[MERGED] Hepatitis B

[fairymom]

doc may hepa rin po ako, ano po bang ibig sabihin nito:
S.I Units reference value: 5.00-40 U/L
result: 31
test: SGPT
Conventional
result 31.00
reference value: 5.00 - 40.00 Iu/l

Anti HBs
Cut off value: 0.044
optical density:0.001
Result: non-reactive
HBeAG
cut off value : 24.3
optical density: 13.0
Result: non reactive

sbi ng dati kong doc wala daw gamot sa hepa, so kailangan na lang daw imonitor *** liver. nalaman ko lang na may hepa ko when i got given birth to may panganay but na injection naman sila nung kapapanganak ko palang pati po si bunso ko. sana magkaron na ng gamot sa hepa kakatakot kc bka *** ibang kasama ko sa bahay mahawa, pero d nila alam na meron ako mga inlaws ko, bka kc matakot sila but nag iingat **** ako na hindi makahawa, tuloy *** 2 anak ko d ko nakikiss ng madalas sa lips kc bka mahawa **** na may vaccine na sila.

[my_user]

Just want to know if you can still go to US even if you have Hepatitis B?

[purple0ten]

sure, pwede kung politician ka o kamag anak ng politicians o may inpluensya at makwarta. pwedeng pwede.

pero kung ordinaryong tao ka lang.......sori ka na lang.

[jeddah]

Just want to know if you can still go to US even if you have Hepatitis B?

yup once positive ka sa Hepa B d ka pwedeng makapnta sa US kahit carrier ka lang...

[my_user]

**** *** asawa mo eh US Citizen? Nd ka ** ba makakapunta dun? Comments naman sa my mga naka-experience or same status.

Thanks.

[geekhead]

Kahit assymptomatic or "silent carrier" hindi pwede sa US? Kahit matagal na yung disease? Sa ibang bansa pwede pumunta?

Ano advice nyo sa may hepa b na kumukuha ng nursing or caregiver course na gusto mag abroad?

[tintable]

hmmm...a person with hepa b becoming a nurse or caregiver...

i don't really know, but the above said jobs may post a risk to the health person giving care given the nature of the jobs... even if let's say you are permitted to go abroad...

[NinaAusten]

question po, if a person has been treated for hepatitis several years ago, does it mean that he is still a carrier? can he still transmit the virus?

[beary_cute]

Anyone who can you recommend a good doctor for person infected with hepa-b? Thanks!

[beingvane]

*** if i am vaccinated with anti-hepa, pg ngkaron ng sexual contact with sum1 na may hepa mgkakaron p rin ba ko?

[JENSIE_G]

Go to GSK Family Vaccines/Adult Vaccination centers.

Shempre nag-promote bigla.

[bluemoon13]

here's a good read

Hep B information

[stopandpop]

HEALTH
http://www.mb.com.ph/HLTH2006020755645.html#
Tue Feb 07,2006




Six to eight million Filipinos all over the country are estimated to be infected with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) – and they don’t even know it.


This was revealed recently in a media briefing held at the Hyatt Hotel & Casino in Malate, and attended by various experts on liver health.

Hepatitis B is recognized by the World Health Organization as the most common serious liver infection in the world. The disease is so serious that lack of treatment may lead to cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and eventually death.

A study made by research group Synovate Healthcare revealed that most patients suffering from chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Asian countries China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Korea, initially did not suspect that they were infected.

The same study conducted in the Philippines from November to December of 2004 also showed similar results. Most of them found out about the virus "by chance" through a blood test, not knowing that diagnosis of the hepatitis B virus is best made through a simple blood test. Some said they discovered the presence of the virus when they had their routine medical check-up.

According to Dr. Joey Sollano, president of the Asia Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), there is a high prevalence of CHB cases in Asia because of the region’s impoverished state and poor hygiene practices.

Another key finding of the survey showed CHB patients have a poor understanding of the disease. Most of these patients declared knowledge of the general causes of hepatitis B only, and that about 71 percent actually have wrong notions as to how they can acquire the disease such as through sharing of food and utensils, kissing, sneezing, water and alcohol abuse.

What’s alarming is that most people do not know that the disease is mainly contracted the same way as sexually transmitted diseases – through unsafe sex and through mother-to-child transmission. This actually resulted to the fact that around 30 percent of kids below 10 years old are infected with Hepa B.

Other means of contracting the disease are: Child-to-child transmission (most likely as a result of contact with skin sores, small breaks in the skin, or mucous membranes with blood), unsafe injections, transfusions, and other skin-penetrating procedures including acupuncture, piercing and tattooing, and even the sharing of toothbrushes and razors.

CHB usually goes undetected as the disease doesn’t show any symptoms until the time when infections occur. Some tell-tale signs that the disease has gone for the worse are: Abdominal pain, loss of appetite, and bloated stomach (due to the enlargement of the liver).

Dr. Lulu Bravo, executive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination, said that the best defense against Hepa B, specially for children, is vaccination.

"Babies who were born from mothers who are carriers, still have a big chance of actually not contacting the disease," she said. However, she also stressed that it is vital that they be immuned at an early age so they won’t be able to develop infections in the future. Dr. Bravo also pointed out that one of the signs a person should be tested for Hepa B is if one member of the family died of, or has liver ailments.

The severity of Hepa B in the country is highlighted by a law which requires pregnant women to be tested from the virus before giving birth. The downside however, is that the law which obligates all babies to have vaccination against Hepa B is pending up to now.

This year, key medical societies composed of the APASL; Philippine Society of Gastroenterology (PSG); Hepatology Society of the Philippines (HSP); Philippine Cancer Society (PCS); Philippine Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (PASLD) and Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV), endeavor to provide updated information about the illness as part of their advocacy to build awareness not only among CHB patients but within the medical community as well.

As an initial salvo of this campaign, the First Hepatitis B Summit will be held on Feb. 22 at the Dusit Hotel Nikko in Makati City. Issues to be discussed are: Difficulty in surfacing patients due to lack of awareness; low adoption of preventive vaccination; treatment paradigm of non-specialist MDs; opportunity to surface new prescribers; and other relevant topics surrounding CHB in the Philippines.

[burman]

Hi

My dad was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, he is in the states, the problem is that they cant treat his multiple myeloma because he has hepatitis b. He wasnt that active, I mean he always stays at home and watches TV. We dont know where he got his Hepatitis B.

Is there anyway we could treat his Hepatitis B so that we could treat his Multiple Myeloma?

[burman]

Hi

My dad was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, he is in the states, the problem is that they cant treat his multiple myeloma because he has hepatitis b. He wasnt that active, I mean he always stays at home and watches TV. We dont know where he got his Hepatitis B.

Is there anyway we could treat his Hepatitis B so that we could treat his Multiple Myeloma?

[ATR]

more info about hepa b.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis_B

[danicalstix]

i have a workmate that got terminated becoz of hepa b. she was actually normal and did not show any signs of weakness yet after a month of working, the company required us to have a blood test then they found out she has hepa b. grabe, san kaya nya nakuha yun..

[lulugirl]

when i got pregnant last year, my Ob required me to have blood test for Hepa B and Blood counts etc... thank god negative **** ako... unaware rin ka ako dati about sa Hepa B...ask ko *** po... medyo naguguluhan *** po ako... nakakahawa po b or nakukuha ang hepa B sa mga nippers or nail cutters? for intance nasugatan ka habang nggugupit or naglilinis ng kuko... especially kpag sa mga parlors/salons ka nagpa manicure/pedicure....
tenx

[froshie1]

^ yes pwede, dahil natatransmit ito sa blood transfutions and besides that during sexual intercourse.

[blue_tooth]

san ba pwede magpatest para malaman? nagagamot po ba to kung sakali? naku, mahirap na magkasakit ngayon..