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machoman · Joined: 11 Jul 2007

i've been having a persistent cough and night sweats and this has been going on for 9 days now.... i'm getting nervous here folks...

jacksthirty · Joined: 30 Nov 2009

Ain't no shame in seeing the doc, you know. What does wikipedia say about your symptoms?

Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida · Joined: 27 Oct 2006 Location: Not Korea

Could be Sarcoidosis.

http://www.medicinenet.com/sarcoidosis/article.htm

SparkleKorea · Joined: 05 Dec 2010

Nothing wrong with tuberculosis. They just have you sent home is all

hallazgo · Joined: 22 Oct 2010

my mother-in-law had TB. She was in rough shape for a while, but a serious program of drugs and she's fine now. Took almost 6 months for her to get back to 90% though.

Globutron · Joined: 13 Feb 2010 Location: England/Anyang

You guys don't get immunized at like, birth?

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Get checked up. I had those symptoms and turned out I had lymphoma. I, like you, thought I had TB.

I don't mean to freak you out and I seriously doubt you have cancer, just saying you better see a doc since one never knows what life will bring.

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Mikejelai · Joined: 01 Nov 2009 Location: Seoul

When I had TB I had the night sweats and coughing real bad. I was smoking a lot then, so I wasn't sure if that was it. But I never coughed up any blood, just some nasty phlegm(sp?). But the worse part was the loss of energy/lethargy.

Mine took 24 months to cure completely (many different drugs), including hospitalization. Lost 80 pounds in the process. Hope it works out for you...........

Harpeau · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Location: Coquitlam, BC

Find a good doctor and ascertain if you've been exposed to TB or infected. If so, then maybe a course of prophylaxes is likely.

debb199 · Joined: 15 Dec 2008

Steelrails · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System

Savant · Joined: 25 May 2007

Unposter · Joined: 04 Jun 2006

I was diagnosed as having TB but it turned out to be Sarcoidosis.

Now, you don't even know if you have TB, you just have a cough. If it is a light cough, it might not be a problem. But, if it is a serious cough, nine days is getting on the long side and all the people here who say, why don't you just see a doctor, are probably right.

Here is a little more advice. Go see a local doctor. If you don't get better tell him you need to go to a larger hospital or to see a specialist. They will give you some form that you can take to the large hospital and you will only have to pay local clinic fees - no kidding. But, the local doctor has to agree that he cannot cure you.

DorkothyParker · Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Location: Jeju

Nightsweats = fever. Fever = see a doctor. If it's bacterial, they can actually help you!

My husband was similar and it turned out he had bronchitis which was developing into pneumonia. I don't know what they gave him, but it eased his symptoms and after a day the fever stopped and after another week he wasn't hacking up crap anymore.