pls somebody help! kindly be patient and read my story.
In January 2010 i had an x-ray which showed a right lung pleural effusion. my blood test showed that my blood vessels were inflamed. the pathologist carried out all sorts of differential test to check for tuberculosis, infact let me try and type/copy what i have here:
pleural biopsis: right pleural effusion-TB?
the microscopic n histology says theres multiple white and tan coloured frgments the largest measuring 1 x1x <1mm.biopsiy consist of skeletal muscle together with a fragment showing necrotising granulomas assiciated with giant cells
*special staining for mycobacterial infection is negative however, THE FEATURES ARE HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE OF mycobacterial infection
diagnosis: necrotising granulomatous inflammation-suggestive of mycobacterial infection
Now through my intercoastals ribs they took out pus from my lungs to test, here are results:
specime,: pleural fluid AFB
microscopy:no acid-fast bacilin seen
culture:negative
miscoscopic report:the cytospin preparation comprise reactive mesothelial cells, lymphocytes and histiocytes.no malignant cells are seen.
Also gram stains performed on pleural fluid in centrifuged deposit.
microscopy:gram stain- no pus cells &no organisms
culture: no growth after 48 hours.
now sputum:
AFB smear - no acid-bacili seen
AFB culture - mycobacterium tubercolusis.
So this were the outcomes, after which i was treated with all the 3 combined antibiotics but 2months during the 6 month treatment i always had shortness of breath, dizzyness, burning sensation, aches and pains and palpitation as if i was not on treatment. And each time i rushed to the clinic they told me to eat more but the truth was i was eating heavily but i stll had severe syptoms during treatment. after treatment i started having joint aches pain and feel sick every now and then, in march 2012 i was diagnosed of HBV surface antigen with low infectivity. now i will see a gastroentologist in june but my symptoms are worse and i'm losing weight fast despite high food multivite consumption and a lot of rest. mainly joint pain in shoulders, chest and cervical vertebrate.i had both CT scan and x-ray of my lungs and internal organs all came out normal including liver. but recent blood test showed low 3.9. below range (4.00 -11.0) with only lymphocytes and neuthrophil left but very low but other white blood cells are 0.0
please what can possibly be wrong with me? could hbv surface be the cause of all these aches pains leg weakness, weight loss etc? OR WAS THE TB NOT A 100% DIAGNOSIS?
Many thanks in advance. (you can ask questions please)