Should I have gotten tested for TB?

[ICRS]

The letter urged me to go and get tested. My reaction was to throw it away. I have recently mentioned this to a few people jokingly and they think I was stupid to ignore it. Should I have gotten tested.

 

[Scouzer]

Yeah, that was pretty damn stupid.

 

[mugs]

TB drives are just like GB drives, but they're bigger.

 

[Colt45]

The test isn't a big deal. They give you a shot near your wrist. If it turns red where you were injected, you may have TB.
Or something like that. I had the test once.

 

[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: Colt45
The test isn't a big deal. They give you a shot near your wrist. If it turns red where you were injected, you may have TB.
Or something like that. I had the test once.

It's called a Mantoux Skin Test. It was a requirement for my job.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: ICRS
The letter urged me to go and get tested. My reaction was to throw it away. I have recently mentioned this to a few people jokingly and they think I was stupid to ignore it. Should I have gotten tested.

they were right.

 

[Scarpozzi]

When I run the tests, I usually lose a little just from the arrays.

When calculating mass storage, I always have to remind myself that TB is 1000GB and TiB is the traditional 1024GB. If you're running Xiotech, EMC/Clariion, or IBM Shark you should always go by 1000.

 

[nismotigerwvu]

Yeah, and a positive TB test for what appears to be a healthy person isn't really a big deal. You'll take some medication for a period of time, they retest and you should come back clean. What happens (to most healthy people) is that your body "walls off" the TB in a small spot in your lungs. The TB stays dormant, pretty much beaten down and nonthreatening but still very much alive. If something happens and you become immuno-suppressed (HIV, major illness/surgery) the TB can "break out" of it's "jail cell" and cause full blown TB (never fun). I'm making this far more simple than it really is, but finding out your status and getting cleared up could REALLY benefit you down the road.

 

[Quiksilver]

Well, if you had TB; you would be dead by now. Of course at the time you should have had it done.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
Well, if you had TB; you would be dead by now. Of course at the time you should have had it done.

Not necessarily, you can go a long time if you're in otherwise good help.

 

[heymrdj]

I think Bignate603 signature fits your decision quite well..

 

[George P Burdell]

<Dr. House>You Idiot!</Dr. House>

 

[Captante]

No question it was extremely stupid to blow off getting tested back when you were exposed, but not going to get it taken care of now would only compound the issue ... better late then never!

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: ICRS
The letter urged me to go and get tested. My reaction was to throw it away. I have recently mentioned this to a few people jokingly and they think I was stupid to ignore it. Should I have gotten tested.

Aren't you the same person who falls asleep while driving and thinks its funny?

 

[olds]

First, get tested for a brain. Go from there.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17

Originally posted by: ICRS
The letter urged me to go and get tested. My reaction was to throw it away. I have recently mentioned this to a few people jokingly and they think I was stupid to ignore it. Should I have gotten tested.

Aren't you the same person who falls asleep while driving and thinks its funny?

It isn't?

 

[imported_Baloo]

They are right, you are stupid.