Chest & Breathing Problems
Pulmonary TB treatment.
I am taking this treatment from 5months for Pulmonary TB.
Initially I was advised Akurit 4-5 tab daily.After taking 11 days my liver enzymes detoriate..
Than from 12 days onwards..per day
Levofloxacin 1000mg
Ethambutol 1200mg
Rifampicin 600 mg
Pyrodoxine10 mg..
Than again after 10 days again lft deteriorated much further..
Than doctor stopped Rifampicin and added clofazimine 100 mg per day..
Than after 1.5 months again restarted Rifampicin by stopping clofazimine.Initially by AFB bacili was negative.
Bronchoscopy - MTB detected very Low.Rif- non resistant.
Gene xpert rift-negative after 7 days of ATT..
After two months of total treatment
Chest CT scan got full clear.CRP less than 3.Now doctor told me to continue another 1 month and stop
As I have responded well and all my parameters including scan is good.
My question is as i couldn't continue standard regime of ATT.My treatment was done with modified regime and total duration will be 6.5 months..Will be there any chance of relapse?
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Dose of pulmonary tb
My AFB stain negative at diagnosis
Gene xpert sputum -negative
Very small two cavity at lungs initially.
After two months Lungs ct scan revealed clear lungs and no cavity in lungs.
Doctor told me total treatment will last 6.5 months.
Initially couldn't continue akurit 4 for two months ..
Changed regimen to below for Liver problem
Levofloxacin 1000
Ethambutol 1200
Rifampicin 600(23 days total initially)
Clofazimine 100(50 days initially).
Current regimen ( January 14 to April 19)
Rifampicin 600
Levofloxacin 1000
Ethambutol 1200
Pyrodoxine -20
5 month treatment over
Now
Along with above drugs again added clofazimine 100 for 1more months.
I am completely fine now..
Will my TB relapse in future? As I saw in Google that non adherence to drugs in intensive period cause relapse?
Altogether if i say
Total dose I will take till 6.5months
Rifampicin 600-154 capsule
Will this be sufficient or will relapse in future?
I am worried?
As per doctor no TB germs at my lungs now as per CT scan
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Chest tightness after massage
Today i was massaging my chest (between part) and now i feel like the chest is tight! Worried! What might be the reason?
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Early morning sputum
Doctor I get sticky light yellow sputum only once early morning everyday while brushing my teeth and whole day I don't get any sputum nor any cough.
Doctor I don't have any problem like cough, breathing problems .
Doctor is this normal ?
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Breathing difficulty
Been a smoker on & off for last 8 years, and a regular one for last one year.
I've been trying to quit smoking.
Lately I've been experiencing difficulty in taking a full breath and have some tightness in the chest on the left side. I'm dreadful of it and anxious that it's my heart!
Googling the symptoms has worsened my anxiety even more.
Feels like I can't expand my lungs fully.
My nose feels congested all the time.
History : 28 M , overweight , ht: 5ft8inch.
Was diagnosed with grade 1 fatty liver last year.
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Report Review
Can i get a confirmation that the report just confirms Bronchitis only
Or is there something else.
Symptoms: Dry Cough mainly while sleeping at night
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Shortness of breath
Sometimes i feel shortness of breath even with mild exertion.sometimes this " lack of air" feeling last for 10 mins.my heart rate varies from 44 to 160 at min & max and 60 to 130 on regular days.we checked cardiologist and did ecg, ech, angio and the conclusion was myocardial bridging in MID LAD and mild CHD. I have orthostatic hypotension.blood pressure sometimes goes from 130/90(mostly) to 160/115(sometimes)
I get cough if i eat any oily food.But i dont have constant wheezing or asthma but sometimes i get this urge to cough after some food or some temperature change.lot of sweating when compared to.other people and severe muscle aches and joint pain.we did regular medical tests for my thyroid for which i am taking medine for over 20 years.but thyroid is in normal range.i have attach the report summary which are out of range in the blood report.
Should i check for any lung related issue.
kindly guide me for test if any.
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Right lung not feeling well
In my right lung feeling feverish I am taking two time deraphyllin and taking two times tiova inhalers but feeling hot in right lung please help me what can I do please help me
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Pneumonia and slow heart rate
My dad had diagnosed pneumonia from last two months.
He has dry cough sometimes and shortness of breath sometimes.
His pulse rate also drops to 40 to 45
Is pneumonia is cause of slow heart rate and shortness of breathe ??
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Cough and chest pain
My wife has been suffering from a cough for the last few months. Just yesterday we performed CBC ,ESR and Chest PA xray. The Chest Xray Report says Bilateral Dense Hila.
The cough once starts it goes on continuously for a few minutes or hours especially at night time which causes sleepless nights. What can be done and what medicines can be taken?
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