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EnergeticKoala · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 5

Well folks the second liver function test I had done on friday came back today and guess what: No problems detected this time. I hope this resolves the situation as I like the school, my room and especially the city (Suzhou). BTW I was lucky to have English/Chinese speaking friends with me over the last week to try and prevent the lost in translation type of problems. It seems it can be difficult finding an English speaking doctor over here. Praise be to Skype Very Happy

englishgibson · Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 4345

Interesting.

Now, does one need a body check (sounds like NHL game Laughing

) for an "F" visa in China???

Peace to hockey
and
cheers and beers to Chinese hospitals as well as the standards of getting any visa in China Very Happy

EnergeticKoala · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 5

Today the school was confident enough in my health to allow me to start teaching again which is great. On the other hand It seems that the government body responsible for health checks is so amazed that my local public hospital test results could be different from theirs that I have been asked to undergo a third test which they have kindly offered free of charge. Apparently contradictory tests results like this have only occured once in the last 40,000 or so cases.

clark.w.griswald · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2056

in_asia_bill · Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 197

Why is anyone surprised by this?My students tell me it costs 100,000RMB to graduate from medical college.If you pay cash you dont even have to go to the final medical exams.If you pay the red envelope then you are a doctor.

EnergeticKoala · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 5

Well alls well that ends well I suppose. The third test confirmed the second test result. The first test result was subsequently disposed of via the bin Smile

(opps "trashcan" for those of you who speak the North American dialect of english) Smile

tofuman · Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 937

Hepatitis is a very nasty disease much easier to contract than AIDS, for instance. The reason for this is the number of infectious particles in a cc of blood. Hepatitis has a much higher number of infectious particles. The virus is also relatively hardy, which means that old, dried up blood may still infect you.

Prior to HIV testing, Hepatitis B was a marker for potential HIV infection. Gays were often infected with, or had been exposed to Hep B. Its transmission was primarily through intimate contact. A one night stand with an infected person may put you on a list for a liver transplant.

HEP B carriers, quite frankly, are bad news. They can infect others with a potentially deadly disease and themselves not be infected. There have been cases of entire families, except the carrier mother, being infected.

I'd be interested in knowing what pills can be taken for Hep B. Hep C was and possibly is being treated with interferon. The treatment is very expensive and makes some people miserable. People with Hep C have often been exposed through injection drug use or tatooing, especially in prisons.

A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with cancer. Her friends were nearly weeping when they told me. A couple of weeks later, after seeking a second opinion, the original diagnosis was found to be a "mistake." No harm done?