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| *My Cinderella.* |
 Jan 10 2007, 08:21 PM
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I just found out I have it. (or at risk for it)
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis They gave me a ppd shot and supposively I'm positive. |
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Jan 10 2007, 10:34 PM
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 and so it is  Group: Human Posts: 1,304 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,085 |
Oh! That test! No, I just got tested for it. I'm fine.
I'm sure it'll be fine. Doctors usually tell you the worst possible thing that could happen to you and half the time, it won't happen. They always do more tests and stuff, so I say to stay optimistic? And I don't mean to spoil your optimism, but is the disease that induces the victim to vomit blood? (like from Moulin Rouge) |
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| *My Cinderella.* |
Jan 11 2007, 07:46 PM
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QUOTE(Lil_Cloud @ Jan 10 2007, 10:34 PM)  Oh! That test! No, I just got tested for it. I'm fine. I completely forgot about that movie...was the TB? I'm sure it'll be fine. Doctors usually tell you the worst possible thing that could happen to you and half the time, it won't happen. They always do more tests and stuff, so I say to stay optimistic? And I don't mean to spoil your optimism, but is the disease that induces the victim to vomit blood? (like from Moulin Rouge)  Well...the good thing is--there's a cure! |
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Jan 11 2007, 11:28 PM
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and so it is Group: Human Posts: 1,304 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,085 |
QUOTE(My Cinderella. @ Jan 11 2007, 6:46 PM) I completely forgot about that movie...was the TB? Well...the good thing is--there's a cure! In Moulin Rouge, set at the turn of the 19th century, Nicole Kidman plays Satine, a courtesan who looks great while suffering from a cough caused by consumption. The word "consumption" first appeared in the 14th century to describe any potentially fatal wasting disease--that is, any condition that "consumed" the body. But over time it came to apply more specifically to tuberculosis. While tuberculosis can affect many parts of the body, such as the bones or digestive tract, its greatest affinity is for the lungs. When actively infected people cough or sneeze, they spread droplets that can be inhaled by others. It usually takes prolonged contact to contract an infection, and even then the immune systems of healthy people can effectively contain the exposure. But in people with an active, late-stage case of TB, the lung tissue gets eaten away by rapidly expanding colonies of bacteria. Victims may experience weight loss, fever, night sweats, and coughing up of blood-filled sputum. *citation
Thank God there's a cure! |
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My Cinderella. Tuberculosis Jan 10 2007, 08:21 PM
amerrss Oh gosh, I'm sorry. :[
I don't think I do,... Jan 10 2007, 08:48 PM gles_so_def I'm sorry to hear about that. My friend tested... Jan 10 2007, 08:56 PM mona lisa Aww. What are going to take as your treatment?
I... Jan 10 2007, 09:03 PM My Cinderella. So I guess there goes my friends, huh? Well hopefu... Jan 10 2007, 09:39 PM
Spiritual Winged Aura Eat healthy.
Excerise to sweat to get rid of the b... Jan 11 2007, 07:30 PM fallingstar Yay! There's a cure!
Aww, Jane. This ... Jan 11 2007, 08:47 PM Jackaroe Yeah. There's tons of antibiotics for TB. And ... Jan 12 2007, 10:28 AM a painefull euphoria ive tested positive for it 4 TIMES.
but thank god... Jan 14 2007, 07:28 AM Jeng I hate getting Tb shots, the lady pokes the hell o... Jan 30 2007, 03:58 PM rawr SOCK ^ Maybe you just have a bad doctor..
QUOTE(My Cin... Jan 30 2007, 04:24 PM Jeng No but they usually have to poke a few times to ma... Jan 30 2007, 07:08 PM WHIMSICAL 0NE Erm, I don't remember being tested. So apparen... Jan 30 2007, 10:38 PM
Intercourse. I don't think I have it, although I don't ... Jan 30 2007, 11:03 PM |
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