Did anyone else have to do more medical tests post-arrival?

[ChibiBeckyG 21]

Hi just wondering if anyone else had a similar situation to me

Gotten AOS finally filed, but getting the medical signed off was...fun. I did have a TB and MMR jab (my second as an adult) at Kensington during my medical, but had all the blood tests and everything else. Figured the medical poking was all done. Get to doctors here in Florida and they tell me I needed a *third* MMR, TB Gold and tests for Syphilis and Gonorrhea. They also now suggested I should have Hep B jab even though it wasn't needed in my age bracket for vaccines. My copy of the medical shows I got a waver due to insufficient time on the Hep B jab - I guess I will still need to get it eventually right? 

Happy that we've got the AOS posted off, just the extra cost and needle poking was less fun ha

 

Edited September 19, 2019 by ChibiBeckyG

[Wuozopo 4,285]

Too late now, you already spent money on a medical you didn't need. 

[ChibiBeckyG 21]

1 minute ago, Wuozopo said:

Too late now, you already spent money on a medical you didn't need. 

Aw man - we got snookered huh? I just wanted to make sure the doc signed on the line and he was on the recommended UCIS list for our area + they had a new patient fee that made it hard for us to really say no and risk paying a lot to see another doc once they dropped their terms for signing on my medical. 

[Wuozopo 4,285]

1 minute ago, ChibiBeckyG said:

Aw man - we got snookered huh?

Probably.

 

A K1 does not need to do the medical over if they file AOS within one year of the visa medical. 

If your immunisation sheet from the visa medical says K1 who completed shots, then you don't need a Civil Surgeon at all. 

[ChibiBeckyG 21]

I got confused on that part and should of double checked here. But I thought even with the medical we still had to see a civil surgeon once here to get signed off properly (or at least got that impression from the K1 AOS guide here). I did say I had already done my medical in the UK too and gave them the immunization record from it to boot (got it back of course). It was ticked as completed with all requirements too.

 

[Boiler 43,396]

No harm doing it twice.

[Wuozopo 4,285]

1 hour ago, ChibiBeckyG said:

I got confused on that part and should of double checked here. But I thought even with the medical we still had to see a civil surgeon once here to get signed off properly (or at least got that impression from the K1 AOS guide here). I did say I had already done my medical in the UK too and gave them the immunization record from it to boot (got it back of course). It was ticked as completed with all requirements too.

 

Your immunizations have to be signed off by an approved clinic. That can be Knightsbridge in London (called Panel physician) if all were done by your medical date.  If you decided to forego shots until getting to the US,  then a civil surgeon has to sign off on shots. Finding a civil surgeon who will do just the shot sign off is often difficult. Most tell you they have to do a full medical exam. 

 

This has been posted many many times here, and there's a thread at the top of the AOS forum. Sorry you missed it. 😟