london medical and vaccinations

[zoobuffalo 0]

thought i would write a little about what to expect from the london medical as i've found other people's postings on here so useful. i went yesterday - the place was easy to find and very close to the bond street tube station. didn't have to wait long, filled out a form, then went through to have a chat about vaccinations. now i have found the whole vaccinations thing a little unclear. i'm given this huge list when i got my interview date and it looks like i need a LOT of jabs! so i've been for a few, but only now when i go for my medical do i get to see this new form which states the age requirements for all these different vaccinations. turns out i hardly need any! some are for under 18s, some are for over 65s only etc. one thing which is a pain for me is that i fall right on the border of the age requirement for the new HPV vaccine - it's for up to the age of 26 and i'm 27 in 3 weeks time. i discussed this with the nurse and decided that i should postpone getting the visa until i'm 27 and can avoid getting the course of 3 injections (which, incidentally, costs £120!!). it doesn't affect us much, seeing as it's not much longer to wait, but it does mean that i have to go to my interview without my medical results. the nurse said this would be no problem....... i'm hoping she's right!! don't need another hold-up.

anyways, that dealt with, i went through for my chest x-ray, then sat in a robe until the doctor could see me. very nice irish male doctor who was very kind, asked me a couple of general questions, looked in my ears, measured height and weight, made me read an eye chart, listened to my heart and lungs, poked a few places... and - this is the best bit - took the teeniest tinyest peek down the front of my knickers. this was SO a check i didn't have a willy!!! nothing else it coulda been soooo funny! then he took a little blood and it was all over. very much nothing to worry about and feels so good to be one step nearer to the visa! got my interview next tuesday, so hoping that the whole vaccinations thing won't be a problem, and looking forward to being done and on our way to NYC

hope this was helpful to people!

emma.