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Has anyone heard of someone being required to undergo medication due to failed CXR? Suggested ptb-cavitary lession? My sputum culture is still pending results; negative smear too

Medical: 06/19/2024 Sputum Collection: 06/27-29/2024 Pulmo Eval: 07/01/2024 Findings: Negative smear test Pending culture test CXR findings suggestive PTB due to cavitary lesions To undergo DOT at St. Luke's for 6 months (additional 2 months for another sputum collection/tests During the Pulmo eval, I clarified twice with the doctor if it's essential to undergo treatment for something "suggestive" with a negative smear and she answered YES. Is it also okay to start the treatment while waiting for the culture results? YES. I failed to clarify my what-if question regarding what will happen if the culture is negative after 8 weeks. Will the treatment have to stop (depending on the negative culture and improvement on routine x-rays of course). I spoke to my bestfriend's sister (now in the US) who had a similar situation on 2017, and I was told that she underwent treatment for 2 months only (outside SLMC) while waiting for culture results. The results came back negative, and she was released and was able to reschedule her interview. I also spoke to fellow patients at the DOT facility and a nurse advised her that the duration of the treatment will depend on the progress and maintaining the ideal weight while being on treatment. Has anyone experienced the same predicament? 😞 DOT is ongoing and I'm on my second week of the intensive phase taking 3 pills of Quadmax daily M-F. I hope you can shed some light on my what-if question. I have been researching on Facebook groups and VJ about the same scenario but no luck, so I created this post. I am worried that maybe I am misdiagnosed or maybe misinformed. Maybe other doctor at SMLC may have a different say? As to why treatment is required due to CXR findings only? Has anyone here been asked to undergo treatment due to CXR findings only? (with negative smear results) Was the treatment stopped after a negative result of the initial culture? Thank you for reading and your inputs! 🙂

Good day! Sorry to hear about what happened to your wife. May I ask if she was required to undergo treatment when she failed xray?

Hello! How did it go with your fiancé? Hope all is well. I am in a similar situation. I just finished my sputum collection on June 25-27th and came back July 1 for pulmonary evaluation. The doctor told me that my smear test came back negative however, my x-ray shows suggestive PTB hence the negative smear will be disregarded same goes with culture results. We will no longer wait for the eight-week timeframe for the culture results because I’m gonna be on medication anyways for six months. 😭😭 I opted to go to daily to undergo medication because getting treated outside. Will add up one year on top of the medication. Prior to re-medical eligibility 😭 I can’t afford to stay apart longer from fiancé. 😖

This I could say the best response I got regarding my situation. Thank you so very much for taking the time shedding light on my inquiry. This made me feel much better and confident. I have read success stories posts from other people with the same situation as mine however wasn’t able to get a concrete explanation how they did it (NBI stuff) due to the post being outdated. I was so worried about getting a 221g so I got the same NBI above and another with my married name as an AKA (thankfully staff was kind enough to give without 221g letter from USEM). Is it okay? In case consul didn’t like the other 😅

Thanks for your response! The previous marriage took place in the Philippines 2012. Then my ex-husband filed a CR1 that was cancelled due to some marital issues on 2015/2016 something divorced on 2021.

Good day! I am a Filipina, was married and then divorced by my USC ex-husband in 2021. I have a certified true copy of our divorce decree from Indiana and did not file a recognition of foreign divorce in the Philippines. My current fiancé is a US citizen too and we were approved for a K1 visa on 05/08/2024. Now I have a few questions about the next steps. 1. NBI The NBI below is what I used for employment which reflects my complete maiden name and my ex-husband's surname. Should I use the maiden or married name for AKA? One of the requirements is obtaining an NBI with AKA according to the travelstate.gov website. Civil status - do I use married or divorced for obtaining a new NBI? I assume Married since we don't have a divorce in PH. 2. CFO - Will the CFO look for foreign recognition of divorce? I have read on forums from people with similar situations as mine and they were able to get a clearance and are now married in the US (they begged and luckily some officers are considerate). 3. Anyone here who had a similar situation and would kindly share your experience and insights on what to do/expect? 🙂