Disappointing - Hep B

[BkyMonster]

Thank you so much for this information. We definitely will fight till the end. However, can I please ask if we go down that route, do I need to file a new application or it could be my existing application with my current CO.

It will be your existing application, your OH will just be removed (and any points they contributed I assume). I'm not entirely sure of the process once someone has been removed though I do know Kags1694 did this. You may try searching for her posts.

[lynnepow]

In the specialist report, i will ask the following informaiton to be provided for my hubby's Hep B condition:

1. Current state
2. Any treatment required
3. Prognosis

Note: Need to have a 5-10 yr written prognostic report from the specialist who is overseeing/monitoring his hepatitis.

4. Future Medical/Surgical needs

Any other information do you think it is required or might be helpful?

Thanks a lot
Lynne

[unar]

Hi Lynne,

I just PMed you. I got all my letters from my NHS consultant all free of charge. I just love the NHS.

Probably a stupid question, have you tried to google his/her name? I was lucky because I worked at the Uni the hospital is associated with. You can also try to call the hospital switch board. The consultants usually have a secretary who can give you his/her email etc.

And the list you just posted, sounds fine to me. These were the items that were in my letters. But my MA rounds all ended in rejection, probably has more to do with my condition than the quality of the letters.

-Una

[lynnepow]

Hi Lynne,

I just PMed you. I got all my letters from my NHS consultant all free of charge. I just love the NHS.

Probably a stupid question, have you tried to google his/her name? I was lucky because I worked at the Uni the hospital is associated with. You can also try to call the hospital switch board. The consultants usually have a secretary who can give you his/her email etc.

And the list you just posted, sounds fine to me. These were the items that were in my letters. But my MA rounds all ended in rejection, probably has more to do with my condition than the quality of the letters.

-Una

Thank you Una. It is really helpful. My hubby's specialist has come back and he said will be able to provide us the detailed report. He has not yet told us the price. But will be cheaper than the private one for sure. Probably £150-£200. I really hope things will go smoothly. I am not giving up!

I think we need lots of luck to tackle this

[lynnepow]

Hi All,

Apart from the specialist report, is there any other document that i should prepare?

Not sure what else i still can provide to support my application

Lynne

[sophiedb]

hello! I'm currently building my case on the medical front too, though haven't been for the actual medical yet. I'm hoping tha by having vast quantities of information available from the start things will run more smoothly..

First up I've requested all my recent medical records from the hospital at which I've been treated. I contacted their PALS office, who sent me the form. Because I'm asking for 3 years' worth of records it's costing £50 - the national maximum - but I figure the info will also come in handy for the docs in NZ considering I will need the odd check-up and a lifelong prescription for thyroxine..

I've also asked my consultant to write a summary letter of my treatment - only last Friday - and he agreed quite happily. He also gave me his secretary's email address, so that when we have an address in NZ he can refer me to his equivalent in Chch. (I have whinged about this doc in the past for various reasons, but he's defo coming through for me now!)

Anyway, I wanted to make sure he got everything down that might be neded, so after trawling through assorted NZIS handbooks and forms to see how they would measure my health status I put it all in a letter:

Dear Dr C,

I would appreciate it very much if you could write a letter summarising my treatment for thyroid cancer over the last couple of years, which would become part of my application for residency in New Zealand.

The NZIS panel doctor and medical assessor will need to know whether I have a medical condition “deemed to impose significant costs and/or demands on New Zealand's health and/or education services”.

The NZIS Operations Manual states that “malignancies where the interval since treatment is such that the probability of cure is >90%” are not considered to impose significant costs and/or demands on New Zealand.

Based on the Handbook for Medical Examiners and the medical form itself, the panel doctor will need to know:

• Date of diagnosis
• Site and staging of malignancy
• Histology reports
• Details of all treatment
• Prognosis

From there he can report whether I am sufficiently cured, which must then be confirmed by the medical assessor in London.

I have requested copies of my health records from Poole Hospital so that these can be reviewed as part of my medical test, however a letter summarising my treatment and stating my prognosis would be very useful when it comes to submitting the application.

Many thanks in advance.

Yours sincerely,

sophiedb

Thankfully he agrees that my probability of cure is >90%”, so fingers crossed that all will be well! He also didn't mention a charge for the letter, so I didn't ask or offer..

Hope this helps a little anyway, and good luck!

[lynnepow]

hello! I'm currently building my case on the medical front too, though haven't been for the actual medical yet. I'm hoping tha by having vast quantities of information available from the start things will run more smoothly..

First up I've requested all my recent medical records from the hospital at which I've been treated. I contacted their PALS office, who sent me the form. Because I'm asking for 3 years' worth of records it's costing £50 - the national maximum - but I figure the info will also come in handy for the docs in NZ considering I will need the odd check-up and a lifelong prescription for thyroxine..

I've also asked my consultant to write a summary letter of my treatment - only last Friday - and he agreed quite happily. He also gave me his secretary's email address, so that when we have an address in NZ he can refer me to his equivalent in Chch. (I have whinged about this doc in the past for various reasons, but he's defo coming through for me now!)

Anyway, I wanted to make sure he got everything down that might be neded, so after trawling through assorted NZIS handbooks and forms to see how they would measure my health status I put it all in a letter:



Thankfully he agrees that my probability of cure is >90%”, so fingers crossed that all will be well! He also didn't mention a charge for the letter, so I didn't ask or offer..

Hope this helps a little anyway, and good luck!

Hi sophie,
Thank you for the information. I can see that you are also going through the same 'MA' process as us.

It is my hubby who is Hepatitis B carrier and we are preparing to reply to our CO. Luckily, his specialist actually mentioned that he doesn't need any treament at this stage as he is low infectivity carrier and his prognosis is quite good and is unlikly to develop cirrhosis or liver cancer even though my hubby still require repeated blood tests twice yearly.

Hope MA will agree that in his situation, he will not impost any significant cost to New Zeland Health's Services.

All the best for all of us, do let us know how you are getting on. I plan to send out the reponse the coming Monday.

Lynne