positive tb test

[davi14]

My dr told me today that my tb test is positive..I'm 8 weeks pregnant and I'm really scared I've had a miscarriage before and in really scared something could happen to me cuz I know what tb can do.she also told me I couldn't get a chest xray till I was 12 weeks and that they would start from their.. I want to know if their is anything I can do meanwhile..and If this has happened to anyone else being pregnant..?

[AnnieBrooke]

Here's that link more clearly, and there are a lot more.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tbpreg.shtml

Also, and of course it should go without saying, work with your doctor on this.  Nobody on a website can really help, because a lot will depend on how you got the t.b. and what stage it is, etc.  Talk to your doctor most of all.

[AnnieBrooke]

If you google "tuberculosis during pregnancy," you will find a lot of resources.  Here is an example:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/tb/tbpreg.shtml
I think, but it's only based on one quick perusal of the literature, that if you have 'latent' t.b., you can delay treatment, but if you have active t.b., you have to move quickly.  The link I just cited has a list of meds that are no-nos during pregnancy.  Please look up a few of the sites, they are all useful.