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My Brother Is Suffering From TB Since Two Months

My brother is suffering from TB since two months, he is having the tablets given by the doctor as prescribed, but still he has lost his weight, his legs get swollen up, he has extreme thirst, fever and some times loose motion. He was admitted in the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Lungs at Bangalore for more than 25 days, he has lost hope in himself, Doctor kindly advice, what I have to do ? His age is 40 years. kindly help me
posted on Fri, 19 Feb 2010
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Tuberculosis is no more a serious disease. There is something called as Dots for which Rahul Dravid was coming for advertising. My neighbour had been declared negative result after 6 months of successful treatment.
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hey im also TB patient..im also feel like yr brother..now im take TB drugs for 3 week..but sometimes still have legs and hand pain..sometimes weakness..last week i went hospital for check up again i still have fluid afew in my lung..maybe that fluid can feel pain..but the doctor told me after my drugs will work inside fluid..sori for poor english..yr bro will be ok soon
Pulmonologist,  Dr.Ketankumar Chaudhary's  Response
your bro might be have drug resistant tb. so first go for culture and sensitivity test for AFB. in view of bilateral pedal oedema, go for 2D ECHO, USG ABDOMEN, S.PROTEIN and renal biopsy rule out amylodosis.
YOU SHOULD ALSO RULE OUT PLHA(AIDS) AND DIEBETES MALITUS.
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My Brother Is Suffering From TB Since Two Months

Tuberculosis is no more a serious disease. There is something called as Dots for which Rahul Dravid was coming for advertising. My neighbour had been declared negative result after 6 months of successful treatment.