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“
My mother was detected with intestinal TB in February 2014. The doctors
suggested the tablet course and all went fine till October 5, 2014. Suddenly she got
stomach cramps and had to get an operation two days later since doctors said that
there was a little cut in her colon.
During the operation they found a TB-infected knot in her intestine. They kept us
waiting in the casualty ward for 2 days and then finally asked us to leave as there was
no bed available. We moved to another hospital then. She is currently doing better
and her medication is still on. But I hope she doesn’t get affected again.
Mumbai, Maharashtra ”
- Divya
“ I am a doctor and live in the UK. Almost every member of our family including
me has had TB. It is not a poor man’s disease - we all breathe the same air. Living in
glass houses gives a false sense of security. Why are we not proactive in contact
tracing? We need to consider our employees and house help too when diagnosed
with it. It is a fight we CAN win with concerted effort!
”
- - Nikki
“ Govt. hospitals in villages do not have a doctor on duty. My sister lives in
Malur district in Karnataka state. She contracted TB a year back. She was under
medication and she is cured now. But from her I came to know about the serious
issues around the availability of medicines and other facilities in rural areas.
- Moin ”
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My mother was detected with intestinal TB in February 2014. The doctors
suggested the tablet course and all went fine till October 5, 2014. Suddenly she got
stomach cramps and had to get an operation two days later since doctors said that
there was a little cut in her colon.
During the operation they found a TB-infected knot in her intestine. They kept us
waiting in the casualty ward for 2 days and then finally asked us to leave as there was
no bed available. We moved to another hospital then. She is currently doing better
and her medication is still on. But I hope she doesn’t get affected again.
Mumbai, Maharashtra ”
- Divya
“ I am a doctor and live in the UK. Almost every member of our family including
me has had TB. It is not a poor man’s disease - we all breathe the same air. Living in
glass houses gives a false sense of security. Why are we not proactive in contact
tracing? We need to consider our employees and house help too when diagnosed
with it. It is a fight we CAN win with concerted effort!
”
- - Nikki
“ Govt. hospitals in villages do not have a doctor on duty. My sister lives in
Malur district in Karnataka state. She contracted TB a year back. She was under
medication and she is cured now. But from her I came to know about the serious
issues around the availability of medicines and other facilities in rural areas.
- Moin ”
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