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I Received My The Results Of My 2nd TB Test And It's Borderline Again, I Have Not Spoken To My Rheumatologist Yet. I'm Freaking Out!

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Cincinnati, OH

Has anyone else had this happen? I know I can't start treatment until it is negative.
I have no symptoms of TB.

July 18, 2017
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A myRAteam Member

Stay positive, it will all work out soon! You gotta believe. Mindset is everything :). Hugs!

July 18, 2017
A myRAteam Member

Dr’s need to quit giving the TB tests and just do chest x-rays and/or blood tests for TB. The skin tests are worthless. Don’t panic cause it won’t help you. Ask for a Chest X-Ray and go that way. It will show if you have TB which I doubt seriously that you do. Once you guys have been tested for TB by their skin tests never ever have those again. If you came back with a true positive and it showed a very strong reaction never get a skin test again. You could have a very bad reaction to the skin test if the give it again.

November 30, 2023
A myRAteam Member

Take one day at a time I'm praying

November 20, 2023
A myRAteam Member

I had got a reaction from my tv test and they told me I had latent symptoms and they gave me medication to take for 3 months and then I have to tell only if asked when tested anywhere that I have latent TB, I don’t have it but I will always have a reaction if tested for it.

Were you ever around someone who had TB? I was but I didn’t know it until after the fact and I was kinda mad at the person because I felt that they should have told me, but hey it was a long time ago and nothing I can do about it now.

September 16, 2023
A myRAteam Member

My Rheumatologist has only tested me one time for TB before starting a new drug and they all call for a TB test before I take them!! I see many red flags with this doctor. I'm not sure why she doesn't do the TB tests!

September 15, 2023

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