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Mycobacterium Lentiflavum Found In Right Lung, Having Fever, Cough Up Blood. How Serious Is The Condition ?
Hello dr. , AAAA here. Have just been advised by my Pulmonologist, that they have identified a MYCOBACTERUM LENTIFLAVUM in my right lung. Am in week 2 of and 8 Week wait to see WhaT Specific one it will
grow. Have been dealing with this for over a year. Meanwhile, and REALLY Ill with fevers varying, but daily, and Spitting up Blood at time, some to,es copoious amounts. My Doc seem to be playing games with me, and has/had her own agenda all along, failing to share that with me, so that I had NO Idea of the Seriousnous of my condition. She First DX me with Bronchoecstis(sp) a little over a year ago, but the sent me to Cardiologist, which Promped an URGENT HEART SURGERY. as my Main arteries were 99% and 100% blocked! and I had already had a heart attack, ALL THE WHILE I WAS COMPLAINING OF THE SYMPTOMS! Acid Fast Came back Neg. May 14. then Turned Positive June 4, 2014 for thw Bacterium. (My underlying other two DX are Polycythemia Rubra Vera @ 39yo. and LEUKOCITIC VASCULLITIS which had landed me in hospital 4 time this month, and 12-15 times here and abroad. I want to know what TYPE of testing they are doing here in the States, as there are currently only 3 cases identified, and those by the Italians and the French - which is the rRNA otherwise, WE are wasting our time, while I go untreated. I was wondering about Jewish Hospital research on this in Denver, Colorado. Do you have an idea? or contact person? I am alone, at home, suffering, and all each of my Docs can suggest is, Present yourself to the ER! again! I am sick and tired of that. Thank you, AAAAA 0000000 Mobile: 00000000
grow. Have been dealing with this for over a year. Meanwhile, and REALLY Ill with fevers varying, but daily, and Spitting up Blood at time, some to,es copoious amounts. My Doc seem to be playing games with me, and has/had her own agenda all along, failing to share that with me, so that I had NO Idea of the Seriousnous of my condition. She First DX me with Bronchoecstis(sp) a little over a year ago, but the sent me to Cardiologist, which Promped an URGENT HEART SURGERY. as my Main arteries were 99% and 100% blocked! and I had already had a heart attack, ALL THE WHILE I WAS COMPLAINING OF THE SYMPTOMS! Acid Fast Came back Neg. May 14. then Turned Positive June 4, 2014 for thw Bacterium. (My underlying other two DX are Polycythemia Rubra Vera @ 39yo. and LEUKOCITIC VASCULLITIS which had landed me in hospital 4 time this month, and 12-15 times here and abroad. I want to know what TYPE of testing they are doing here in the States, as there are currently only 3 cases identified, and those by the Italians and the French - which is the rRNA otherwise, WE are wasting our time, while I go untreated. I was wondering about Jewish Hospital research on this in Denver, Colorado. Do you have an idea? or contact person? I am alone, at home, suffering, and all each of my Docs can suggest is, Present yourself to the ER! again! I am sick and tired of that. Thank you, AAAAA 0000000 Mobile: 00000000
Mon, 1 Jul 2013
HELLO AAAA, thanks for posing your worry on health care magic
your condition is a severe condition which require long term therapy with anti-Tb drugs for a long time.
diseaces like this are more common in the tropics, reason why your doctors are taking their time in trying to make diagnosis.
your condition is a severe condition which require long term therapy with anti-Tb drugs for a long time.
diseaces like this are more common in the tropics, reason why your doctors are taking their time in trying to make diagnosis.
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