I'm HBV carrier medical student

[hurri87]

Hi i'm an internship doctor in Burma, recently passed medical school.
i'm very much confused about my career coz my dream is going abroad like US after taking USMLE. actually i'm depressed and don't know what to do. i found out about months ago that hospitals in Australia don't employ doctors with HBV or so,whatever, i felt like i'm inferior to others. so can anyone tell me can i be a doctor in US hospitals?? actually i'm great at my studies,i was one of the top 10 students in my medical school.
i can't tell my friends about my virus ,even my girlfriend, it's horrible, i'm depressed now.
i'll be really glad if anyone just reply me, i need moral support from people like me.

my lab results were
HBsAg - reactive
HBeAg - nonreactive
Anti HBe - reactive
Anti HBs - nonreactive
ALT,AST - within normal range
alpha fetoprotein - very low (about 0.03)
Ultrasound - normal
viral count - <500IU/ml (real time PCR)

[StephenCastlecrag]

Vitamins are essential but they are plentiful in natural food. From what I have read, if you are deficient, you may consider taking Vitamin D and selenium. If you like coffee, keep drinking it. Avoid putting on weight and exercise regularly. These are for everyone, not just hbvers.

[chizikot]

Thanks for the quick response. Pls can I take Vitamin C and B Complex? I have started making plans to try to quantity the level of my disease just that it is not done in Nigeria.

[StephenCastlecrag]

If you want to migrate, I think you have to have a medical test. As I say before, each case is considered on its own merit. There are Hepatitis B persons who have successfully migrated to Australia. If you just want to work, I am not sure that you need a medical.

These are my understandings, check with the Australian immigration department/website.

[chizikot]

I am an Engineer and wish to relocate to Australia, does the law there allow me to work there?

[StephenCastlecrag]

I don't have a ready answer for you as I am not a doctor. In Australia, the rights of the Hepatitis B person are protected by legislation. However certain professions do exclude Hepatitis B, for example, dentistry and defence forces. I am not sure about doctors. You will have to make more enquiries. You may like to write to Paul Harvey of Hepatitis NSW to seek his help. Don't take no for an answer.

Paul Harvey  |  Coordinator - Information & Resources   |   Hepatitis NSW
PO Box 432   |   Darlinghurst  NSW  1300   |   Phone [phone]   |   Fax [phone]  |  ***@****   |    www.hep.org.au

[Tun85]

Hello everyone,
       I was diagnosed with hepB when i was young and that made me scary a lot. Now i graduated with medicine and i am wandering about my future career. as i am so eager to work in australia and i heard that australia hospitals do not employ the hepb doctors. What should i do? Is there anyone who knows about the situation in australia and then pls let me know.
Tun85