The only insurance I have is Medi-cal. The county is aware of test result, but would much, MUCH rather be treated at a local hospital or a private Doctor who specializes in infectious diseases. I dislike the way Santa Clara County T.B. Clinic(Health Dept.) handles positive T.B. patients. My T.B. is not active(meaning my white blood cells have encased the virus, or contained it -so to speak. Chest x-rays are negative. But the County is so overloaded with work, that it would take forever to be treated. It took them over 3 months just to get my chest x-ray taken. I would like trhis handled in a proffessional, timely manner. Knowing that any one infected with the T.B. virus has a greater chance of developing full-blown active T.B. within the first 2 years of initial infections. I know further treatment should be done, but I want a good Doctor or a hospital like Good Samaritan to complete my treatment. Like I stated before: I have Medi-Cal insurance. I'm having difficulty finding provider.
2006-08-11
20:53:44
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Ricky Man
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Infectious Diseases