Re: my husband- OT (need some help)/melinda

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In a message dated 2/3/2004 8:28:20 PM Central Standard Time,

lghthousegrl@... writes:

he had his chest x ray today and the prison sent him home until the

results come. if he had it, he would be able to work but he would be

on meds. he is definitely around inmates who have this and it pisses

me off.

vicki

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Vicki,

Some jobs are higher risk...That's a given ...That's why he had to have

yearly testing. I worked as a nurse since 1985. I can tell you that It isn't

always known. I have seen many times when we have cared for pts for 2-3 weeks

and then one day come into work and find the pt on isolation....LOL. It's not

the known TB pts you have to worry about, it's the person who you see on the

street or in church or out and about who has it and they don't even know.

in Bama

VBG 1982 (lost from 433lbs to 270's)

VBG to RNY1996 revision(Lost from 343 to 299)

RNY to DS revision Dec 2002 -down 118 lbs so far (377.7 to 259.4 and still

going

Homepage address- http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/myhomepage/profile.html

Many thanks to Dr. K willing to take on a 3rd timer....LOL

[Guest guest]

> > hi guys-

> >

> > as a corrections officer, my husband has to have a TB test every

> > year. he had it read this year and it came back negative. I sent

> him

> > to the doctor for some blood work because he is doing atkins

(lost

> > 30 pounds) and i wanted the doc to check his colesteral and all

> *************************************

melinda- thank you for your feedback. wow- a type of chemo?? but it

didnt make him sick??

he had his chest x ray today and the prison sent him home until the

results come. if he had it, he would be able to work but he would be

on meds. he is definitely around inmates who have this and it pisses

me off.

vicki

[Guest guest]

> > hi guys-

> >

> > as a corrections officer, my husband has to have a TB test every

> > year. he had it read this year and it came back negative. I sent

> him

> > to the doctor for some blood work because he is doing atkins

(lost

> > 30 pounds) and i wanted the doc to check his colesteral and all

> *************************************

melinda- thank you for your feedback. wow- a type of chemo?? but it

didnt make him sick??

he had his chest x ray today and the prison sent him home until the

results come. if he had it, he would be able to work but he would be

on meds. he is definitely around inmates who have this and it pisses

me off.

vicki

[Guest guest]

> melinda- thank you for your feedback. wow- a type of chemo?? but

it

> didnt make him sick??

>

> he had his chest x ray today and the prison sent him home until

the

> results come. if he had it, he would be able to work but he would

be

> on meds. he is definitely around inmates who have this and it

pisses

> me off.

>

> vicki

Okay, time for me to step in here. It is not " chemo " , but an

antibiotic pill. Today it most likely will be given for nine

months. That is the risk we take when we work in corrections and in

medicine, vicki, and it doesn't do any good to be angry except waste

your energy. He has converted or else he is allergic to the test.

Either way, a simple chest exray, or really, just a history and exam

with a physician, will show he is not having active TB in the future.

Marta