A patient story (Narrated by Atul Marandi, TB Control Officer, LAMB Project)

Mr.Susil Kumar Roy an ex – Primary teacher, age of 60 years living in a village with 8 family members. Suddenly he was sick with cough and fever. He went to a village doctor and received some medicines. Cough and fever increased rather than improved by medicine. Then he went to local town to see a doctor. Again he received some medicine, nothing happened.

Afterwards a TB Field worker from LAMB project who was visiting his village to do TB teaching found him. TB Field worker advised him to bring morning sputum to the LAMB TB clinic, which is 7 km from his house. He visited TB clinic on the clinic day. The Medical Assistant took his sickness history and asked him to give sputum for test. He was found as Tuberculosis patient by sputum test. He was not want to accept that he has TB by saying that nobody has TB in his family. But the Medical Assistant and the respective Field coordinator of that area explained about TB. They told him that anybody can get TB but if you take regular TB medicines you will be fully cured. Then he was motivated and agreed to take treatment.

On that time he was only 102 lbs. After 2 months of treatment his weight is now 110 lbs. He is satisfied with the treatment and telling other community people to visit LAMB TB clinic if they have cough and fever.