Is cinex sufficient to heal from abdominal ascites?
Patient: hello sir. i started tb treatment on 25th dec10. i was diagnosed with abdominal ascites. i am on r cinex. i have continuous pain in right chest and rt middle stomach. i experience chills too. i am 29 years old and my weight is 86 kgs, i have a dots who is 2 yrs now. Doctor: Hi.As per your history of abdominal tuberculosis, the treatment is a combination of minimum 4 drugs for the initial 2 months. After a proper response on clinical , laboratory and ultrasonography reports, the 2 medicines in combination of R-Cinex is started and to be continued for minimum of 4 to 7 more months. If you have completed the first 2 months of treatment, R-cinex will be sufficient to for abdominal tuberculosis and ascites. The pain in the right chest and right middle stomach can be due to sequel or complication of tuberculosis. It would be better if you request for CT scan of the chest and the abdomen to know the exact problem. There will be no problem with the daughter or other family members, you can certainly get investigated your family members for TB.