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So, I had the two-step TB test...and I am positive both times! My arm looks disgusting. My doctor prescribed me a medication that I have to take for six months, but the icing on the cake is that I can't drink any alcohol while on the med! Has anyone else out there tested positive?
I've also tested positive. Same story as above. Negative chest x-ray, and I was given the all-clear. They told me that this simply means that I've been exposed to TB at some point, not that I had it. The upside is that I don't have to take any more TB tests anymore. 👍Yeah I tested positive for TB also. But once they took a chest x-ray they said everything was fine and I didn't have to be on any antibiotics.
So, I had the two-step TB test...and I am positive both times! My arm looks disgusting. My doctor prescribed me a medication that I have to take for six months, but the icing on the cake is that I can't drink any alcohol while on the med! Has anyone else out there tested positive?
My doctor says just to take the treatment regardless so that I am in the clear in the future.
I'm thinking you're prescribed Isoniazid (INH). Ensure you adhere STRICTLY to the instruction not to take any alcohol during treatment. As it is, INH is a VERY toxic drug that is VERY hard on the liver.
TB can be still reactivated even if you take the antibiotics.
So, I had the two-step TB test...and I am positive both times! My arm looks disgusting. My doctor prescribed me a medication that I have to take for six months, but the icing on the cake is that I can't drink any alcohol while on the med! Has anyone else out there tested positive?