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Suffering With Pleural Effusion In Lung, TB, Have Cough. How Do I Know If It's Completely Cured?
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Im 24 years old working guy. My height is 5'10" and I weigh about 50 kg. During my school days I was suffering from Pleural Effusion in my left lung, commonly regarded as TB. I got treated for an year and afterwards declared cured of it. Now everything seems ok except my weight. I do have cough problems every hence and then but whenever I visit a doctor and told them about my earlier condition, they say it has no relation to my previous disease. Im worried about my weight as im about to get married. Kindly help.
Im 24 years old working guy. My height is 5'10" and I weigh about 50 kg. During my school days I was suffering from Pleural Effusion in my left lung, commonly regarded as TB. I got treated for an year and afterwards declared cured of it. Now everything seems ok except my weight. I do have cough problems every hence and then but whenever I visit a doctor and told them about my earlier condition, they say it has no relation to my previous disease. Im worried about my weight as im about to get married. Kindly help.
Mon, 21 Oct 2013
They are right. Your pleural effusion has no relation with your recent cough as you were cured and when treated for effusion there is very less chances of TB relapse.
You should get a lung function test done and consult a pulmonologist for the same
You should get a lung function test done and consult a pulmonologist for the same
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