I have to take a TB test to advance to the next grade at a different school. I really don't like needles and I try to avoid them as much as possible. Does anyone know from personal experience what the TB test is like?
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It doesn't hurt at all. Just feels like a little needle prick. They take a very small needle, put it right underneath your skin and inject a little bit of fluid that will leave a small bubble. Don't sweat it...No big deal! I'm in the health care field so I get them done once a year!
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TB test is done intradermal....which means that the needle is inserted under the skin. It does not hurt at all.
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It really isn't painful. It just is inserted in the surface of your skin and it doesn't hurt, where as a needle goes in.
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I have given TB tests, and read them three days later. There is a very minimal, if any pain. It is a very small, thin needle, and JUST THE TIP is placed just barely under the skin of the forearm. It's like a bee sting. DO NOT TOUCH or rub it for 24 hrs. This may cause a false positive. [Don't be afraid. It's over in a second! Be glad you are being checked. If there is any way you are positive, it would be caught in the early stages. Very, very slight chance you are going to be positive. Most tests are negative. Don't worry yourself. "Take it like a man." : ) You're tough! : ) ] 36-48 hrs later, someone, a nurse or the doctor, will "read" it, to check if it is positive or not. Even if it is positive, does not necessarily mean you have TB. It means you have been exposed. Someone with TB has breathed on you. It is an airborne disease. If it is positive, you will have a chest xray, and things will progress from there. If it is possitive, you will be put on a medication for six months, and checked every year after that with a chest xray, to be sure you are still ok.
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not at all your skin is pricked and you return a few days later to see if a rash developes
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