(My TB Skin test over two weeks later)
Don't worry, I don't actually have TB. A positive reading simply means that I have been exposed to TB. In reality, this should not be that surprising. I figured it up with some other people, and I have traveled to about 15 countries, and that within the last ten years. With all this traveling, it is no surprise that I have come into contact with someone who had active TB. I was not that nervous about testing positive. I figured if I did have TB, Andrew would have tested positive on his PPD test also, but he was as negative as you can get. A couple of hours after Andrew received his test, you could not even see it anymore. But, just as a precaution, I had to get a chest x-ray. All my results came back completely normal. So what now? Here comes the fun part :) I have to take a pill everyday for 9 months:
I don't simply just have to take this pill, but I have to take this pill on an empty stomach. At least two hours after eating and one hour before eating. For those of you who know me well, I do not often have an empty stomach :) I have discovered that the best thing for me to do is take this pill an hour before breakfast. Also for those who know me well, I need to eat breakfast first thing in the morning when I wake up. Therefore, I set my alarm clock an hour before I need to get up. It goes off, I wake up, take my pill and go immediately back to sleep for another hour :) So far it's been working out pretty good. I've been taking this pill for three days now :) The good thing about all this is that if everything works properly and I take my pills like I should, I will never get TB (as far as I understand). Even if I am exposed again, and I will never have to take another PPD test because I will always react positively. I am pretty grateful for that last part, because those skin tests hurt pretty bad.
Well, thanks for listening to my rambling...I hope you enjoyed it!
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