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  • 30 Years
  • 29/01/2025

I'm still coughing even after being off TB treatment for a couple of months. I never really stopped coughing since I was first diagnosed. I've been free of TB for two months now. I really want to get back to normal life. They checked my sputum again, and it came back negative. Im just wondering what I should do next?

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Dr. Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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