Wednesday, December 14, 2005
should i? or should i not?
today i had to get a chest x-ray again to prove that i don't have TB ... sigh, being a fob my result for the skin test always comes out to be positive.
actually my doctor suggested to me that i should consider taking medicine to completely get rid of it. even though it's not active right now but i guess there is a chance that it could be. but as i'm reading this letter and procedure form for this treatment, i have some concerns and i don't really know if i should do this or not.
if i decide to do it, i will need to take isoniazid (INH?) and Vitamin B6 everyday for 9 months?!?! i have no idea what isoniazid is and if it will have any negative side effects... also i will need to go in three time to have blood-work to monitor for liver dysfunction and hematologic abnormalities??? what in the world??? hm... i don't want to harm other parts of my body trying to get rid of a latent tuberculosis.
what should i do?
oh, on a happier note, thank you guys for praying, i got my passport on monday, yay! i can go to my bro's wedding now, praise God!
actually my doctor suggested to me that i should consider taking medicine to completely get rid of it. even though it's not active right now but i guess there is a chance that it could be. but as i'm reading this letter and procedure form for this treatment, i have some concerns and i don't really know if i should do this or not.
if i decide to do it, i will need to take isoniazid (INH?) and Vitamin B6 everyday for 9 months?!?! i have no idea what isoniazid is and if it will have any negative side effects... also i will need to go in three time to have blood-work to monitor for liver dysfunction and hematologic abnormalities??? what in the world??? hm... i don't want to harm other parts of my body trying to get rid of a latent tuberculosis.
what should i do?
oh, on a happier note, thank you guys for praying, i got my passport on monday, yay! i can go to my bro's wedding now, praise God!
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Side effects for isoniazed (INH) can be found here.
Indications for treatment of people given BCG can be found at the bottom of this page.
Questions? Feel free to ask me. I have started many a person on 9 months of INH, and am quite familiar with the pros and cons.
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Indications for treatment of people given BCG can be found at the bottom of this page.
Questions? Feel free to ask me. I have started many a person on 9 months of INH, and am quite familiar with the pros and cons.
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