St. Luke's sputum test April 2018

[Rina_30 0]

Hi! The doctor at St. Luke Ermita told me that there's infiltrates in my right lung  Then I have to wait and I will go back on June 4 for my culture result. Is there anyone experienced it too? I'm so disappointed . 

[FernandLevi 36]

[payxibka 10,044]

You will find a lot more answers to this question in the Philippines regional forum

[geowrian 22,335]

The test will take ~2 months to come back, if negative. Sorry for the wait, but this is a requirement set by the CDC.

 

If positive for TB, you will likely hear back sooner. Then you would need to receive treatment (at SLEC!) for 6 months.

[Yzabelle 741]

Sorry to hear that. There’s a facebook page Visa Harmony. You can inquired from that group, too. For now, just try to prepare for your sputum test, don’t stress out and drink plenty of water. Try turmeric tea, too.. as much as possible try to avoid milk coz sometimes it causes haze on your lungs. Goodluck!

[Riane and Chad 45]

On 4/19/2018 at 9:48 AM, Rina_30 said:

Hi! The doctor at St. Luke Ermita told me that there's infiltrates in my right lung  Then I have to wait and I will go back on June 4 for my culture result. Is there anyone experienced it too? I'm so disappointed . 

Same here. I was devasted when the nurse told me I have to undergo sputum test. I have to go back there next week to see my results and pulmonary evaluation.  

[TBoneTX 43,159]

Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Philippines regional forum.

[Hank_ 9,173]

On 4/18/2018 at 11:22 PM, Yzabelle said:

Sorry to hear that. There’s a facebook page Visa Harmony. You can inquired from that group, too. For now, just try to prepare for your sputum test, don’t stress out and drink plenty of water. Try turmeric tea, too.. as much as possible try to avoid milk coz sometimes it causes haze on your lungs. Goodluck!

    None of which will have any affect regarding TB

 

I do like green tea with ginger and tumeric.    

[apple21 953]

That milk thing is BS! 🤣

[Rina_30 0]

Thanks for the comments guys!!!!!!! I usually exercise everyday and healthy diet. When they  told me about sputum test, I was so disappointed . What I did before the sputum test ? More prayers and more healthy foods I ate fruits every night for 3 days of sputum test.  I will claim that my result is negative on June. Prayers make me strong. 

[Hank_ 9,173]

12 hours ago, Rina_30 said:

Thanks for the comments guys!!!!!!! I usually exercise everyday and healthy diet. When they  told me about sputum test, I was so disappointed . What I did before the sputum test ? More prayers and more healthy foods I ate fruits every night for 3 days of sputum test.  I will claim that my result is negative on June. Prayers make me strong. 

 

None of which will alter the reality ... you are either infected or not ... 60 days of patience    

[Yzabelle 741]

On 4/28/2018 at 7:11 AM, Hank_ said:

    None of which will have any affect regarding TB

 

I do like green tea with ginger and tumeric.    

Just sharing it to you though I don’t know if it’s true :))  Goodluck.