my friend's u.s immigrant visa for interview has arrived and one of the requirement is to have medical examination,can he still be granted a u.s visa cause he was diagnosed with COPD?
2006-12-02 13:53:02 · 3 answers · asked by kiamboy 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
They are looking for communicable diseases like tuberculosis or AIDS (so that they can be treated not so they can prevent entry into the country) a medical problem like COPD is not a concern.
2006-12-02 13:59:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see why not! It's Chronic Obstrutive Pulmonary Disease--which I've had for a number of years. It's called a disease, but certainly isn't contagious!! Mine came from GERD (gastric reflux that came up my esophogus at night and leaked into my lungs. After 12 days in the hospital and their vacumming my lungs out! my lungs cleared up. My pulmonologist said to put a cinder block under the head of my bed and sleep on that incline to prevent the reflux. I found that a 4" incline works perfectly for me and I've been very healthy, breathing WELL after so long, this last year and a half. I do take an antacid tablet when I've eaten a large dinner, even tho' I never ever felt "hearburn". I was Dx'd with GERD and COPD.
Good Luck
2006-12-07 21:44:06 · answer #2 · answered by Martell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ditto for the previous -- COPD shouldn't be a problem. It is not totally dehabilitating, no contagious, etc.
2006-12-02 22:01:34 · answer #3 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋