Pregnancy and K-1 Visa - Pls help

[anson-noyna 0]

I'm lost for words now and don't know what to do. My fiancee had her medical appt today and she met with the doctor who said she needed to take chest xrays, which she refused fearing it would harm our unborn child.

Let me back up a bit. When we first started our I-129F back in July of 2012, she was not pregnant. In fact this was not discovered until months after I visited her again in Nov. 2012. All this time I been telling her to withhold it from anyone, not to let anyone know cuz I didn't swant a delay in getting her visa. Then i changed my mind after reading many posts here about pregnancy. I told her to be honest with everyone and I even sent a letter to the US Embassy in Bangkok stating I am aware of her pregnancy and would still like to proceed. Her interview is 2 days away, but at the Dr's appt today she was met with harsh criticism "it's either take xrays or no visa" "xrays are the only thing you need" "we cannot gaurantee the baby's health if you take xrays". So she left.

I read online that xrays are safe, but thats in U.S. Standards, who knows about Thailand. They are the ones who supposedly sold her birth control pills and look what happen. I don't know what to do now. I told her she must still go to the interview to see if there are other options like take the test later. But will they even let her in without the medical exam.

Do i have to start this process all over agian? I got mad at her for not taking the xrays which I know is wrong. But I really don't know what to tell her either other than sorry.

[pagong 7]

According to the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), chest X-rays for pregnant women are not dangerous if taken with the proper shielding.

i would not fear if they guarantee me that they'll use that.

[Alaska2012 462]

I didn't have to do the x-rays for my medicals, I was pregnant and it was no issue. Get in touch with the embassy and talk to them about it, the doc might be wrong. The only thing when doing the medicals when pregnant is that they will only be valid for 6 months instead of a year.

Edited March 25, 2013 by Alaska2012

[pagong 7]

I didn't have to do the x-rays for my medicals, I was pregnant and it was no issue. The only thing when doing the medicals when pregnant is that they will only be valid for 6 months instead of a year.

maybe its a country by country basis. in my country its a must prolly cause we're a high risk country for TB.

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

maybe its a country by country basis. in my country its a must prolly cause we're a high risk country for TB.

For a chest xray, the dose to a pregnant woman should only be about the exposure of living 10 extra days from radiant radiation from the earth.

I know in the US, you can ask for the "medical physicist" or "radiation safety officer" and get a dose calculation for the fetus and woman based on the current outputs of the machine. Don't be scared to ask for this and it is actually something they have to do in America.

I had a full on pelvis xray when I was pregnant and my daughter is just fine. How far along is she?

[Penguin_ie 5,999]

The do the chest x-ray to test for TB, there are other tests they can do for it but they take longer.

I am surprised they require it for the K1, as they could always do it later before AOS in the USA, after baby is born.

Definitely talk to the embassy.

[rascalcat 28]

Yes definately talk to the embassy about this, as I think they would just get you to take it before the AOS instead. I cant see why they wouldnt do this.

[Karee 4,191]

I'm lost for words now and don't know what to do. My fiancee had her medical appt today and she met with the doctor who said she needed to take chest xrays, which she refused fearing it would harm our unborn child.

Let me back up a bit. When we first started our I-129F back in July of 2012, she was not pregnant. In fact this was not discovered until months after I visited her again in Nov. 2012. All this time I been telling her to withhold it from anyone, not to let anyone know cuz I didn't swant a delay in getting her visa. Then i changed my mind after reading many posts here about pregnancy. I told her to be honest with everyone and I even sent a letter to the US Embassy in Bangkok stating I am aware of her pregnancy and would still like to proceed. Her interview is 2 days away, but at the Dr's appt today she was met with harsh criticism "it's either take xrays or no visa" "xrays are the only thing you need" "we cannot gaurantee the baby's health if you take xrays". So she left.

I read online that xrays are safe, but thats in U.S. Standards, who knows about Thailand. They are the ones who supposedly sold her birth control pills and look what happen. I don't know what to do now. I told her she must still go to the interview to see if there are other options like take the test later. But will they even let her in without the medical exam.

Do i have to start this process all over agian? I got mad at her for not taking the xrays which I know is wrong. But I really don't know what to tell her either other than sorry.

Which hospital is this? Is it Bumrungrad or BNH?

[Ning 619]

I'm lost for words now and don't know what to do. My fiancee had her medical appt today and she met with the doctor who said she needed to take chest xrays, which she refused fearing it would harm our unborn child.

Let me back up a bit. When we first started our I-129F back in July of 2012, she was not pregnant. In fact this was not discovered until months after I visited her again in Nov. 2012. All this time I been telling her to withhold it from anyone, not to let anyone know cuz I didn't swant a delay in getting her visa. Then i changed my mind after reading many posts here about pregnancy. I told her to be honest with everyone and I even sent a letter to the US Embassy in Bangkok stating I am aware of her pregnancy and would still like to proceed. Her interview is 2 days away, but at the Dr's appt today she was met with harsh criticism "it's either take xrays or no visa" "xrays are the only thing you need" "we cannot gaurantee the baby's health if you take xrays". So she left.

I read online that xrays are safe, but thats in U.S. Standards, who knows about Thailand. They are the ones who supposedly sold her birth control pills and look what happen. I don't know what to do now. I told her she must still go to the interview to see if there are other options like take the test later. But will they even let her in without the medical exam.

Do i have to start this process all over agian? I got mad at her for not taking the xrays which I know is wrong. But I really don't know what to tell her either other than sorry.

You might be surprised at the high standards at our Thai hospitals. I doubt they are the ones that sold her any birth control pills either. The quality of medicines in Thailand is good overall as far as I know. The X ray machines used there are probably made by the exact same companies as we see here in the USA.

What you should do is take responsibility for her pregnancy. I assume you would have to have known that the timing of that would affect her in many ways including getting a visa.

They will not issue a visa until the medical is complete. She needs to inform the embassy she will not submit the medical when she sends in the P 3 info. They may not want to interview her when they realize you wont allow the X Rays.

Ask Karee his opinion of the quality of the hospitals. My husband was very impressed. Keep in mind many Americans go there on medical holidays these days.

[Karee 4,191]

Ask Karee his opinion of the quality of the hospitals. My husband was very impressed. Keep in mind many Americans go there on medical holidays these days.

The hospital care in Thailand is 8 times better for1/8th of the cost. I was in the hospital there twice at Samitivej

As far as the birth control pills go, not sure why she would buy them at the hospital. You can buy them over the counter like you can Aspirin there at the pharmacy (kai yaa)

[madtownguy 164]

yeah the birth control story is a bit fishy...