i got a tb (Tuberculosis) shot yesterday nd the doctor said if a bump shows up thats bigger than a dime yu should come back . nd mines the size of a nickle . but i dont have an symptoms . do yu think i have it ?
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YES!!!
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No a dime is less than a nickel.
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If you were born outside of the US, then no, probably not. If you were born in the US, you should definitely go back to see the doctor, because its very possible that you are infected.
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why don't you wait until you go back to have it checked. the dr can better assist you with that.
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Not necessarily. Some people test positive even though they do not have TB. My ex and his whole family ALWAYS tested positive. My mom's good friend tests positive and doesn't have TB. A sputum test can determine if you really have TB.
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What the test means when you have a reaction is that your body has TB antibodies, it doesn't necessarily mean you have active TB. You will need to get a chest X-ray every year to make sure your lungs are clear.
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It depends. Are you from an Eastern European country? A lot of people from foreign countries get a BCG vaccination which could cause a false positive result.
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No. You're a hypochondriac. Go back to you're doctor like he told you to.
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Wait a day or two more. Just because your response mark is bigger than the norm, doesn't mean you have it. As long as you don't have ay symptoms, you will be good for a couple more days :)
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Erm, I don't think so...Have you been coughing for over one month? I remember, a while back, I got a TB shot and the spot was bigger but the Tests came out negative. So just go back to the doctor, don't freak out.
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It does not mean you actually got tb. You will have to get a chest x-ray and they can tell from there. It could mean that you were just exposed to the virus. When you are just exposed to the virus you cannot spread it but they will put you on medicine for 6 months to year to stop it from turning into tb. I know someone who had this happen to them.
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You have tb..GET TO THE DOCTOR immediately..
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well i got the Tb shots too and i didnt get a bump but my grandpa got tb. well it doesent mean you do have tb but it could mean u have been exsposed to it earlier in your childhood
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I don't know how big that is because I live in the UK but I have a much larger lump on my arm too. I'm not a doctor but I doubt it's TB, it might just be because you had a reaction to it or something. I went to the doctor with mine and he said some people just end up with a larger scar. You should still go to the doctor about the lump on the arm thing though, just to make sure.
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A TB test may react early as a kind of allergic reaction. A valid reading must be made between 48 and 72 hours after the test. I'm surprised he told you to read it yourself. Usually that is not done anymore- the person tested should return in the above time frame regardless. If it does turn out to be positive, further testing would be done to see if you have active or latent TB
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