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Have TB. Took Medicines. Diagnosed As Last Stage Of TB. Any Chance Of Surviving?
Hi sir my frnd is suffering frm TB since 2 and a half yr.
she got cured three times but again got TB.she took the medicines from some private dr. But after again when she got TB after curing then she took Dots again got cured. But then again was shown TB.
she to
took medicines frm private dr.
day by day she is getting more sick.now after check up the dr. says she is in the last stage of TB. He told her to get hospitalized.
plz sir i am scared very much. Tell me whether there is any chance of surviving her.
she got cured three times but again got TB.she took the medicines from some private dr. But after again when she got TB after curing then she took Dots again got cured. But then again was shown TB.
she to
took medicines frm private dr.
day by day she is getting more sick.now after check up the dr. says she is in the last stage of TB. He told her to get hospitalized.
plz sir i am scared very much. Tell me whether there is any chance of surviving her.
Wed, 13 Nov 2013
Hello and welcome to HCM,
The recurrence of TB after treatment suggests multidrug or extra multidrug resistant TB.
It is very difficult to say whether your friend will survive or not or till how much time will she survive.
However, multidrug and extra multidrug resistant TB is very difficult to treat since these cases do not respond to the first line drugs for TB.
The second line and other drugs are not as effective as first line drugs and they have many side effects.
Your friend should be managed under a pulmonologist and at chest center eg V P chest institute at New Delhi, KGMC at Lucknow, etc or at center which is close to your place.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
The recurrence of TB after treatment suggests multidrug or extra multidrug resistant TB.
It is very difficult to say whether your friend will survive or not or till how much time will she survive.
However, multidrug and extra multidrug resistant TB is very difficult to treat since these cases do not respond to the first line drugs for TB.
The second line and other drugs are not as effective as first line drugs and they have many side effects.
Your friend should be managed under a pulmonologist and at chest center eg V P chest institute at New Delhi, KGMC at Lucknow, etc or at center which is close to your place.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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