I was relieved to read that somebdy else is adverse to water! Well not relieved, but reassured. I mean it's crazy. I am jin remission from throat cancer and still have great difficulty in swallowing. Tonight I made some beef and potato and onion and pureed oh-so finely in the blender. As soon as I had a slug of water, hoping that this time it might work, I immediately wanted to vomit.
I waited about ten minutes and then managed to swallow quite a bit with--wait for it--a mug of milky, but strong coffee.
When I was fierast diagnosed with cancer five years ago I drank gallons of water. Now it makes my throat sore. It is as if I have developed a subconscious allergy to it.
But I can't drink coffee all the time. Prefer water. Tea is fine too but all the caffeine is not good.
Oh what the heck! I hope your problems are resolving themselves.
Do let me know and I hope the TB hasn't come back.
Ishbel
Purified protein derivative (PPD) is a skin test for tuberculosis (TB). For this test a liquid is injected just under the skin. Dead tuberculosis germs are mixed in this liquid. If you have been infected with TB, a lump will usually form at the site of the injection. This is a positive PPD test. Generally this means that TB germs have infected your body.
If a person has been infected with TB, but they do not have active disease, usually their chest x-ray shows no signs of active disease. Most people with a positive PPD have a negative chest x-ray. These people continue to be healthy. They are not contagious, so they cannot give the TB to anyone else.
With a positive PPD and negative chest x-ray there is a 10% chance of developing active disease in your lifetime. The percentage is higher during the first few years after your PPD becomes positive. If your PPD has become positive after you have recently been in close contact with a person who has active disease, you would be given preventive treatment to lower your risk of developing active disease. Usually preventive treatment is isoniazid (INH) given for 6 to 9 months. This is unlikely to be TB since you took the preventive treatment without missing any doses for 6.5 months and your chest x-ray is clear. If your symptoms were due to TB, it would almost certainly be seen on your x-ray now.
Viral infections like a cold can cause inflammation of the nose and sinuses. This inflammation can cause coughing and postnasal drip. This is drainage from the nose and sinuses dripping down the back of the throat. Postnasal drip can cause coughing as a result of throat irritation. Typically this is worse at night when you lay down to sleep. Generally this irritation feels the worst when you wake up and gets better as the day goes on.
After the cold is gone, it is possible for the inflammation to linger. This inflammation can last for several weeks. Sometimes this inflammation may linger for 3 to 6 months. Eventually the inflammation will go away, and then the coughing will stop. This inflammation often clears more quickly when it is treated with a prescription nasal steroid spray. This may prevent the postnasal drip and coughing. A nasal steroid spray does not provide immediate relief of symptoms. It may require several weeks of routine use to become effective. The cough, only with water, has no special significance. This cough is most likely a reflection of gradually resolving inflammation of your nose and sinuses.
Should your symptoms persist, careful follow-up would include a repeat chest x-ray in 1 to 2 months, along with a CT scan of your sinuses.