Hi Terri, so glad for you .. you are really on the right track! To be clear .. which 3 are you being prescribed? Rifampin, Ethambutol and what is the third? Let me know and I will tell you the info I collected when I was on them. Hugs! Katherine

Terri, re: "did not know re Rifampin and hearing...is my memory incorrect about the Rifampin??"

They"" have to list any/EVERY potential side effect on God's green earth so from my reading .. what I noted are the primary concerns for each of the three antibiotics .. BUT you have to watch and be observant of your OWN body for any/all NEW changes as you schedule each new added antibiotic. THEN watch as your OWN body adjusts to these new "insults" to your body .. AND if you have read the previous pages of the posts you will KNOW that it IS a process of each of our bodies adjusting to the meds. We each in our own way had to figure out the best way to schedule them .. AND within a reasonable time our bodies DID adjust .. AND those trusty antibiotics DID start fighting away at those nasty mycobacteriums ..eating them away .. destroying the nasty things!! YEAH! Victory is ours!!! I just pictured the antibiotic like those video games nibbling away at those nasty mycobacteriums .. winning our health back! Silly but it was a fun visual for me as I worked at getting healthy again!

So don't worry about side effect that you may NOT get .. just work at being as healthy as you can be at each step of your journey! Hugs to you! Katherine

Katemn thanks for your generous....kind offer to share info on the big three....i will no doubt take your offer if/when national jewish makes their plan of care ....hopefully in January.tdrell