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TB Test

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Mike Money

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#1
No, not talkbass test...

I've been sick on and off lately, so my doc sent me in for some blood tests...


Among the tests they took was a Tuberculosis test. So, now I have this nasty thing on my forearm that will be there till atleast wednesday when i go back to the lab and they take a look at it.


Fun stuff. 3 damned needles.

I like the bigger needles better, they dont hurt at all, but my veins roll when they use them, so they have to use the kiddy needles, and they hurt more. took them 2 holes to get my vein, 1st was the big needle that didnt work, then the kiddy needle worked... then a shot full of TB test stuff mid-forearm.

yay!
 
#8
everyone who gets the tb test will get a small bump. question is how big will it get and how long will it stay there. The tb test is actually dead mycobacterium tuberculosis(bacteria that causes tb) cells and the bump means your body is reacting to it. If its still a real big bump when you go back to see the doc, well then you might test postitive which means you will have to take antibiotics for 6 monts and you wont be able to drink while you take them.
 
#12
bste9 said:
everyone who gets the tb test will get a small bump. question is how big will it get and how long will it stay there. The tb test is actually dead mycobacterium tuberculosis(bacteria that causes tb) cells and the bump means your body is reacting to it. If its still a real big bump when you go back to see the doc, well then you might test postitive which means you will have to take antibiotics for 6 monts and you wont be able to drink while you take them.
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I gotta get them every year... :mad:
 
#16
The TB shot (PPD test) goes under the skin, not into the vein. A bump just after injection is normal. They check it a day or two later and measure the diameter of the red spot that will form. If it is as big as when you got it or even bigger (I'm not sure of the actual size that equates to a +), it's considered a positive. This means you've been exposed to it, not that you have it. It means that if your immune system is compromised, it can go from inactive to active. A chest x-ray and a checklist of the symptoms will be completed if you get a +, to rule out active disease. If you don't have a fever, nightsweats, sudden weight loss, or a hacking cough, you're probably OK.

The only way to get it is to be exposed to the airborne saliva/mucous of someone who has active TB. Unless you hang out in hopitals, homeless shelters, or crack houses, you're probably OK. So Nickthebassist is probably screwed... :p :smug:

BTW, I finish up my 9 months of Isoniazid (the antibiotic you take for it) from my + result in May and then it's back to the bottle!!! :D
 

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