Could my chest condition cause issues at the medical?

[clericbeast 12]

Okay, so long story short, I have a chest deformity called pectus excavatum, which means my chest is sunken. I had a CT scan years ago which determined it to be on the severe end of the scale, but that my organs are healthy. It was noted that my heart is slightly displaced to the left due to this deformity, however.

 

This condition has had an impact on my life with work, and I was unable to work for a long time while navigating this. However, I now have a part-time job and am working on trying to increase my physical tolerance through working and exercise.

 

My concern is that I’ll be inadmissible due to this. I mean, my heart displacement will obviously be on my chest x-ray, and while things are very much improving for me, there’s also the fact that I may only be limited to part-time work (unless I can get lucky with an office or work from home job) if (in a worst case scenario) things don’t improve further, which brings its own public charge concerns.

 

My partner can put me on his health insurance and he meets the financial requirements for the visa, if this information helps anyone advise me on what to expect from this.

[LaJumpa 36]

Hey! I’m the same but mine is on the right!

 

The exact same thing was brought up at my medical recently and it does not make you inadmissible. They’re looking for infectious diseases and anything that could pose a threat to yourself or others (mental illness, addiction etc)

 

I would suggest bringing some medical history surrounding your condition as a place holder.

 

I found out that I had a similar condition when they did my X-ray and it caused a bit of panic. 
 

But you have nothing to worry about!

[SalishSea 16,794]

1 hour ago, clericbeast said:

Okay, so long story short, I have a chest deformity called pectus excavatum, which means my chest is sunken. I had a CT scan years ago which determined it to be on the severe end of the scale, but that my organs are healthy. It was noted that my heart is slightly displaced to the left due to this deformity, however.

 

This condition has had an impact on my life with work, and I was unable to work for a long time while navigating this. However, I now have a part-time job and am working on trying to increase my physical tolerance through working and exercise.

 

My concern is that I’ll be inadmissible due to this. I mean, my heart displacement will obviously be on my chest x-ray, and while things are very much improving for me, there’s also the fact that I may only be limited to part-time work (unless I can get lucky with an office or work from home job) if (in a worst case scenario) things don’t improve further, which brings its own public charge concerns.

 

My partner can put me on his health insurance and he meets the financial requirements for the visa, if this information helps anyone advise me on what to expect from this.

No worries at all.   They are looking for infectious disease more than anything, specifically TB, when it comes to CXR.