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MESSAGES OF HOPE AND STRENGTH
“ My hubby was diagnosed with TB in intestine very late. Initially he was
diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and was treated for the same. As I took him to
emergency due to severe stomach pain, it was found that his intestine has got
perforated due to wrong diagnoses. The doctors said that doing surgery is dangerous
but not doing surgery is all the more dangerous.
After surgery he was in coma for about four months and treating him for TB was very
difficult as doctors told me that TB medication is mostly available to be consumed by
mouth and not in liquid form. But they got some medicines in liquid form. I really
appreciate the doctors who worked on my hubby’s case so hard for almost two years.
Now he is fine and working again.
” - Veena
Toronto, Canada
“ When I was about to appear for my class 10 board exams, I was suffering from
TB. It was normal TB. But the pain and suffering was such that it made me lose
concentration over my studies. Swelling on my neck, hair loss, knee pain, fever was
making me lose my confidence. I had tablets for 6 months. But miraculously, my
suffering ended and I have been fine. Zindagi mein kuch bhi ho sakta hai!
- Babul ”
“
I was suffering from spine TB (last stage) and due to wrong or rather
overdosage of medication, I almost had liver and kidney failure along with low
haemoglobin level. I was bedridden for 3 months and I am just 22 years old. Now I
am fine and I would like to say that all TB patients should go to a proper doctor and
never lose hope.
” - Viraj
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“ My hubby was diagnosed with TB in intestine very late. Initially he was
diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and was treated for the same. As I took him to
emergency due to severe stomach pain, it was found that his intestine has got
perforated due to wrong diagnoses. The doctors said that doing surgery is dangerous
but not doing surgery is all the more dangerous.
After surgery he was in coma for about four months and treating him for TB was very
difficult as doctors told me that TB medication is mostly available to be consumed by
mouth and not in liquid form. But they got some medicines in liquid form. I really
appreciate the doctors who worked on my hubby’s case so hard for almost two years.
Now he is fine and working again.
” - Veena
Toronto, Canada
“ When I was about to appear for my class 10 board exams, I was suffering from
TB. It was normal TB. But the pain and suffering was such that it made me lose
concentration over my studies. Swelling on my neck, hair loss, knee pain, fever was
making me lose my confidence. I had tablets for 6 months. But miraculously, my
suffering ended and I have been fine. Zindagi mein kuch bhi ho sakta hai!
- Babul ”
“
I was suffering from spine TB (last stage) and due to wrong or rather
overdosage of medication, I almost had liver and kidney failure along with low
haemoglobin level. I was bedridden for 3 months and I am just 22 years old. Now I
am fine and I would like to say that all TB patients should go to a proper doctor and
never lose hope.
” - Viraj
32
