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same with my mom, she had the 3 day sputum test last week and all three were negative. she has to wait until july 26 though. :(

hi...just want to ask..after ur mom's 3 day sputum test,,was she ask to return to the clinic? :no: or just to call to ff-up...i'm a bit nervous now... :( coz after my 3 day test,,they asked me to be back to the clinic on monday,aug 09,,OMG,,is that mean it's positive... :help:

i've never had nor exposed to TB before...and i don't smoke...if i have...my children shld be positive in their TB skin tests but they're not...waaaaaaaa...this is really getting into my nerves.. :crying:...

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hi...just want to ask..after ur mom's 3 day sputum test,,was she ask to return to the clinic? :no: or just to call to ff-up...i'm a bit nervous now... :( coz after my 3 day test,,they asked me to be back to the clinic on monday,aug 09,,OMG,,is that mean it's positive... :help:

i've never had nor exposed to TB before...and i don't smoke...if i have...my children shld be positive in their TB skin tests but they're not...waaaaaaaa...this is really getting into my nerves.. :crying:...

yup, they asked her to go back for the result and it was negative but still, she has to wait for 2 months for the culture. don't be too stressed out, everything's gonna be ok. just keep on praying.

btw, they won't tell the result via phone, even after the 2 months of culture test when my mom called they won't tell her the result, they just asked her to go back to the clinic.

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11/05/09 - Sent I-130 for mother via snail mail

11/13/09 - Received NOA1

03/05/10 - Received NOA2

03/11/10 - Case entered into NVC system, MNL case # assigned

03/18/10 - Sent DS3032 via E-mail

03/24/10 - DS3032 entered into NVC system

03/25/10 - Received IV Fee bill by E-mail, PAID both IV and AOS Fees on-line

03/26/10 - AOS Bill showed as PAID (still waiting for 2009 Tax Transcript from IRS)

03/29/10 - IV Bill showed as PAID (still waiting for mother's documents from the Philippines)

04/09/10 - Sent AOS Package by snail mail

04/12/10 - NVC received AOS package

04/19/10 - Sent IV Package by snail mail

04/21/10 - NVC received IV package

04/28/10 - AOS accepted (received checklist re:IV package even if NVC received it already)

05/03/10 - Sign In FAILED!!!!!!!!!!!

05/05/10 - AVR message: "CASE COMPLETED ON 05/04/10"

05/12/10 - Received interview letter via e-mail

05/17-18/10 - Medical Exam

06/16/10 - Interview Appointment @ the Embassy (Canceled because of sputum and culture test, 2 months waiting)

08/05/10 - New Interview Appointment

08/07/10 - Visa delivered 2 days after interview

08/27/10 - LAX P.O.E.

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hi...just want to ask..after ur mom's 3 day sputum test,,was she ask to return to the clinic? :no: or just to call to ff-up...i'm a bit nervous now... :( coz after my 3 day test,,they asked me to be back to the clinic on monday,aug 09,,OMG,,is that mean it's positive... :help:

i've never had nor exposed to TB before...and i don't smoke...if i have...my children shld be positive in their TB skin tests but they're not...waaaaaaaa...this is really getting into my nerves.. :crying:...

my mom also was asked to go back on monday (august 9th) at 1:30 p.m. for pulmonary evaluation. keep us posted and we're praying for the best!

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my mother got her visa 2 days after interview :thumbs:

11/05/09 - Sent I-130 for mother via snail mail

11/13/09 - Received NOA1

03/05/10 - Received NOA2

03/11/10 - Case entered into NVC system, MNL case # assigned

03/18/10 - Sent DS3032 via E-mail

03/24/10 - DS3032 entered into NVC system

03/25/10 - Received IV Fee bill by E-mail, PAID both IV and AOS Fees on-line

03/26/10 - AOS Bill showed as PAID (still waiting for 2009 Tax Transcript from IRS)

03/29/10 - IV Bill showed as PAID (still waiting for mother's documents from the Philippines)

04/09/10 - Sent AOS Package by snail mail

04/12/10 - NVC received AOS package

04/19/10 - Sent IV Package by snail mail

04/21/10 - NVC received IV package

04/28/10 - AOS accepted (received checklist re:IV package even if NVC received it already)

05/03/10 - Sign In FAILED!!!!!!!!!!!

05/05/10 - AVR message: "CASE COMPLETED ON 05/04/10"

05/12/10 - Received interview letter via e-mail

05/17-18/10 - Medical Exam

06/16/10 - Interview Appointment @ the Embassy (Canceled because of sputum and culture test, 2 months waiting)

08/05/10 - New Interview Appointment

08/07/10 - Visa delivered 2 days after interview

08/27/10 - LAX P.O.E.

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yup, they asked her to go back for the result and it was negative but still, she has to wait for 2 months for the culture. don't be too stressed out, everything's gonna be ok. just keep on praying.

btw, they won't tell the result via phone, even after the 2 months of culture test when my mom called they won't tell her the result, they just asked her to go back to the clinic.

,,i was relieved somehow... :dance: i'm having sleepless night and my mom as well,,coz she really want us to be there...i just told her that we've waited for like 12yrs for this,,why can't we wait for 2mos more :whistle:

God is good... :star: we'll just keep on praying then and ask for his guidance.. (L) tnx for the info...ur a great gelp... :luv:

my mom also was asked to go back on monday (august 9th) at 1:30 p.m. for pulmonary evaluation. keep us posted and we're praying for the best!

..i'll see ur mom then,, :thumbs: i'll keep you posted on wats the result....we'll just keep on praying...His always there.... :star:

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My mom's sputum tests result came out negative, and she was told to call St. Luke's on October 5th for the culture result. I have a question, is it true that the medical exam is only valid for 3 months? I thought it's generally valid for 6 months.

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My mom's sputum tests result came out negative, and she was told to call St. Luke's on October 5th for the culture result. I have a question, is it true that the medical exam is only valid for 3 months? I thought it's generally valid for 6 months.

yup, 3 months only, they repeated some procedures with my mom after she got the result of the 2 month culture.

11/05/09 - Sent I-130 for mother via snail mail

11/13/09 - Received NOA1

03/05/10 - Received NOA2

03/11/10 - Case entered into NVC system, MNL case # assigned

03/18/10 - Sent DS3032 via E-mail

03/24/10 - DS3032 entered into NVC system

03/25/10 - Received IV Fee bill by E-mail, PAID both IV and AOS Fees on-line

03/26/10 - AOS Bill showed as PAID (still waiting for 2009 Tax Transcript from IRS)

03/29/10 - IV Bill showed as PAID (still waiting for mother's documents from the Philippines)

04/09/10 - Sent AOS Package by snail mail

04/12/10 - NVC received AOS package

04/19/10 - Sent IV Package by snail mail

04/21/10 - NVC received IV package

04/28/10 - AOS accepted (received checklist re:IV package even if NVC received it already)

05/03/10 - Sign In FAILED!!!!!!!!!!!

05/05/10 - AVR message: "CASE COMPLETED ON 05/04/10"

05/12/10 - Received interview letter via e-mail

05/17-18/10 - Medical Exam

06/16/10 - Interview Appointment @ the Embassy (Canceled because of sputum and culture test, 2 months waiting)

08/05/10 - New Interview Appointment

08/07/10 - Visa delivered 2 days after interview

08/27/10 - LAX P.O.E.

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our supposed to be interview at USEM was yesterday, Aug. 13,2010..unfortunately we have to undergo the sputum test for 3days, dated Aug.3,4, and 5.. btw, i'm also with my brother with this test and we were petitioned by our mom... goin' back...we went to SLEC again on monday. Aug. 09,2010 and the smear re3sult of our 3 days sputum was negative but we still have to wait for 2 months for the culture result....! apparently this whole process turned our world into somewhat nightmare...we waited for this for 10 yrs. our kids (mine is 3 and my bro has 2) were all negative in the skin test for tb...! i would like to know if results can still be change from negative to positive? this situation is driving me crazy..all our kids were already done with their medical and since me and my brother is the principal, kids can't go still....pls. let me know for how mmany percent of possibilities that culture results will still be negative...and why do we have to wait for 2 onths then....tnx..and God speed!

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yup, 3 months only, they repeated some procedures with my mom after she got the result of the 2 month culture.

hi..we have the same schedule....maybe we've seen ur mom during the 3day sputum at slec....just keep on pryaing....it's a burden though..

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yup, 3 months only, they repeated some procedures with my mom after she got the result of the 2 month culture.

our culture results will be on Oct.5,2010 as well...SLEC informed us that our medical report is valid until dec. 28,2010..othrwise, it will be expired..

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my mother got her visa 2 days after interview :thumbs:

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Does anyone know what percentage of sputum tests turn out to be positive? My wife wants to go to Philippines to visit her family this fall, but we're having second thoughs because her mom failed the TB x-ray and now has to do the sputum test.

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Hi fellow Pinoys and Vj members,

Here's a quick background of my parents' case. I am my mom's agent(beneficiary), she was petitioned by my uncle(F4). I am almost ready to submit the DS-230 and AOS, I am just waiting for my uncle's authenticated birth certificate from NSO and everything else should be ready to go. I have been reading a lot of horror stories about this dreaded sputum test, so my question is can my parents start their medical exam/tests right now since they already have a case number so by the time I submitted all the papers all they need to worry about is the interview? I have read somewhere here that it can be done, they just need to give their case number and they can get the exams done, is this true? I am a little worried about my dad 'coz he had TB when he was a teen-ager, so obviously his lungs will be scarred, so I am already assuming that he will need the sputum test and culture. I just wanna be pro-active at this point. Any inputs will be appreciated. Thanks guys.

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to lexlee08

hi....it will be much better if you let them do the medical exam now rather than having a false hope as to when they already have the interview date. as of now, we already had the 1st month and still counting for another 1 month. it's really a disaster...btw, medical is gud for 6 ,months so, they need to receive the interview appointment in that span of time....gudluck.

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