I am happy to say that the MDR-TB treatment worked wonders for me, I have now put on a lot of weight, I feel strong and I am now working in the timber industry in Shiselweni region chopping down trees which goes to prove how strong I have become. It’s a tough job for someone [...]
I am overwhelmed with joy and cannot believe that I am finally discontinuing the daily injection treatment for the MDR-TB. This phase has been so long, over five months of injections every single day of the month and it is very painful. I have been waiting to hear this positive news and finally the doctor [...]
The exciting news for me over the past month has been the result of my last sputum test. I recently received a third sputum negative result. The doctor told me they are waiting for confirmation of these results from Mbabane (national reference laboratory). Once confirmed, then I will stop taking injections at the end of [...]
community, HIV/AIDS, injections, MDR-TB, sputum, Support Network, tuberculosis, work
My name is Jabulile Sithole. I am 38 years old and live at Emakhweleni, a small community in the Shiselweni Region, southern part of Swaziland. In 2008, I developed a constant cough, which would not go away even when I took cough mixtures and cold and flu tablets. I later started sweating profusely at night [...]
Family, HIV/AIDS, MDR-TB, Motivation, Side effects, Support Network, Swaziland, TB
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