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Had Upper Chest Pain. Diagnosed Fibro Cavitatory Lesions. Prescribed Akt4. Help?
HI , im 31 years old man , 3 months before i had left upper chest pain i could barely breath and pain at the back , just above the waist, so i consulted the doctor, and he mad sevral test including x ray, they detected, fibro cavitatory lesions in upper left zone of chest, then doctor give me cafaure 500 and some vitamins for 10 days cores, after 10 days dose , i go to doctor agian and he make me do test again , and then he says its closed tb, so he prescribed me akt4 of 30 days course, after this my pain and breathing became ok i started to feel normal, now after one month, now again same symptoms coming back but on right side of upper chest :( please help me in this , yes i have been drinking and smoking .
Thu, 29 Aug 2013
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Welcome to the platform of Health Care Magic.
Dear friend you are diagnosed as a case of Tuberculosis. And you responded well with in one month of Anti tubercular drugs. which further confirms that the diagnosis is correct.
Treatment for the TB is of long duration. It varies from six months to 18 months depending about the type of lesion the patient has.
You are supposed to be regular in touch with your physician and continue to take ATT regularly with out break as advised by the physician.
Dose (according to the weight of the patient) and duration of the ATT is very important to completely eradicate the disease.
Hope you will restart the treatment with the consultation of the physician to get cured.
Incomplete course and under dose drugs raise the possibility of developing Resistant and MDR cases.
Hope the query is answered and useful to you,
Thanks
Welcome to the platform of Health Care Magic.
Dear friend you are diagnosed as a case of Tuberculosis. And you responded well with in one month of Anti tubercular drugs. which further confirms that the diagnosis is correct.
Treatment for the TB is of long duration. It varies from six months to 18 months depending about the type of lesion the patient has.
You are supposed to be regular in touch with your physician and continue to take ATT regularly with out break as advised by the physician.
Dose (according to the weight of the patient) and duration of the ATT is very important to completely eradicate the disease.
Hope you will restart the treatment with the consultation of the physician to get cured.
Incomplete course and under dose drugs raise the possibility of developing Resistant and MDR cases.
Hope the query is answered and useful to you,
Thanks
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in to us.
AKT4 is to treat tuberculosis. If fibro cavitatory changes are seen on X ray, all tests for TB must be done and then you must be started on AKT4 once TB diagnosis is confirmed.
AKT4 is to be taken for 9-12 months and no where is it written that 30 days course is sufficient.
I suggest you to get CT scan chest done and discuss your problem with pulmonologist (TB specialist).
Hope this helps
Thanks for writing in to us.
AKT4 is to treat tuberculosis. If fibro cavitatory changes are seen on X ray, all tests for TB must be done and then you must be started on AKT4 once TB diagnosis is confirmed.
AKT4 is to be taken for 9-12 months and no where is it written that 30 days course is sufficient.
I suggest you to get CT scan chest done and discuss your problem with pulmonologist (TB specialist).
Hope this helps
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Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic
You should STOP SMOKING & DRINKING...
You should consult a Pulmonologist (Lung / TB specialist) – proper combination of drugs, dose and duration is a must for complete cure.
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Welcome to Health Care Magic
You should STOP SMOKING & DRINKING...
You should consult a Pulmonologist (Lung / TB specialist) – proper combination of drugs, dose and duration is a must for complete cure.
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
I find this answer helpful
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