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What Is The Treatment For Tuberculosis And Pneumonia?

hi doctor,

pls help me as my 67 year old mother is critical due to Tuberclosis and pneumonia .Her right lung is almost destroyed due to TB..This is a 3rd attack of the disease in last 14yrs.
She is having difficulty breathing without oxygen and her oxygen levels are pretty low without support..they dropped to 50% at one time when she was off it.
pls tell me if she is a candidate of lung transplant and what are her chances.

urgently help..i live in dubai but right now i am in delhi to take care of it..i am told lung transplant isnt an option for her also it is not done in india..we r ready to come any where...pls help
distressed daughter
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Hello dear

Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query in depth , I can understand your feelings for your mother .

* She is in advanced stage of the disease , as it must be now drug
resistant TB by now with multiple relapses .

* You have to accept the condition and give her symptomatic supportive
treatment as per the narrations , she is not going to be cured totally
from this stage of the systemic illness .

Wishing her fine health ahead .
Regards .
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What Is The Treatment For Tuberculosis And Pneumonia?

Hello dear Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com I have evaluated your query in depth , I can understand your feelings for your mother . * She is in advanced stage of the disease , as it must be now drug resistant TB by now with multiple relapses . * You have to accept the condition and give her symptomatic supportive treatment as per the narrations , she is not going to be cured totally from this stage of the systemic illness . Wishing her fine health ahead . Regards .