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)

[Sir_Osis]

B6 and lots of ascorbic acid (vit C - in megadoses) arent adviasable for anyone with hemachromomatosis. Maybe thats what the head of hepatology was driving at

Best of luck to you! sounds like your on the road to a brilliant career!

Cheers

Jack

[hurri]

hello cajim, i read ur history, it takes me hours to read that, u guys are no ordinary guys, u did a lot of research , and know almost everything, that's great, at least we know what our enemy is and how to fight it, how to live with it.

it's really great to know u guys, i wish i visited this site years ago, i've lost many years to be friends with u all.

Hey guys, have u read research about HBV and iron intake? i've read about it (i don't remember details now), it was told by former head of hepatology department(professor of hepatology) of Burma, he's a MRCP(UK).
The essence of that research said that reduced iron intake can make improvements in prognosis, i don't remember much.
So he suggest that we should not take iron supplements, should not take vitC supplements(it faciliate iron absorption).
Meat and some other vegetables are rich in iron , so we should not take these much.

[cajim]

1.  Your girlfriend's immunity state can only be confirmed by blood test HBsAB+.
2.  We look forward to your becoming a hepatologist so that you can help many like us!
3.  My history here: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/458687?post_id=post_2613318

Best.

[hurri]

hello zellyf, thanks for ur reply,

hey ur words give me strength, also points the way to continue my career, actually i don't have many acquaintances oversea,most importantly i don't know people like me (carriers), so that's my problem i think ,

hey can u also tell me about urself? what about ur test? when did u know u got this? do u have family? where do u live?

With regrets,
hurri

[hurri]

hello cajim, thanks for ur advises , i appreciate that.

about my girlfriend, she's vaccinated about 3yrs ago, only worry for me is what if she didn't develop antibodies , as i was teached , there are about 5% of people who do not develp antibodies although they had vaccine. but i think she'll be ok.

i wanna be a physician oneday , with great knowledge and with great sympathy, actually i'm thinking i wanna be hepatologist, so i can help people like me needing help and sympathy. is there any chance?? i don't know , hey where r u living? in US? do they give visa to HBcarriers?  what about hospitals? do u know? actually, i'm not interested in Surgery at all, so no invasive operations.

hey can u tell me about urself? what about ur lab results? are u consulting specialist? i think ur one of the most active person at this support group :)

Thanks a lot for ur reply,
take care
hurri

[zellyf]

You don't have time to be depressed because you need to get busy exploring your options for a medical career.  You have been presented with a challenge and its time to test your mettle.  I do not think anyone here can provide you with specifics on where or what you can practice.  That will take research.  Time to see what you're made of.

Remember, you could live a very long life with HBV.  HBV patients like myself could certainly use brilliant medical minds like yours to help me make good choices about treatment options.