Sputum culture results are now available

[lloydegbrick]

Hello all
Well it looks like that TB X-ray and sputum test has come back to haunt us
Earlier on I reported that it was clear but, this not so now.
It seems that the X-ray still shows a little bit of mucus in the right lung the first TB team did not spot this until the put the X-ray on a CD and enlarge it to have it viewed on the computer. So to be on the safe side my wife has to have further sputum test and to continue with the medication for at least another 4 months. Thank heavens this was spotted in time as my wife now has a better chance to be totally cured of this disease Although the 1st sputum test was not conclusive, the TB clinic is not taking any chances
So whatever happens? We just have to wait

[Terpe]

Hello all
Well it looks like that TB X-ray and sputum test has come back to haunt us
Earlier on I reported that it was clear but, this not so now.
It seems that the X-ray still shows a little bit of mucus in the right lung the first TB team did not spot this until the put the X-ray on a CD and enlarge it to have it viewed on the computer. So to be on the safe side my wife has to have further sputum test and to continue with the medication for at least another 4 months. Thank heavens this was spotted in time as my wife now has a better chance to be totally cured of this disease Although the 1st sputum test was not conclusive, the TB clinic is not taking any chances
So whatever happens? We just have to wait

Sorry to learn of yet another delay for the visa application, but as you say, the big positive is that your wife will be treated and monitored.
Good luck and thanks for the update.

[lloydegbrick]

Sorry to learn of yet another delay for the visa application, but as you say, the big positive is that your wife will be treated and monitored.
Good luck and thanks for the update

Thank you Terpe
It's been over 10 months since my wife have had a meet up and the way things look at this moment it will be a long time yet before we another meet up again?

[will1927]

hi, I know what you going through as my wife went through something similar last year...after her 1st TB test at the IOM, she was told that she has shadow/mucus on the lung and was told she need to do a sputum test, when we receive the result from the sputum test after 10 weeks which were negative for TB, the IOM were not prepared to give my wife a TB clearance certificate. she was then given a course of antibiotic, which did not clear mucus up and another x-ray....don't know what happened next, but the doctor at the IOM, told my wife to go to a Pulmonologist, which she did(outside hospital)....another x-ray 1/4 of the cost, and they gave her TB blood test ...which was negative....she took back the results to IOM and they give her a TB clearance certificate for 13weeks...

we never got around to submitting that TB clearance certificate, as we were waiting for our 2 children's uk passport to turn up before we could submit our visa application..

on my wife's second visit to the IOM, she took all paperwork/scans from before, she had another x-ray, still a bit of a shadow/mucus but not as much as before...they gave an medical interview and was given her 6 months TB clearance certificate.

the problem at IOM, is they are general doctor, not Pulmonologist. if I was you, I would ask them if your wife could see Pulmonologist and have a TB blood test, I am sure they would let you do it, as they done it for my wife..

will