Tuberculosis or allergies

About 4 years ago a friend of mine had a severe cough. I soon got it too.

I was constantly choking to the point of almost passing out, but it was a dry cough with only a tiny little bit of yellow mucous. I had fever&chills, my face and neck would be burning hot & flushed. I had night sweats. When I finially went to the doctor, I had just developed chickpox, so he took very little notice of the cough. I had very bad fatigue, but put that down to an earlier bout of glandular fever.

Now four years later I still have the cough. I have allergies&the cough has been put down to Post Nasal Drip. I am recieving therapy for the allergies.

I am concerned because I only got this cough AFTER I caught that infection from my friend&I still get the fever and sometimes night sweats. I am pretty sure you dont get those things with allergies.

So I am worried. Does this sound like TB? I would really like to hear from people who have had it, and any others with an informed opinion

One sign of TB that you would not have with allergies is night sweats . Other symptoms of TB that you would have with allergies are:

Nausea / weakness / fatigue

Rapid weight loss

Fever

Chest pain

Hemoptysis (spiting up blood)

The best way to know is to get a PPD done. This is a test for TB. They will inject a small amount of liquid under your skin on one day. A few days later a Dr. or their nurse will check it. A positive test will indicate TB. Then a chest Xray may be done. My advice is to go see a doctor and ask about TB and a PPD test.