Question 1

I've been on meds for pulmonary tuberculosis since January 2nd, but I stopped taking them on June 28th without checking in with my doctor. After about ten days, I started them again. Now, I've got some serious chest and stomach pain. Could this be because of how I stopped and started the meds? What should I do?

Accepted Answer

donot stop tuberculosis medicines, consult your pulmonologist for further treatment process

Question 2

I'm really concerned because I was in the hospital a while back for serious shortness of breath. They did an X-ray and blood tests, and everything came back normal. But my doctor still put me on cefixime for 14 days and clonazepam for 30 days. It's b...

Accepted Answer

Recovery is around 2-3 weeks.Continue all the medications.

Question 3

I'm having this pain on my right rib and the same side of my back too. It's been going on for almost two weeks now. Could you help me understand what's happening?

Accepted Answer

Orthopedic opinion is advised to the patient.

Question 4

I'm trying to understand a few things that I'm experiencing right now. My recent chest X-ray showed hyperinflation of the lungs, but my doctor mentioned it might just be because I took a deep breath, saying the X-ray looks normal. The ENT said it cou...

Accepted Answer

Your current symptoms and reports suggest allergic airway inflammation that may be managed well without inhalers.Check with family history for asthma

Question 5

I'm feeling a bit concerned because my family doctor suggested I get my chest X-ray PA report attested due to some weakness I've been experiencing. I'm a little anxious since I had a history of tuberculosis back in 2018. Could you help me understand ...

Accepted Answer

Patient is advised sputum for AFB and microscopy.

Question 6

I'm dealing with mild pulmonary hypertension and I'm really worried about how it might affect my lifespan since I know there's no cure. Is it possible that the echocardiogram 2D test might have given inaccurate results?

Accepted Answer

The average survival rate is 1-5 years.

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