Freaking out think i may of caught tb

[Qulevrius]

Lol, he's at it again.

 

[TransportJockey]

You absolutely have tb and are going to die.

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[CALEMT]

My personal advice? Get over this phobia ASAP, or find another line of work/ career. The fire department very much deals with the same communicable diseases as us (this somehow seems redundant).

Also, a little more food for thought:

You ever wonder how much crap they inhale when fighting fires the other 5-15% of the time they aren't in, and around othee communicable diseases?

Probably brushing up on infectious disease and droplet particles would help too.

 

[chickj0434]

Probably brushing up on infectious disease and droplet particles would help too.

Yea then i wouldnt be in this mess. very upset i didnt put a mask on

 

[Gurby]

Theoretically, if the hospital confirmed that he did have active TB, they would/should have notified you of this.

 

[StCEMT]

Yea then i wouldnt be in this mess. very upset i didnt put a mask on

I would venture to say because you wouldnt worry about every known thing that could get you sick. You do realize there area many causes of hemoptysis besides tb right?

 

[DesertMedic66]

I had the flu a couple of weeks ago and a couple of times I had blood come out in my phlegm. Do I have TB? No... well at least I hope not. The weight loss and night sweats are nothing concerning I think.

 

[ERDoc]

A dialysis pt who has a cough, on chronic oxygen and probably a history of CHF and COPD. Yeah, TB is top on my differential.

 

[Tigger]

Whew. Luckily you were probably already breathing through your mouth.

Spit out my coffee and I wasn't even drinking any!

Seriously OP, there is no gentle way to put this...working as an EMT is a not a good fit for you.

 

[NomadicMedic]

Spit out my coffee and I wasn't even drinking any!

Seriously OP, there is no gentle way to put this...working as an EMT is a not a good fit for you.

I was waiting for someone to get this.

 

[Qulevrius]

I was waiting for someone to get this.

At least 4 people did.

 

[NomadicMedic]

At least 4 people did.

I didn't see the likes. it's nice to be validated.

 

[Qulevrius]

I didn't see the likes. it's nice to be validated.

Yup, that's what we're here for.

#validatebros

 

[CALEMT]

I didn't see the likes. it's nice to be validated.

#popular crew.

In all honesty he has a better chance of getting Lupus than TB.

 

[NomadicMedic]

#popular crew.

In all honesty he has a better chance of getting Lupus than TB.

 

[CALEMT]

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Its ALWAYS Lupus. Cough- lupus, penis pain- lupus, headache- lupus, broken bone- lupus.