Medical Exam Snag

[cass_errol 3]

Just a little bit of background...

About 5 years ago, my fiance was into self harming (he was a cutter). After a visit to his GP and some other help, he stopped, and hasn't done it in about 4 years. However, it is on his medical record from having seen his GP. So, on the medical questionnaire, when it asks "Have you ever caused harm to yourself or others?" he marked yes, so as to be as honest as possible, and wrote a brief explanation regarding the situation.

So when he had his medical exam today, they questioned him on it. Now they want him to take a form to his GP to have them sign it to state that he is not going to need any psychiatric help in the future. Until he gets that form back to them, they won't send his medical results to the Embassy.

He called his GP immediately and they stated that they could not get him in until November 27th. I advised him to call the Knightsbridge doctors and let them know it was going to be a couple weeks.

I didn't think it was really going to be a problem as he no longer does it, and hasn't in some time. Anyone else hear about something like that causing issues? Otherwise, his exam was fine and all of his vaccinations were in order.

Are there any additional steps we should take except for notifying Knightsbridge that it will be a couple of weeks?

Thanks everyone.

[baron555 934]

No personal experience, but all sounds reasonable and proper. You may need to delay his interview but that will be a small price to pay overall.

[SunnyLee 0]

Just a little bit of background...

About 5 years ago, my fiance was into self harming (he was a cutter). After a visit to his GP and some other help, he stopped, and hasn't done it in about 4 years. However, it is on his medical record from having seen his GP. So, on the medical questionnaire, when it asks "Have you ever caused harm to yourself or others?" he marked yes, so as to be as honest as possible, and wrote a brief explanation regarding the situation.

So when he had his medical exam today, they questioned him on it. Now they want him to take a form to his GP to have them sign it to state that he is not going to need any psychiatric help in the future. Until he gets that form back to them, they won't send his medical results to the Embassy.

He called his GP immediately and they stated that they could not get him in until November 27th. I advised him to call the Knightsbridge doctors and let them know it was going to be a couple weeks.

I didn't think it was really going to be a problem as he no longer does it, and hasn't in some time. Anyone else hear about something like that causing issues? Otherwise, his exam was fine and all of his vaccinations were in order.

Are there any additional steps we should take except for notifying Knightsbridge that it will be a couple of weeks?

Thanks everyone.

My husband just had his medical on Monday and listed a medication he was on for a sleep disorder he has. The doctor was familiar with the disorder but gave us a letter requesting information from the neurologist. The Knightbridge doc stated the medical would be held until the further informaton was received. They said once they get the info they need, then they send their assessment to the Embassy. It shouldn't be a problem if your interview is far off. Our is on Wednesday so they said if everything else is fine, then we would get approved pending medical results. We have been on top of the neuro since Tues and still have nothing to send to them. They told us to call back on Mon to see if the letter is ready to be sent.

Hope this helps...it seems to be quite common...more of a CYA for the Knightbridge docs more than anything I suppose.

[Nik+Heather 122]

If Knightsbridge says they only need a letter, it seems to be pretty fast for them to send the results to the embassy once they get it.

Nik also had this happen for high blood pressure while he was there.

I hope everything goes smoothly from there..

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

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