tb treatment effective time ?

hi mate with the treatment you takeing it shall takeno longer than a month before you notice a differnce in your coughing and phelm.the coughing stays for a while do but it gradually goes.i suffered fron t.b in 2002 and didnt take the medicine properly after 2 monthes i thoght i was better and stopped takeing the tablets because my breathing got better nut the t.b was still in my lungs in 2004 i collapsed and was in hospital for 3- 1/2 months lost 4 stones in weight and to this day i aint never gonna be the same i cant walk up a flight of stairs without loseing my breath thats just 1 example,brother dont stop takeing your medication until your consolunat says 9 months or 18 months you will be fit as a fiddle

hi hotboy, thanks for the inspiration, i will carry on doing this medication. im just starting to feel as though the medication is not doing anything and that perhaps the infection is stronger then that, becuase i seriosly do feel no differance whats so ever, still cough as if i am going to die. eish its scary mate.
but eish man are you okay now? my Dr has put me onto a 6month treatment till i will be better, so i will continue and see where it leads me. i just wanna get rid of this thing. god only knows how we even pick it up hey.
this thing has done alot off damage, i am a 22 year old who use to weigh 75kgs and now i weigh 60kgs. which part of the world are you?

Hi Strini

as hotboy said, its very important to take the medicines properly and as specified (at least 30 min before meal). Did they perform sensitivity test to check which drug is most effective? if not, better talk abt it to your doctor. I have TB in my lymph nodes and i''ve finished 5 months of treatment (6 more months to go )- as my strain is resistant to INH. though i feel slightly better now, but the fear of symptoms striking back still remains at the back of my mind. Anyway lets fight back and kick this bloody bacteria out of our bodies.

I started feeling better within a month after starting the treatment, after 2 months i felt noral, although my lymph nodes were still swollen. According to my DR, it may take from 3 to 6 months for the lymph nodes to get back to normal, and same happened in my case..

after finishing two months of treatment, couple of times i felt that my symptoms were reappearing (pins and needles, joint pains, etc) but i continued with the medicines and the symptoms went away within a weak. so please do not get nervous during ur treatment... keep in touch with your doctor (NEVER STOP MEDICINES UNLESS UR DR SAYS SO, OR U HAVE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS).

i would suggest to go to any food nutrition site and follow the amount of nutritions one should consume in a day.

any experiences from someone who has finished 4-5 months of treatment (half way thru) and how they feel?

Happy Living...

i have also lymph node tb and already have passed 5 months treatment. first three months i felt very sick, i had persistent fever, coughing, vomiting, dizziness, restless etc. after three month of my treatment dr change my drug (from combinational to individual) and add two extra medecin Amikacin injection and levofloxacin without any sensitivity test. from that time i have started little bit better but not so much. now i am facing some side effects on my both legs due to the amikacin. I am not sure about my lymph node. does it still present or not? now some time i am felling throat irritation, coughing and also restless, dizziness, headache etc. i am not sure how long my treatment will continue. as dr. told that it may be not less than 9 months.

Lymph node tb is called scrofula. My lymph glands has been swollen at right side of neck. Firstly, it was a little knot & I took it lightly. I. Thought. It will with time but but after six months, it started growing. Still I didnt took medicines but when I felt its going out of control. I went to a Homeopathic Dr . He gave me Scrofula 22 & Baryta carbonica. Its about two months I am taking those medicines but feeling just a minor change. I must keep patience & really, God is the Healer. May God heal me & Restore me back to Original. Amen.

hi guyss..ur posts were really useful..can anybody tell me for how long does the fever last?my father has it and he still gets a low grade fever and thtas frustrating him and makein him feel worse..he s been on treatment for a month now...

Howsit prmiero

dont stress, it will leave your dad in a few days time, i also thought when is it ever gonne change, but its a !**@! disease, but in time it goes away completely.

Hello Strini,

I need information from you man. My wife is on TB medication. I want to know how did you do with your weight gain during TB treatment. My wife during the first month of TB treatment lost a kilo and am worried with that. She seems to be doing ok now. She has bit of nausea and lack of appetite. Did you face similar situation and how did you deal with it.

Thanks a lot

thanks a bunch..hope it does..hope u r doin well hmm..

HI,
can anybody suggest me the doctor/medical name from where will i get the best treatment for TB.please please..answer me.

Hello everyone. I'm a "TB survivor" with a post of my experience on this forum entitled "1.5 years after my TB diagnosis."

I wanted to comment about the concern and uncertainty of people regarding the speed of their recovery and if, in fact, they are actually recovering.

I had the same doubts myself, and so I can sympathize.

Here's what I've learned from my personal fight against this disease:

1. During its attack on the body, before medication, TB destroys tissues. If it's pulmonary TB, it destroys the lung tissues. That's why we cough a lot - I believe the phlegm is partly made up of the destroyed tissue.
2. Medication will kill the bacteria, but the tissues still need time to heal. That's the reason we feel, even after the medication period is over, that we're not cured.
3. We need to let our tissues heal by eating nutritious food, getting adequate sleep, and being exposed to sun and clean air.

It's been 2 years now since I was diagnosed, and 1.5 years since my treatment was completed.

I'm about 95% back to normal. Occasionally I'll have that low-grade fever for an hour or so.

During the first 6 months of treatment, I had a restlessness that wouldn't go away because of phlegm that was still in my lungs. I learned to ignore it until it went away completely, which was about 1 year and 5 months from end of treatment.

But - after everything is said and done, I'm much better now. I beat the disease. I'm on my way to complete recovery.

And ALL of you will do the same.

Remember, the healing period for the destroyed tissues isn't overnight. It'll take 2 to 3 years from the end of treatment.

I was told we all will attain our original lifespan, and I believe it.

Finish your treatment, have a healthier lifestyle, and all will be well.

hello everyone.i am 22 yrs old and i am on tb medication for 8 months now.i want to know after how long would my body completely recover as i feel lack of energy after working about 6-8 hrs.also would my body be same as i was before tb. also i have some minor side effects from tb like acidity, would these go away after my treatment finishes.pls help me out.pls reply.

Hey guys, I have been completed 4 months treatment so far, still have 5 months left.
Tb treatment caused lots of pimples and acne on my face since I m on medication. Also, enlarge my lymph node on right side.
Will the lymph node shrink after I finish 9 month medication? Thanks everyone. Hope I can get a good answer

Hi there, I have the same problem. I've completed 7 months of treatment and my lymph nodes on the right side of neck and in right armpit enlarged. I'm desperate, because I'm worried, that TB is coming back. Hopefully it will stop after my treatment.
How are you doing now?

hey guys , im also on a TB treament, but my question is, will there be anything wrong if you take your treatment an hour later from your normal dosage time, because i usually time my treament at 6am, but then i ran out of the treatment tables and i had to go and fetch them, so i took it an hour late, will this cause any problems in terms of TB being resistant?

I had been diagonised with TB on 13 Nov 2012, for a 6 month medication period which ended 28 April 2013. To be sincere, i started feeling change after about 1.5 months. i did remain faithful to the drugs until my fourth month, but since then i have had frequent misses (i forget to take the drugs). i have been tested three times now (after the 2nd, 4th and 5th month, and found to be negative of the TB).
i guess, according to the level of the TB, within the first three months, you should have healed and started gaining weight. however, it is very important for you to take the drugs without missing any day to ensure that the bacterias are killed completely. my doctor had to prolong my medication for two months after i failed to follow the prescription, even after complaining to him that i was completely healed.