TB or not TB that is the question?

I have discovered my eldest nephew has TB. Now it appears that the asthma I was diagnosed with in November possibly isn't asthma. I am symptomatic of TB and really hope it isn't. I had the injection while at school the BCG to prevent me getting TB but as I have a low immune system I seem to get everything that is going. The reason I am at risk is any close family contact with anyone with TB and inhaling their breath from a living environment is more likely to contract the disease rather than a one off meeting outside the home. As my nephew was living with us prior to us getting married this is where the infection may have come from. My nephew has contracted it from living on the streets at a young age. Hopefully things will now improve for him.

I had a chest X-ray on Friday and will get the results this Friday. The TB nurse was really helpful and tried to put my mind at rest but as I have had close contact with my nephew it is a possibility. My husband will be checked as a matter of routine later on but the TB nurse was really concerned especially when she heard me coughing on the phone.

So I am in the middle of a waiting game. My nephew has medication to take for the next nine months (yes the length of time for waiting for a baby to arrive).

Oh boy my life seems to be a waiting game for various things at the moment.

I am coping as best I can and have turned to TFT for assistance too. This is certainly helping in reducing my stress levels.

This is having an impact on all my plans at the moment and I am trying not to let anything get in the way of what I want to achieve.

I just have to cope somehow.

At least it isn't lung cancer which is what he was being tested for for many months. The worry has been immense.

Best wishes.

Fee