LOTS OF WORDS (warning author so bored)

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1/9/2008 1:47:54 AM

why do people ask questions dealing with life altering shit on here? Honestly.

1/9/2008 1:49:37 AM

whoops, misread that

[Edited on January 9, 2008 at 1:54 AM. Reason : ]

1/9/2008 1:53:32 AM

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"Transmission can only occur from people with active—not latent—TB. The probability of transmission from one person to another depends upon the number of infectious droplets expelled by a carrier, the effectiveness of ventilation, the duration of exposure, and the virulence of the M. tuberculosis strain"

It seems unlikely that you would have gotten it and not had it detected given repeated tests for all kinds of stuff. I would suspect that TB is something they would test for prior to rehab given the proclivity of intravenous drug users to contract the disease.

PS - Seriously, a TB question in the US in 2008?

1/9/2008 1:55:41 AM

do you have a positive ppd?

the lil test where they inject just under the skin?

i would go to your family doctor, so you can get a chest xray

TB is extremely contaigous, its airborne, you can get it from across the room if someone has active TB.

if you have dormant TB you would have nodules in your lungs from where your immune system has walled the infection off. if you suddenly become immunocompromised you could develop active TB and spread it around

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"PS - Seriously, a TB question in the US in 2008"

yes and there are resistant strains coming out

[Edited on January 9, 2008 at 1:58 AM. Reason : .]

1/9/2008 1:57:05 AM

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"why do people ask questions dealing with life altering shit on here? Honestly."

How has someone used this site for 1042.7 days and honestly wonder something like this. Especially when jackleg is the one asking the question I wonder what you're like in real life. Probably awesome. I hope that you don't have a bad opinion of me because of the types of questions I ask, and that we can someday hang out and do some awesome shit!

Also, I don't think this question deals with anything life-altering. I think it's either done or it's not I hope you see it my way, because you seem to be one of the cool wolfweb people, and I really hope my behavior didn't cost me the chance to bro out with you, bro.

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"It's certainly possible to have a false negative test result. If you're particularly concerned, you can get a blood test done that's more accurate"

maybe I didn't clear it up, Dave. I've had the bubble dot test thing like 4 or 5 times since then, and I've had tons of vials of blood drawn. So I'm pretty sure they would tell me if I failed something. I just started wondering out loud while typing

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"do you have a positive ppd?"

also, for brainysmurf's question: i sure don't. never had, i don't even have any symptoms. actually now that you mention x-rays, i had a lot of chest x-rays after my car accident. don't know if that would show anything if they weren't looking for it.

anyway, only reason im wondering is because im thinking about it, not cause i failed any test or found out new info. just that a friend was exposed to a ho with it like 4 years ago

[Edited on January 9, 2008 at 2:03 AM. Reason : .]

1/9/2008 2:00:58 AM

^Yeah, I initially misread it and was thinking of a negative PPD instead, hence the edit.

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"if I had TB, and passed a specific test for it about 18 months ago, and have had plenty of blood drawn since, it would have shown up by now (3-4 years), right?"

It's possible for TB to stay latent for years, so not developing symptoms so far doesn't necessarily mean you don't carry it.

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"is there a such thing as being a carrier that tests dont detect (LINK PLZ)? hell its not like i fucked the girl with tb and slept in the bed with her, i just knew her and the guy she was fucking"

And yes, it's also possible to have a false-negative test result.

In order to answer this, you need to know exactly which type of blood test was done before you can decide whether a negative test result is really useful. Get your records and consult a physician.

[Edited on January 9, 2008 at 2:03 AM. Reason : ]

1/9/2008 2:02:09 AM

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"yes and there are resistant strains coming out"

Yes, I know, but it's still a not at all common disease in this country.

1/9/2008 2:03:09 AM

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"How has someone used this site for 1042.7 days and honestly wonder something like this. "

Haha, i've been wanting to ask forever!

1/9/2008 2:05:04 AM

I know it was a typo but numberous should definitely be a word. Quite fun to say.

Sorry bout the tb

1/9/2008 2:06:15 AM

yeah the whole forming words things gets away from me when i think about letting WHITEY hook up to my mainline and do platelet counts for 300 types of drugs whenever he wants. they turned my arm into a spigot, man.

thank you for your kind words. if anyone wants to send me a TB card to cheer me up, i will give you my mailing address

1/9/2008 2:14:00 AM

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"Haha, i've been wanting to ask forever!"

i wonder why you dont ask about some of the people why are talking about serious stuff.. or looking for serious answers sounds like more of a question for the people who want dating advice, not people asking why their johnson turns purple and squirts out blue goo when they pee !!

1/9/2008 2:18:20 AM

Hope you don't have the TIB.

1/9/2008 2:18:53 AM

yeah, if you had nodules, the radiologist would have mentioned it in his report. If they see anything even remotely suspicious they recommend further tests


Right dave, mr future radiologist resident

1/9/2008 2:31:29 AM

yeah i really figured nothing was wrong, but once i got done with my work i realized it was like 130 am so i thought i might be able to get tww talking. it was either this or a thread about visiting spain

1/9/2008 2:35:40 AM

yes it would have shown up by now, of course there is a incredibly small chance that i wouldn't but its more likely you will get trampled by a woolly mammoth

1/9/2008 11:41:34 AM