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Jharkhandi

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Hi,

I am in process of filing my 140/485 concurrently. My lawyer suggested me to take medical tests. I tested positive on PPD test. Chest X-ray however was clear. Now my quesions are:

1. Can I expect any RFE on this issue? Any other issues?
2. I talked to my doctor in India. He says that it is OK to have bump of size 15 mm as I had BCG in India. (Mine was 16 mm.) He says I do not need any medication and I am convinced - he has always been correct in diagnosing my problems. I am yet to talk to my doctor in USA. Now, am I supposed to undergo medication or does it depends on my doctor's advice? What else can be done/people have done?

I am not really sure how big is this issue. Any feedback will be appreciated.

Moderator - can we have a dedicated link for medical issues which stays as one of top 5-10 thread?
 
do't worry , just chill ...go to another doctor and tell him you only want xray to be done and file that to INS. PPD comes up +ve for most of people who had bcg. If you consult a doctor here they will give you medicine to take for 6 months so do't go to them go only with chest Xray thats what i and my family did.
 
there's no certain way till date to determine if ppd +ve no matter what size it is , is cause of BCG or actual exposure to TB. So if your Xray is clean you are a healty person since you had BCG in india. INH has various side effects and taking it for no reason that is absurd. Rest is up to You you can do your own research and find your answers . One important aspect is American medial board and UK medical system has vast difference of opinons on this PPD. choice is all yours.
 
ECGC

thanks for your advice but my opinon are different for reasons i recearched . Unless someone can prove a +ve PPD test is due to actual TB or BCG i will not beleve it. I knew this and i had fought the American Lung assosiation with the backing of UK medical board and i got the things done.

Jharkhandi
choice all yours do your research and choose your own path.
 
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Jharkhandi,

1. You shouldn't get a RFE if your chest x-ray was negative
2. Your second question was not really immigration related, but you should probably follow your doctors advise.

As far as adding medical issues as a seperate issue, not sure if that is the right way to go.
1. This is probably the first medical issue in months (no traffic on this)
2. Medical tests are usually only a formality, people don't have too many issues with them.
 
I am not sure of how this PPD +ve affecting the CIS processing. Becoz yet to apply I-485 :)

But just want to put down my views on PPD +ve. PPD +ve doesnt mean that the person has TB disease. But this confirms that the person is exposed to the TB bacteria. And once the PPD is +ve, then for your entire life the test result will remain +ve. And this is common for people from India (they say 80% of Indians are exposed to the TB bacteria). It might so happen that you might have had Primary complex and got cured (not sure...confirm with your parents) which resulted in a PPD +ve now. In this case dont worry abt it.

PPD +ve and chest X-ray clear doesnt mean that a person is not suffering from TB. I know a person who had PPD +ve and chest X-ray clear, but has the disease in his lymph node. It all depends on how strong your immune system is. People with +ve PPD, who didnt have the disease before, are prone to get affected when their immune system goes weak. I mean the chances are high. The medicines ECGC says are correct, but the duration to take the medicine differ from person to person based on the exposure. So it is always better to consult a doctor and take medication, not necessarily now but atleast at the later stage.

--Vortex.
 
Originally posted by ECGC
I wouldn't trivialize medical issues as "just a formality".
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Sorry to trivialize the issue, that was not my intention, I was using it more as a figure of speach to denote pretty much what you said about the govt. not being able to discriminate based upon medical condition. And hence a formality.

And far as medical issues are concerned, then this is the wrong place for it. Don't know if most people know the difference between a virus and a bacteria. :)
 
Let me make it v. simple for you

Positive PPD does not mean, you have TB. Most of the Asian country citizens, get PPD positive. (False positive) To rule out actual TB you need to do X-Ray. Clear X ray confirms you do not have TB.

You are OK. Most of my colleagues went through this 2 step medical and had their GC stamped.
 
Re: Let me make it v. simple for you

Originally posted by Hibuddies
Positive PPD does not mean, you have TB. Most of the Asian country citizens, get PPD positive. (False positive) To rule out actual TB you need to do X-Ray. Clear X ray confirms you do not have TB.
You are OK. Most of my colleagues went through this 2 step medical and had their GC stamped.
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Hibuddies, check the post by vortex,
PPD +ve and chest X-ray clear doesnt mean that a person is not suffering from TB. I know a person who had PPD +ve and chest X-ray clear, but has the disease in his lymph node. It all depends on how strong your immune system is.
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Also, check ECGC's posts about not trivializing medical opinion. We are not in the business of medical opinions here. Just 485 issues, so let us not get into the discussion about whether Jharkhandi has TB or not. His doctor is the best person to tell him what to do.
 
Thanks a lot for your inputs. We may keep thread going. It is an issue, which comes up every now and then with people from my country.

I do not have any such disease nor I ever had one.

I was administered BCG and I am also allergic to Protein. PPD is purified protein derivative. So it maybe due to any of these points. My doctor does not feels it is nessecary for me to take any medication unless I insist.
 
jarkhandi

thats why i said do your own research cause BCG till date is very complicated issue. Unless mankind do a new invetion to check if its due BCG or actually the TB it will remain in questions. That is one reason i never beleive the test . My doctors in uk had warned me on this when i was comming here so i never took mantoux test for me and my family and insisted the ins doctor to use only Xray . Cause according to INS guidelines you need one of them. Yeh i had to fight with School board for my daughter's admission which finally they agrred with chest Xray and other reports from my doctor in UK and my doctor here who is and indian i was able to get that requirement off. So in my mind i will never go for PPD for me and my family who had BCG but yeh i did that for my son who was born here and never had bcg.
So its all your choice and what you feel correct beacuse arguments are always there and i can also point out 100s of web links supporting what i said but in end its your choice what you think is correct for you and your family.
 
Agree ghost-rider. Also once your body shows PPD +ve for any reason - all your life it will show again and again - no matter how much medication you take.

I will go for another opinion.

Tricky issue. Don't know why should there be PPD test at all - if it is not confirmatory by any means. Who can tell it to fools in INS.

I am relieved anyway of all the tension - spent three days and two nights brooding over it.
 
Another issue:

INS doctor did not suggest me any medication. His front-desk assistant showed me the report and there was no mention of follow-up with any doctor. They also gave me a courtesy copy of the same(I had asked for one.). There is no mention of any medication. From GC's perspective what does it means?
 
did't you get the copy of the form he sealed for INS. If not ask him what did he mention in the form. Cuase he will have to mention no medication required with + ppd and negative Xray . Some docs mention giving INH medication on that form.
 
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