Re: Re: VA residents?? TB help please

[Guest guest]

I think without any coughing, he couldn't have TB anyway. Will your place

accept the blood test? It's called the Quantiferon TB Gold Test.

Winnie

VA residents?? TB help please

> > Vaccinations

> >

> > > ok, i'm kinda stuck b/c i couldn't find anything last year

> about this

> > > specifically...

> > > my son isn't actually 'attending' the school, he's only

> enrolled to

> > > get his special therapies.

> > > last year (the first year), i filled out the RE Certificate form

> > > thingy, then researched the TB skin test & wrote up an RE

> type letter

> > > explaining we weren't doing the test, etc.

> > > well i didn't have the info on my fingertips so i was caught

> off guard

> > > when they cornered me about it & said the only other time

> the skin

> > > test was refused, they accepted an x-ray report stating the

> > > child was

> > > 'clear'.

> > >

> > > well, hm, i'm NOT doing the skin test, i'm NOT radiating my

> > > son's body

> > > to appease them, NOR would i think about radiating him ANNUALLY.

> > >

> > > so, here i am, fighting w/ the IEP team, needing to redo the

> > > enrollment papers & i know they're going to notice i never

> > > submitted a

> > > clear x-ray report from last year.

> > >

> > > where do i stand? i mean, i never expected to be pushed into

> an

> > > x-ray

> > > to replace the skin test. so how do/can i fight this one, w/

> facts?> > anyone that fought this issue in VA, i would really

> appreciate hearing

> > > your opinions.

> > >

> > > ~Marcia~

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Much info on my webpage

www.nccn.net/~wwithin/TBtest & BCGvax.htm

there is an alternative blood test available at many health

departments - that may be your only option as I can't find an

exemption for TB test in VA

Try to contact NVIC who is in Virginia - hopefully they can help more

http://www.nvic.org

Sheri

At 11:34 AM 1/8/2009, you wrote:

>sorry, i forgot a few things.

>norfolk is considered a high risk area. yet our VERY close

>neighboring cities virginia beach & chesapeake are *not*. (if i'd

>thought about this THEN, we would have moved to one of those cities)

> & the searching i did last year for the vax exemption, i guess, the TB

>test isn't considered a vax, so i used a bunch of examples & some more

>research to type of an objection letter to the TB test.

>

>a friend of mine told me i can just refuse & they can't refuse to

>enroll him. & likened it to testing for HIV. i'm still digging, but

>i want to go in armed so i can refuse rightfully. the dr. didn't feel

>he was at risk tho.

>

>maybe i can get the dr. to write a note at our physical next week?

>thanks!

>~marcia~

>

>

> >

> > I'm not sure if it's this way in all states, but in CT, TB tests are

>only required for school if your child falls into a high risk category

>for it (something about being where TB was common, or being around a

>person who was). The doctors check off on the health form if the

>child's not at risk.

> >

> > I can't imagine it would be any different for getting special

>services. I would ask to see the state law requiring it. There might

>not even be one.

> >

> > Winnie

> >

> > VA residents?? TB help please

> > Vaccinations

> >

> > > ok, i'm kinda stuck b/c i couldn't find anything last year about this

> > > specifically...

> > > my son isn't actually 'attending' the school, he's only enrolled to

> > > get his special therapies.

> > > last year (the first year), i filled out the RE Certificate form

> > > thingy, then researched the TB skin test & wrote up an RE type letter

> > > explaining we weren't doing the test, etc.

> > > well i didn't have the info on my fingertips so i was caught off guard

> > > when they cornered me about it & said the only other time the skin

> > > test was refused, they accepted an x-ray report stating the

> > > child was

> > > 'clear'.

> > >

> > > well, hm, i'm NOT doing the skin test, i'm NOT radiating my

> > > son's body

> > > to appease them, NOR would i think about radiating him ANNUALLY.

> > >

> > > so, here i am, fighting w/ the IEP team, needing to redo the

> > > enrollment papers & i know they're going to notice i never

> > > submitted a

> > > clear x-ray report from last year.

> > >

> > > where do i stand? i mean, i never expected to be pushed into an

> > > x-ray

> > > to replace the skin test. so how do/can i fight this one, w/ facts?

> > > anyone that fought this issue in VA, i would really appreciate hearing

> > > your opinions.

> > >

> > > ~Marcia~

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Did you have the visit with the doc yet? If so, how did it go?

Winnie

VA residents?? TB help please

> > Vaccinations

> >

> > > ok, i'm kinda stuck b/c i couldn't find anything last year

> about this

> > > specifically...

> > > my son isn't actually 'attending' the school, he's only

> enrolled to

> > > get his special therapies.

> > > last year (the first year), i filled out the RE Certificate form

> > > thingy, then researched the TB skin test & wrote up an RE

> type letter

> > > explaining we weren't doing the test, etc.

> > > well i didn't have the info on my fingertips so i was caught

> off guard

> > > when they cornered me about it & said the only other time

> the skin

> > > test was refused, they accepted an x-ray report stating the

> > > child was

> > > 'clear'.

> > >

> > > well, hm, i'm NOT doing the skin test, i'm NOT radiating my

> > > son's body

> > > to appease them, NOR would i think about radiating him ANNUALLY.

> > >

> > > so, here i am, fighting w/ the IEP team, needing to redo the

> > > enrollment papers & i know they're going to notice i never

> > > submitted a

> > > clear x-ray report from last year.

> > >

> > > where do i stand? i mean, i never expected to be pushed into

> an

> > > x-ray

> > > to replace the skin test. so how do/can i fight this one, w/

> facts?> > anyone that fought this issue in VA, i would really

> appreciate hearing

> > > your opinions.

> > >

> > > ~Marcia~

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >