Pinay02/16/2011

Thank you all for your response. The thing is I don't want my mom to get treated or given those strong medications if she is not sick. She is very old she will be 80 years old this coming January and taking those medicines for TB will not be safe for her. Is it possible to ask for a retest at St. Lukes or message the US. Embassy for a solution. SLEC will make her sick if they force her the medications for TB if she is not sick ot worse.

Hello everyone. I have a problem with my mom's petition. Her case is expedited but it turns out that her sputum test at St. Lukes is positive. The problem is she is from the province and we will not be able to afford the everyday commute for 6 months to Manila and renting is out of the question too because it is expensive and she can not be by herself since she is almost 80 years old. So my brother and her went to a local DOH clinic where she lives and showed the positive test of St. Lukes so they tested her again and did x-rays and it came out negative. So what is freakin' me out is that theywould not give her the treatment because she is not sick at all. And we all know that the US embassy will not accept any other results besides St. Lukes. It will take 6 to 9 months at St. Lukes to finish the treatments and outside clinics treatment will last the same plus a year of waiting period before getting another medical. St. Lukes said it was the US embassy in Manila's rule. I think that they are making this into a business in expense of my mom's health. I am so stressed and frustrated, I do not know what to do? I just want my mom to spend what little time she has to get to know my son who she had not seen in person except on facebook. My dad who died in 2020 did not make it because the petition got on hold because of covid so it is just my mom now. Is there anyone here have the same experience like me? Please HELP!!!