Antigen carrier

[Dilling]

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am a medical student and realized a year ago that i am a carrier. Here are my results: Hep Bs Antigen +, anti Hep Bs neg,anti HBc +, HepBe Antigen neg.,anti HBe +, Hep C Antibody neg.,Hep A Antibody +, Virusload(PCR) 426/ml. The thing is i was vaccinated for Hep B 3 years ago and my Hepatitis status was not controlled before the vaccination. Liver values are normal.
I'm really confused at the moment.Should i continue my med. school or change to another field? I was told by one doctor i should continue but wouldn't be able to do surgery in future.
What can i do?
Therapy?
Thanks a lot in advance

[Tony-z]

I dont know why you wouldn't continue with med school. I cannout understand why you could not preform surgery. We are not Dr's here, this is a Patient to Patient forum.
But there are such thing as latex gloves suits and gowns, which would protect you from a patients blood and the patient from yours. I would talk to a Dr that practices infectious diseases.


                      TonyZ

[grouchyOldGuy]

Hi, anybody know about ultrasound results? When they describe  seeing calcification on the liver is that fibrosis? I was starting to feel secure about this group and then for awhile it went down. This is the best hep group by far and I hope Med Help isn't having problems of any kind. Are we gonna lose this forum?
Sometimes the post question option doesn't work even if questions haven't been posted yet for that day. Hope all is well for you all and thanks for being there.

[Tony-z]

An ultra sound can not pick up fibrosis. It see's more solid object like calcium and tumors also it can tell the size of the liver. I have no idea what they ment by calcification on the liver . But it was not fibrosis.


                   TonyZ

[Indiana]

Don NOT stop following your dream just because you are a carrier.....if you in fact are.
My wife is an NP.....and she is a Hep B carrier. She has been for 30 years. I believe there MAY be some restrictions in a few States....check the laws there....but almost everywhere it does NOT matter. Because universal precautions are observed in every medical setting it does not matter at all.
My wife does surgury, patient care, gives shots, does IV's, delivers babies, and basically does almost every medical thing that you could imagine. She has NO restrictions at all.
As a matter of fact, they aren't even allowed to ask her if she has this at all on any job applications.
All this diagnosis means is that you are contagious on a "Blood -to-Blood" basis.
I would make sure your diagnosis is "confirmed"....for your own peace of mind.
But don't let this stand in the way of your dreams of becomming anything medical.
Now.....get back to studyin....................

[dajoli]

I need someone to explaine to me in laymen't ter as to what this hepatits b surface antigen is please

[dajoli]

make the words understandable i am not in the medical field

[medicmommy]

All it means is that you have the antibodies to hep B...It means a positive titer test...You are protected against getting it...You have immunities against it...it would be like if you got chicken pox, or had the vaccination for it...Your body would make antibodies (immunities) against it so, in a perfect world, you would never get it again...Does that help?

[medicmommy]

Hello!
I'm a Paramedic...and I have hep c...There are a lot of ignorant people in the world, and some of them are docs...I don't see any reason why you cannot continue to pursue your studies..I get eyeballs deep in blood (and innumerable other cooties), stick people with needles and do tracheostomies while bouncing down the road in an ambulance doing 90 mph...I figure, if I can do this sort of high risk stuff, working in the controlled environment of an OR should be a piece of cake...I'd think the thing to be concerned about is a patient's reaction if they found out you had hep...Were I you, I'd finish my schooling and internship, do tx for hep and hopefully clear the bugger..and go on with life...