bakersdozen Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Any body , what's the usual for the medical , what do they test and look out for etc. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Good question - and one it would be good to see the answers to: my main question would be. So they base it on your current health and existing conditions? Or do they dig around your personal and family medical history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soroka Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 1st - height, weight, asked to do urine sample. 2nd - wait for doc to ask you to undertake chest x ray. 3rd - called into main doctor. checks your eye sight, urine sample is then asked for and then checks over your body for joint movement etc.... 4th - wait for another doc to take blood from you for HIV. Your in and out and all done in 30 mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakersdozen Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Thanks for the reply Soroka , so what do they look for in the sample and xray ? Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob-c Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Thanks for the reply Soroka , so what do they look for in the sample and xray ? Regards Blood is for HIV and hepatitis(HIV for everyone hepatitis if you are heavily tattooed or pierced) Chest X-ray for any signs of TB or similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camogie Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Does anyone know if there are Saturday appointments for onshore medicals (medibank perth CBD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candygirl Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 The Meds are very straightforward and fairly routine and that is me saying that who is absolutely petrified of hospitals. We were sent a few forms by DIAC to complete. Our hospital said not to complete anything, it will all be done by us. First of all we had a urine test. Drink plenty of mineral water, will help to maintain sugar levels and also, if like me, very nervous, will be easier to give a sample. They measure your height and weight and then a chat with the Doc. I had to undress, lie down under a blanket whilst he felt my abdomen, ankles and throat and then listened to my heart. OH had no examinations. Then we had x rays and blood tests. We were told by the Doc that the urine samples were fine. Neither of us have a real medical history. I have a higher BMI than they would like, but Doc said as long as tests come back OK, there would be no reason for concern. Meds would be referred, but DIAC would not reject our application because of it. In the UK they offer weekend appointments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillypops81 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 We had our medicals today, nothing to worry about. Only things like HIV, hep b or tb that can stop you from going. Also anything long term or developmental Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Anybody from the Essex area - do you know if there are local hospitals involved (Broomfield?) or do you have to go into London? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakersdozen Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Thanks for the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candygirl Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Anybody from the Essex area - do you know if there are local hospitals involved (Broomfield?) or do you have to go into London? This is the link to the Hospital in Brentwood http://www.spirehealthcare.com/hartswood/our-facilities-treatments-and-consultants/our-treatments/australian-visa-medical-service/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Fantastic - thanks Candygirl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 The Meds are very straightforward and fairly routine and that is me saying that who is absolutely petrified of hospitals. We were sent a few forms by DIAC to complete. Our hospital said not to complete anything, it will all be done by us. First of all we had a urine test. Drink plenty of mineral water, will help to maintain sugar levels and also, if like me, very nervous, will be easier to give a sample. They measure your height and weight and then a chat with the Doc. I had to undress, lie down under a blanket whilst he felt my abdomen, ankles and throat and then listened to my heart. OH had no examinations. Then we had x rays and blood tests. We were told by the Doc that the urine samples were fine. Neither of us have a real medical history. I have a higher BMI than they would like, but Doc said as long as tests come back OK, there would be no reason for concern. Meds would be referred, but DIAC would not reject our application because of it. In the UK they offer weekend appointments. Hi Candygirl, Thank you for the guided tour, very helpful. So once they refer it, who gets it and what do they do about it? How long does it delay things? My husband is overweight but thankfully no diabetes etc. I'm hoping that his BMI won't go against us. Did they ask about family history? Cancer, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz60 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 hello everyone there in the last post did I recognised that the overweight is a problem too is that so ? and than something else nobody talked about is when you are a smoker what will happened than I mean the xray anyone was in this situation jet ? any info about this by the medical would be great thanks kaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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