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 PPD came back Postive.... TB?
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Cool Novice 
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Just got a PPD(don't know what it stands for) done. It shows that I have been in contact with Tubucoloris(spelling). Anyways I got to ppd on friday and friday was also my the start of my fina/T50 cycle. Would the gear give a false reading??????????
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 841 |
steriod use will show an increase in liver enzymes. i don't think sorry to say the two are related. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 48 |
I kinda thought the same thing. I just wanted to be on the safe side. The meds thier going to give is a 6month dosage. So i got to find out the side effects of them. I know that your not supposed to drink beer for 6 months........wtf.. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 78 |
have they done a sputum cultur or chest xray?it very well could be a false positive, happens all the time | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 48 |
No sputum cultur but I am getting the chest xray today. I'll ask about the cultur thing today. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 48 |
Well I got started on a six month INH ( isoniazid ) to help my body fight the TB. I have another ppd sceduled in two weeks to make sure it's not a false positive. Anyways the INH I'll be taking is very liver toxic. Drinking beer can increase liver damage. My question is How bad is Fina and Test propiate on the liver? | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 78 |
why do you want to go on six months of drugs when it could be a false positive. a positive just means you have been exposed, if it is not false positive that is. if it was me i would redo the tests first. unless you employer wont let you. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 48 |
Mach2 thanks for your insight.. I do have another PPD to take in 2 weeks. I forgot to ask about the sputum thing yesterday. But I am going to medical today and ask them... But my "employer" does not have the very best medical. In fact it so bad it's free or so they say. | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 322 |
Just because you tested positive, doesn't mean that you have tb, many people test positive that have been exposed to tb in some way or another....but it sometimes lays dormant in you're body and does not ever become active.....the problem is, that one day it may become active. After the retest and chest x-rays, the M.D. will probably test your liver enzymes to see if you would be a good canidate to put on some very strong and liver toxic anti-biotics for a few months. I would guess that you being on a cycle may cause a bit of a problem in this area.... | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 18 |
I have a friend in the med field, and they told him that he would get very sick if he was on roids and they had to do any type of TB work. I think you need to tell your doc. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 48 |
Thanks for the help guys. I found out the numbers today. If I do have inactive TB theirs a 10% chance of it becoming active. If it does become active then its a 30-40% death rate. I probably would have stopped taking the meds to continue with my cycle but I was watching the movie Tombstone today. I never paid any attention but Doc Holiday died from TB. So I guess I'll take some of my on advice and play it smart. With luck my second test will be negative... Thanks again. |
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posted September 26, 2000 12:40 AM