%. In the end succumbed to TB one day at night, he didn't respond at his own bed at home.

So far my symptoms are getting better compared to last week, just the throat feels little itchy now. I had to get cough syrups instead of Strepsils because Strepsils always don't work. As for chest pain, not really chest pain but the area below the left side of my lung, happens only sometimes after eating when sitting down. Breathing okay so far. Last 2 weeks ago when I woke up then can feel the throat pain and itchy.

now nearly recover fully, maybe tomorrow then would be okay already, don't think I need to go back.

can't recall... about 1~2 years I think? But even before finding out he got TB, he did cough in random frequency

After finding out he has TB, the frequency of coughing keeps increasing

Already told him to stop smoking since I was a kid but didn't listen. However I did saw a few nicotine patch boxes while growing up, I gonna assume he failed to quit smoking. Well, sometimes can't convince a long term smoker I guess.

3/4 of 2021 he stayed at home because of covid lockdown, got one time he bought like tons of beer and drank a lot at home

remaining 1/4 of 2021 after lockdown lifted, he will go to work as he's the owner of mudguard shop (makkat in chinese? the one that do car spray and repair job), at this time he looked fine to me

2022 then his health gone rock down bottom, after discovering his TB, certain month of the week had to stay in hospital to withdraw the "water" from the lungs, spent amount 2 months total, I had to drive him to hospital in and out. Sometimes he still went to his shop to work beginning of 2022 but 4-5 months before his death he started to stay at home all day to eat medicine and rest. Had to buy a wheelchair and push him if he needs to go somewhere because he just couldn't breathe much, got respiratory problem already. The hospital got give the 3-ball spirometer for him to test his lung, but yeah difficult for him to do.