Hepatitis C discovered after canadian visa grant letter received

[khurramja]

Dear all,

I am new to the group. I ,with my family , have received Canadian visa grant letters and have sent our passports for visa stamping which we should be receiving in 15-20 days time. During this time we have discovered that she is having Hepatitis C virus, although the medicals are cleared already as I told our passports are sent for stamping.

I need to know should we get her vaccinated from my home country which will take almost 6 months time and then take her to Canada or should I take her along to Canada and get her treated there?

We will have 8-10 months time to enter Canada after we receive our passports.

Suggestions are appreciated!

 

[MRS SAM]

Dear all,

I am new to the group. I ,with my family , have received Canadian visa grant letters and have sent our passports for visa stamping which we should be receiving in 15-20 days time. During this time we have discovered that she is having Hepatitis C virus, although the medicals are cleared already as I told our passports are sent for stamping.

I need to know should we get her vaccinated from my home country which will take almost 6 months time and then take her to Canada or should I take her along to Canada and get her treated there?

We will have 8-10 months time to enter Canada after we receive our passports.

Suggestions are appreciated!

u will get health card after 3 month in mojority of states..so if ur ready to pay all bill then get treated her in canada..otherwise from ur home country b

 

[susanaplacador]

u will get health card after 3 month in mojority of states..so if ur ready to pay all bill then get treated her in canada..otherwise from ur home country b

is it done during the medical at the embassy?

 

[khurramja]

u will get health card after 3 month in mojority of states..so if ur ready to pay all bill then get treated her in canada..otherwise from ur home country b

Do I have to pay all expenses for her treatment even after I get the health card? How much would it cost me for a 6 months' vaccination, if you know?

Thanks btw for ans.

 

[tuyen]

I need to know should we get her vaccinated from my home country which will take almost 6 months time and then take her to Canada or should I take her along to Canada and get her treated there?

I'm not even sure why there's any debate going on in your mind about what to do. Are you aware of the seriousness of that disease? If you have the opportunity to start treatment, you should've done so on the same day the diagnosis was made. If your doctor didn't stress the importance of starting treatment immediately, then he/she is an idiot.

There's no reason why you can't start treatment where you are, and then continue it in Canada if you receive your visa before you can finish it there.

 

[TiranYas]

I telling you right now, depend on the type of the hep c (Chronic/1/etc)
The treatment takes 6-10 month and its very very intensive + a lot of times it will look
like its gone during the treatment and can come back after .
It's a really expensive one (1000-2000$ a week!) so you better either treat it as soon as possible back home
or try to see what is the blue-cross eligibility and qualification.
How old is she/he? How long she have it?

 

[Creampop]

I'm not even sure why there's any debate going on in your mind about what to do. Are you aware of the seriousness of that disease? If you have the opportunity to start treatment, you should've done so on the same day the diagnosis was made. If your doctor didn't stress the importance of starting treatment immediately, then he/she is an idiot.

There's no reason why you can't start treatment where you are, and then continue it in Canada if you receive your visa before you can finish it there.

We don't agree on much but this I do agree with, and perfectly said.

I telling you right now, depend on the type of the hep c (Chronic/1/etc)
The treatment takes 6-10 month and its very very intensive + a lot of times it will look
like its gone during the treatment and can come back after .
It's a really expensive one (1000-2000$ a week!) so you better either treat it as soon as possible back home
or try to see what is the blue-cross eligibility and qualification.
How old is she/he? How long she have it?

Yes it does take a long time to treat and travel insurance companies are not going to cover the treatments because it is a pre-existing condition. Now if you have private insurance now that has travel insurance included with it and she was covered by it before finding out about the Hep C then it should cover it. She obviously didn't have it when she had the medical exam because the CIC would have made her start treatments right away and probably would have had the whole family tested again. My son had TB and they made me be tested for it of course I already had been but it had to be through their doctor. whatever you try to pull together you should really start getting her the treatments right away HER health is what should be most important!

 

[Rob_TO]

Do I have to pay all expenses for her treatment even after I get the health card? How much would it cost me for a 6 months' vaccination, if you know?

Thanks btw for ans.

Which province will you be landing in? Some like Ontario you have to wait 3 months before healthcare, while in others like Alberta you get healthcare immediately. It might be in your best interest to invetigate landing and living in a province like Alberta to start your new life here... as i imagine 3 months of treatment will be VERY expensive.

As to if a significant change in health BEFORE you get the COPR needs to be reported to the CIC and if it could then affect your application, others will need to advise.

 

[Danny4450]

Dear all,

I am new to the group. I ,with my family , have received Canadian visa grant letters and have sent our passports for visa stamping which we should be receiving in 15-20 days time. During this time we have discovered that she is having Hepatitis C virus, although the medicals are cleared already as I told our passports are sent for stamping.

I need to know should we get her vaccinated from my home country which will take almost 6 months time and then take her to Canada or should I take her along to Canada and get her treated there?

We will have 8-10 months time to enter Canada after we receive our passports.

Suggestions are appreciated!

Get the treatment in your home country. Health comes first before anything. You will have to wait 3 months for your healthcard in Ontario which can further complicate things for your family if the condition gets worse.

 

[khurramja]

I'm not even sure why there's any debate going on in your mind about what to do. Are you aware of the seriousness of that disease? If you have the opportunity to start treatment, you should've done so on the same day the diagnosis was made. If your doctor didn't stress the importance of starting treatment immediately, then he/she is an idiot.

There's no reason why you can't start treatment where you are, and then continue it in Canada if you receive your visa before you can finish it there.

That's my concern! If I can start her treatment here, would there be any problem continuing it in Canada? Because we got to know about this after medical was done, that means she didn't have it during medicals. So would CHC ask for more documents before they allows us to travel or we can just travel and continue treatment?

 

[khurramja]

Which province will you be landing in? Some like Ontario you have to wait 3 months before healthcare, while in others like Alberta you get healthcare immediately. It might be in your best interest to invetigate landing and living in a province like Alberta to start your new life here... as i imagine 3 months of treatment will be VERY expensive.

As to if a significant change in health BEFORE you get the COPR needs to be reported to the CIC and if it could then affect your application, others will need to advise.

We will be landing in and settling down in Alberta. So if we get the health card straight away we can start the treatment? How much would it cost after getting the health card?

You also advised that we should inform CIC about the situation, would it not complicate things? As they might ask all of us to get tested and send reports. This will make a mess of it and delay things?

Sorry, I'm just confused .

 

[Ja_Sy]

That's my concern! If I can start her treatment here, would there be any problem continuing it in Canada? Because we got to know about this after medical was done, that means she didn't have it during medicals. So would CHC ask for more documents before they allows us to travel or we can just travel and continue treatment?

Doesnt mean that she did not have it yet during medical exams.. They only test HIV and syphilis on blood.. the Hepa test is not mandatory unless you have tattoos, been on surgery before or have a blood transfusions.. If she is a chronic healthy carrier ( means she have it a long time ago, the virus lives in her blood but asleep and not able to transfer it to others) then there is no need to panic. Go to her gastroenterologist, seek medical opinion. Better undergo series of lab test.. Hepatitis profile etc etc.. Only lab test and the doctor would know if she need urgent medical attention or not.

I am not good in english.. hope my little knowledge gives you an idea. God Bless!

 

[Rob_TO]

We will be landing in and settling down in Alberta. So if we get the health card straight away we can start the treatment? How much would it cost after getting the health card?

Basic treatment would be free in Alberta after landing and getting healthcare.

However as others have mentioned, a serious condition should start treatment IMMEDIATELY in your home country. By not doing this and delaying by months until you land, you are endangering her health and long term recovery.

You also advised that we should inform CIC about the situation, would it not complicate things? As they might ask all of us to get tested and send reports. This will make a mess of it and delay things?

No i am not advising that... i am asking others to advise if this is needed. The last thing you want is to land in Canada, and then have your healthcare refused if they say you should have disclosed the illness prior to landing or getting your COPR.

 

[Luckyman]

Get it treated before coming here, your both together, and have the time to do so. While basic health care service is provided (it is NOT free), prescriptions and primary medication for treatment will not be covered under Alberta Health care, and basic service is accompanied by a monthly premium.

You will have many headaches if you wait to start treatment here....and that included increasing risk.

 

[stevelo]

Seeing the doctor is covered but drugs wouldn't be. Further, factor in the risk to health plus additional cost for having to treat a potentially worse infection a few months down the road.

Also you risk your own health by delaying your spouse's treatment, especially if you are financially capable to get medical help now (and I don't mean getting infected with Hep C though that would be a possibility)