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Suffering From Diabetes, Asthma, Blood Pressure. Having Recurrent Fever, Nausea. Taking Medicines Of Tuberclosis. Solution?
my mother is suffering from diabeties, asthma , blood pressure she is 67 years old since 4 months she is getting fever dr has checked and done all her tests they appear to be normal but dr has done ex ray and says that there are some effect of tuberclosis in lungshe has started medicines of tuberclosis my mother is taking all as per dr instruction but my question to you is that she has lost her weight, she feels like vommiting,she gets fever again and again Kindly suggest me the solution to my problem
Fri, 11 Jan 2013
thank you.
i am sorry that your mother is suffering from many disease.
anti TB drugs usually takes 1-2 week to response like sense of well being, temperature return to normal,weight gain,appetite increases.
if symptoms persist after 2 weeks then there are some possibilities like wrong diagnosis,MDR-TB etc.
in that case,you have to wait for 2 months for response.
after 2 months, sputum culture & drug susceptibility test should be done.
you have to consult a chest specialist.
i am sorry that your mother is suffering from many disease.
anti TB drugs usually takes 1-2 week to response like sense of well being, temperature return to normal,weight gain,appetite increases.
if symptoms persist after 2 weeks then there are some possibilities like wrong diagnosis,MDR-TB etc.
in that case,you have to wait for 2 months for response.
after 2 months, sputum culture & drug susceptibility test should be done.
you have to consult a chest specialist.
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