IAM A CHRONIC PAIN SUFFERER DUE TO A AUTO ACCIDENT
WHICH I BROKE MY SPINE.NECK.JAW.RIBS.ARMS...
I ALSO SUFFER FROM FIBROMYALGIA...
IAM ON FENTANYL PATCH BECAUSE MY PAINS ARE 24/7.....
NOW I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH SCROFULA..WHICH IS
TUBERCULOSIS OF THE LYMPH NODES..WHICH I HAD REMOVED THE LUMP IN MY NECK..CAME OUT TO BE..TB OF THE LYMPH NODES..WHICH DR SAYS IS NOT CONTAGIOUS..TO OTHERS..???
NOW..MY QUESTION...NOW THAT I LEARNED THAT TUBERCULOSIS
CAN AFFECT OTHER PARTS OF YOUR BODY...NOT ONLT YOUR LUNGS..LIKE I HAVE BEEN KNOWING FOR THE PAST 54 YRS OF MY LIFE....YOU THINK THAT MAYBE..Tb IS ALSO IN MY BONES???
ALSO..ALL MY CHEST XRAYS ARE NEGATIVE...
AND I DONT KNOW HOW I GOT THIS..IF SOMEONE HAS TB OF THE BONES..OR LYMPH NODES...PLEASE..HELP..I NEED YOUR FEEDBACK..THANK YOU SO MUCH....
ANYBODY OUT THERE WITH INFO??
I WOULD SURELY APPRECIATED...
I have no experience with this, but I did some research and apparently tuberculosis can affect the bones and joints. It occurs more frequently in children, but can also strike adults. Don't jump to any conclusions, but if you are concerned, ask your doctor to check it out. It is treatable with medication.
For bone tuberculosis, the diagnosis usually begins with an X-ray. Once the clinician suspects TB, he aspirates the joint and sends it for microbiological investigation to identify the causative agent - Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Patients with tuberculosis usually have a raised ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate).
According to Dr. Irma West of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society, the bovine strain of TB is more likely to cause scrofula and bone disease than the human strain. The incidence of this was drastically reduced with the pasturization of milk.
Here is some more info on TB in the bones and joints: http://www.lung.ca/tb/abouttb/forms/bones.html