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Suggest Remedy For Fluid In Lungs When On TB Medication

this is srinivas , and i got tb 3o daysback, and doctor did plural effusion on dec 1st and now i am taking tb medicine and after 30 days we took xray same problemcame again , so doctor plan to remove fluid from lungs again,but after removing 250 ml fluid igot shivering with sweats so she stopped removing fluid,so what happens if fluid is not removed from lungs and why i got shivering and sweat?
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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Hello
You are having fluid in the pleura ,knows as pleural effusion and most common cause of this fluid is tuberculosis ( however , there are so many other reasons also).
Your doctor aspirated ( removed 250 ml ) fluid from lungs and there was shivering and sweats , as this is common due to anxiety and tension faced by you , so need not to worry.
If amount of fluid is plenty then aspiration ( tapping of fluid i.e. removal ) is necessary .
If amount is low ( because already 250 ml removed ) then with the help of anti tubercular treatment this fluid will vanish after few days .
So don't take any tension , rather trust your doctor and take a full course of anti tubercular treatment as advised .
Keep one thing in mind that don't stop ATT without doctor's advise as this may develop multi drug resistant .
Good luck.
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Suggest Remedy For Fluid In Lungs When On TB Medication

Hello You are having fluid in the pleura ,knows as pleural effusion and most common cause of this fluid is tuberculosis ( however , there are so many other reasons also). Your doctor aspirated ( removed 250 ml ) fluid from lungs and there was shivering and sweats , as this is common due to anxiety and tension faced by you , so need not to worry. If amount of fluid is plenty then aspiration ( tapping of fluid i.e. removal ) is necessary . If amount is low ( because already 250 ml removed ) then with the help of anti tubercular treatment this fluid will vanish after few days . So don t take any tension , rather trust your doctor and take a full course of anti tubercular treatment as advised . Keep one thing in mind that don t stop ATT without doctor s advise as this may develop multi drug resistant . Good luck.