Sudden worry about medical and chest x-ray

[Back2Charleston 0]

OK, I'm probably worrying unecessarily, but what's the purpose of the chest x-ray required to be taken during the pre-interview medical exam?

I've suffered a collapsed lung twice in the past (I'm not going to dwell on how painful that is!) and on the second occasion, I had an operation to staple my lung to my chest wall (which may be one of the reasons I always get body searched in airports).

Is this past medical issue going to affect my medical results?

[English Muffin 59]

A lot of people have the BCG vaccine for TB done in their teens and if these people are tested for TB the result comes back positive. They take the x-ray to confirm that you don't have TB and that the positive result is due to the vaccine. You don't need to worry about the collapsed lung. Ouch!!

[Back2Charleston 0]

A lot of people have the BCG vaccine for TB done in their teens and if these people are tested for TB the result comes back positive. They take the x-ray to confirm that you don't have TB and that the positive result is due to the vaccine. You don't need to worry about the collapsed lung. Ouch!!

Ok, thanks ... I guess I'll need to find something else to worry about then!

[Mags 112]

A lot of people have the BCG vaccine for TB done in their teens and if these people are tested for TB the result comes back positive. They take the x-ray to confirm that you don't have TB and that the positive result is due to the vaccine. You don't need to worry about the collapsed lung. Ouch!!

Ok, thanks ... I guess I'll need to find something else to worry about then!

Nah, I'm sure everything will go fine.

[Back2Charleston 0]

Nah, I'm sure everything will go fine.

It did - and very quickly, both in time to arrange (under 24 hours) and duration (about 45 mins). The only downside was the GBP£ 200+ but that's one more hurdle dealt with.