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  Tenzin's Story
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          Tenzin, a tuberculosis (TB) survivor, describes his treatment for multidrug-resistant TB disease that lasted for over 2 years, and the role local and state TB programs played.
        Tenzin's story
        During his last year of college, Tenzin began experiencing chest pains, a sore throat, and coughing. At first, he thought it was either a bad cold or pneumonia. It got to the point that it was painful to even walk or laugh.
        After several months of experiencing these symptoms and several misdiagnoses, he learned he had active TB disease. Shortly after he was diagnosed with active TB disease Tenzin learned he had a type of TB that was resistant to the typical drugs used to treat TB, called multidrug-resistant TB.
        People with drug-resistant TB disease must be treated with special medicines. Treatment may take a long time, and the medicines may cause side effects.
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        In Tenzin's case, treatment would take over two years. He also needed to isolate until he was no longer infectious.
        Tenzin was concerned TB disease could affect his plans to begin graduate school. And he was worried about potentially having given TB germs to someone else.
        "So, there's just a lot of unknowns in having to pause my life in that kind of way. And I was really worried about me potentially having given TB to somebody else. I was really worried about that, especially with family and close friends," says Tenzin.
        Support from the health department
        With the help of his local and state TB programs, Tenzin began the long and challenging treatment process. Judy, a public health nurse, was a source of support during his treatment.
        "She was so helpful and I found her to be an incredible resource because of all the knowledge that she had. She was always there to answer any questions that I had about TB as they came up. To have somebody that cared about me and that was interested in not just how I was doing, but who I am as a person. I'm really grateful for the support that I got from that team, and Judy in particular," says Tenzin.
        Tenzin's message
        Now that his treatment for multidrug-resistant TB disease is behind him, Tenzin shares his story to help raise awareness about TB, and address stigma. He also encourages health care providers to "Think TB" when they see patients with symptoms like Tenzin's, so patients can be diagnosed sooner and start treatment right away. Tenzin is also an active member of the TB survivor network We Are TB.
        "I would like people to know that TB still exists and is in the U.S. I think, you know, there's a lot of misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis when it comes to TB and that sort of happened in my case. And that's something that could definitely be changed with better education and people just thinking about TB," says Tenzin.
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