Tuberculosis

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Without the following this site would never have been built:

Firstly the following staff of Manchester Royal Infirmary

DR CHRIS HARDY, CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN:
The doctor who initally confirmed diagnosis and prescribed medication and was in overall charge of my case. As far as I know he still stands by his diagnosis

CHRISTINE BELL, TUBERCULOSIS NURSE:
The nurse who used to come to my house, to ensure I was taking the correct amount of oral medication,(at one stage 20 tabs per day). PS Lack of compliance could have resulted in my being forcebally removed from my home to a secure hospital room. The same nurse who I would telephone on numerous occasions about side effects always to be told there were no side effects, it was the illness.

THE LABORATORY STAFF, who lied or made a mistake, or misread or.... anyway somebody said my tests returned positive. I was later to find this was NOT correct.

Secondly many thanks to those who disagreed with the above

PROFESSOR PDO DAVIES, DIRECTOR OF THE TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH CENTER, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.
After first meeting me he said the following "Your treatment would sound comical except you were in the center of it all. I do not feel this is a case for antibiotics let alone surgery."

PROFESSOR PETER ORMEROD, CHAIRMAN OF JOINT TUBERCULOSIS COMMITEE OF THE BRITISH THORACIC SOCIETY. BLACKBURN ROYAL INFIRMARY. After seeing Professor Davies and being told of his diagnosis, Dr Hardy still insisted on HIS OWN diagnosis. I approached Dr Ormerod who agreed with Dr Professor Davies and disagreed with Dr Hardy.

I wrote and sent my lab reports to any and many prominent tuberculosis professional including:

Dr Gwen Huitt, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Denver Colorado.
I would try to get a couple of additional sputums prior to instituting treatment. M. Chelonae is always resistant to the standard MTB regimen.

DR KENNETH G CASTRO, Director of CDC's Division of TB Elimination. East Baltimore.
"From the information provided below, it appears that the laboratory did not identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis, in the sputum specimen sample processed 21 Feb 2000."

CORA LEUS (RN), Research Coordinator, New Jersey Medical School National Tuberculosis Center.
"Lung removal is extrordinarily rare for mycobacterial disease. I would recommend getting a second opinion from a practioner very experienced in tb, before considering such a radical step."

MANY, MANY, THANKS TO SOME and to others I hope one day you feel 10% of the pain, distress, stigma and anguish I did.

Atypical TB