medical woes (sputum exam..!)

[iamincognito 0]

unfortunately, i had problems with my medical exam so i have to wait for another 2 months.. i undergone a sputum exam but as for the smear results, i was found out to be FRIGGIN' NEGATIVE!!! but nevertheless accdg to st luke's protocol, i still have to wait for the culture exam thus the wait for 2 more months.. so the 2 months of waiting will end on aug 21 and on that date i will call st lukes regarding the result. i was supposed to be interviewed last june 19 but st lukes informed me that i can't proceed onto it because i still have to do the sputum exam

wat do i have to expect on my next appointment to st lukes? and who will have to schedule my interview because i wasnt able to comply with the original date given to me because of this prob with my med exam..anyone who's been through this?? your replies are highly needed.. thanks a lot!

[Dakine 26]

unfortunately, i had problems with my medical exam so i have to wait for another 2 months.. i undergone a sputum exam but as for the smear results, i was found out to be FRIGGIN' NEGATIVE!!! but nevertheless accdg to st luke's protocol, i still have to wait for the culture exam thus the wait for 2 more months.. so the 2 months of waiting will end on aug 21 and on that date i will call st lukes regarding the result. i was supposed to be interviewed last june 19 but st lukes informed me that i can't proceed onto it because i still have to do the sputum exam

wat do i have to expect on my next appointment to st lukes? and who will have to schedule my interview because i wasnt able to comply with the original date given to me because of this prob with my med exam..anyone who's been through this?? your replies are highly needed.. thanks a lot!

Why did they require a sputum test?

[iamincognito 0]

unfortunately, i had problems with my medical exam so i have to wait for another 2 months.. i undergone a sputum exam but as for the smear results, i was found out to be FRIGGIN' NEGATIVE!!! but nevertheless accdg to st luke's protocol, i still have to wait for the culture exam thus the wait for 2 more months.. so the 2 months of waiting will end on aug 21 and on that date i will call st lukes regarding the result. i was supposed to be interviewed last june 19 but st lukes informed me that i can't proceed onto it because i still have to do the sputum exam

wat do i have to expect on my next appointment to st lukes? and who will have to schedule my interview because i wasnt able to comply with the original date given to me because of this prob with my med exam..anyone who's been through this?? your replies are highly needed.. thanks a lot!

Why did they require a sputum test?

idk, they said my xray looks suspicious... i was supposed to catch up on my fiancee before he gets deployed... but hell he got deployed already so we just have to wait until the deployment is over..

[dbears 1]

unfortunately, i had problems with my medical exam so i have to wait for another 2 months.. i undergone a sputum exam but as for the smear results, i was found out to be FRIGGIN' NEGATIVE!!! but nevertheless accdg to st luke's protocol, i still have to wait for the culture exam thus the wait for 2 more months.. so the 2 months of waiting will end on aug 21 and on that date i will call st lukes regarding the result. i was supposed to be interviewed last june 19 but st lukes informed me that i can't proceed onto it because i still have to do the sputum exam

wat do i have to expect on my next appointment to st lukes? and who will have to schedule my interview because i wasnt able to comply with the original date given to me because of this prob with my med exam..anyone who's been through this?? your replies are highly needed.. thanks a lot!

Didn't SLEC tell you that they will be the one to schedule your interview? There were some people during our medical who had medical problems and SLEC personnel told them that they will be the one who will schedule the interview when all exams would be done and result would be satisfactory.

Try asking SLEC when you call go for your result. Hope everything will be ok with your medical.

God bless always.

[iamincognito 0]

unfortunately, i had problems with my medical exam so i have to wait for another 2 months.. i undergone a sputum exam but as for the smear results, i was found out to be FRIGGIN' NEGATIVE!!! but nevertheless accdg to st luke's protocol, i still have to wait for the culture exam thus the wait for 2 more months.. so the 2 months of waiting will end on aug 21 and on that date i will call st lukes regarding the result. i was supposed to be interviewed last june 19 but st lukes informed me that i can't proceed onto it because i still have to do the sputum exam

wat do i have to expect on my next appointment to st lukes? and who will have to schedule my interview because i wasnt able to comply with the original date given to me because of this prob with my med exam..anyone who's been through this?? your replies are highly needed.. thanks a lot!

Didn't SLEC tell you that they will be the one to schedule your interview? There were some people during our medical who had medical problems and SLEC personnel told them that they will be the one who will schedule the interview when all exams would be done and result would be satisfactory.

Try asking SLEC when you call go for your result. Hope everything will be ok with your medical.

God bless always.

yeah they told me so. but after what i went through, i just want to make sure that all the bases are covered. since i am not from manila, i have to make specific travel arrangements.. thank you so much for the info!

[shenuj 0]

we had the same experience. i underwent sputum test last june 16,17,18. thank God coz I got the results yesterday, august 20. NEGATIVE.

like u, i was very devastated, worried, and to tell u, i didnt mention this matter to my friends. my family and fiance and his fam are the only ones who knew about the sputum stuff.

i just wanna share with u what i did during the waiting period. I really prayed, i really told God to touch the container where my sputum was placed! hehe. i also read God's promises in the Bible. and i claimed them!one of those is this:

" BE STILL AND KNOW that I AM GOD."- psalm 46:10

I told God that He is the owner of this world,,, since I am HIS child, I really asked Him to bring me to the other part of the globe.hehe. and yeah, It's about to happen.(interview will be on tuesday! praise HIM. ) increase ur faith. coz we can move GOd's power thru it! hold on, girl. God has something to teach u. i was really humbled by GOD..He really stretched my character. I am more amazed and more in love for what He is doin in my life and in my fiance's life.

there's nothing wrong in complaining, but u know, u have done ur part... so, just wait and stretch ur faith. pray, pray, pray.

expect that i will pray with you. update me, ok. God bless u and ur loved one.

[wizardfitz 13]

unfortunately, i had problems with my medical exam so i have to wait for another 2 months.. i undergone a sputum exam but as for the smear results, i was found out to be FRIGGIN' NEGATIVE!!! but nevertheless accdg to st luke's protocol, i still have to wait for the culture exam thus the wait for 2 more months.. so the 2 months of waiting will end on aug 21 and on that date i will call st lukes regarding the result. i was supposed to be interviewed last june 19 but st lukes informed me that i can't proceed onto it because i still have to do the sputum exam

wat do i have to expect on my next appointment to st lukes? and who will have to schedule my interview because i wasnt able to comply with the original date given to me because of this prob with my med exam..anyone who's been through this?? your replies are highly needed.. thanks a lot!

well guess what?!?!?! once in the US they will make u do it again !!!

[Gradie and Jane 0]

unfortunately, i had problems with my medical exam so i have to wait for another 2 months.. i undergone a sputum exam but as for the smear results, i was found out to be FRIGGIN' NEGATIVE!!! but nevertheless accdg to st luke's protocol, i still have to wait for the culture exam thus the wait for 2 more months.. so the 2 months of waiting will end on aug 21 and on that date i will call st lukes regarding the result. i was supposed to be interviewed last june 19 but st lukes informed me that i can't proceed onto it because i still have to do the sputum exam

wat do i have to expect on my next appointment to st lukes? and who will have to schedule my interview because i wasnt able to comply with the original date given to me because of this prob with my med exam..anyone who's been through this?? your replies are highly needed.. thanks a lot!

well guess what?!?!?! once in the US they will make u do it again !!!

You will do another sputum test, chest x ray and a tuberculin skin test once you get here in the US... Good luck and God bless

[Mia2009 0]

I went through my first day today and brought my old films + medical certificate since I also had previous PTB case. The physician in St. Luke requested more information so I have to go back to my pulmonologist in Makati. She told me to get the additional medical certificate that should indicate the medicines I took, dosage, and the duration. I will need to bring it when I come back for my x-ray results.

I am still not sure if they will require me to go through sputum test but after what i've read through the post here, it looks like I will have to go through it too. A couple of questions to you and to others who may have went through the same thing

1. If you had previous PTB case and you have med cert that says you have been cured, would they still require you to do sputum test?

2. If you go through sputum test and all 3 tests are negative, do they still require a culture test?

Thanks so much as another 2 months will badly hit our schedule and I am really hoping to fly to the CA on December during my boyfriend's winter school break >>> when we plan to get married.

Regards,

LMY

[wizardfitz 13]

I went through my first day today and brought my old films + medical certificate since I also had previous PTB case. The physician in St. Luke requested more information so I have to go back to my pulmonologist in Makati. She told me to get the additional medical certificate that should indicate the medicines I took, dosage, and the duration. I will need to bring it when I come back for my x-ray results.

I am still not sure if they will require me to go through sputum test but after what i've read through the post here, it looks like I will have to go through it too. A couple of questions to you and to others who may have went through the same thing

1. If you had previous PTB case and you have med cert that says you have been cured, would they still require you to do sputum test?

2. If you go through sputum test and all 3 tests are negative, do they still require a culture test?

Thanks so much as another 2 months will badly hit our schedule and I am really hoping to fly to the CA on December during my boyfriend's winter school break >>> when we plan to get married.

Regards,

LMY

hi there

answers to ur questions

1. even though u have been cured, they WILL still make u do the sputum test

2. if all 3 smears come out negative u will STILL have to wait out the results of the culture

sorry for the bad news, unfortunately, the only reason why they made u go back to ur pulmonologist is to get the documentation of what treatment u underwent for their records.

good luck on ur tests and i wish u the best

[Mia2009 0]

Thank you for the advice. Well, I guess I will have to accept that this is the process, and there's nothing much I can do since I already had this PTB history. Oh well, masakit lang coz siyempre, with all expectations set and the wedding schedule, biglang magbabago, but then again, there's a reason for everything.

I really had no idea at first, I thought the x-ray comparison would be enough but thanks to all your posts, it really helps a lot and it helped me understand. I did cry though since it looks like we may have to postpone the wedding by summer next year, but yeah, this whole process taught me to be patient, and this made me realize and appreciate everything else despite the delay.

Thanks ulit