Medical experiance Knightsbridge London

[KYlady 1]

My husbands experiance:

To ease the minds of those following... Finding Knightsbridge Doctors was pretty easy. I pre-booked my train through Raileasy (and saved a fortune!) and rode into Euston. Out of Euston, I turned right onto Euston Rd for Knightsbridge and literally just followed the main road. I had used AA Routefinder to gauge the distance to the Docs from Euston and it had stated 0.3 miles, which I figured was walkable in just a few minutes. Just the same, I wanted to find it first and THEN relax and enjoy a coffee! It's a good job I did...I walked for probably 35 minutes but found it quite easily. As I said, right out of the station and follow the main road until you spot some construction on the opposite side of the road. Cross over and go up Marylebone High St and just keep walking. Eventually, this merges into Thayer St. Bentinck St is just there on the left, you can't miss it. The docs is on the right, hiding in some flats behind a brown varnished door. You'll have to use the Door Buzzer thingy to get buzzed in. The main thing I found on this journey was that I walked quite a distance down Euston Rd, when all of the maps i've seen don't make it look that far!! Oh, and the Docs close for lunch between 1 and 2, but Coffee Republic does a mean Caramel Cappuchino! Into the Docs and the first thing they wanted was my passport, the completed medical questionnaire, my vaccination records, and one regular UK passport size picture (the sites say the US visa type, but this was not the case). I then took a seat (very comfy leather type) and waited for maybe 20 minutes while they processed my paperwork. I got my passport back and had to fill in another questionnaire almost identical to the one I had just given them. The only question I could find that seemed different was something along the lines of "Have you ever caused a death?". Fortunately, this is my year off from killing so I added "no" and then signed the HIV test disclaimer and handed it all back. Almost as soon as I sat down, I was called through for a painless and very quick chest X-ray. Then back to the waiting room. A couple of minutes later and I was in another room going through my vaccination history. Despite my best efforts and the advice of my own GP, I still needed to get an MMR shot, so I took it like a man and returned, with a free cotton ball, to the waiting room. Finally, I was called by a Doc into an examination room. She asked a few questions about my medical history that I had already written onto two questionnaires, then got me to remove my shoes and socks. I warned her about the walk from Euston but she insisted, so I took them off for a weigh in and measurement session. Then she showed me to a couch and asked me to get undressed and lie down. I wasn't THAT tired from the walk, but I did as I was told and she returned to check my ears, nose and throat and then prodded about to check my chest, stomach and 'manparts'. Then she stole some blood from me, took my blood pressure and then asked me to get dressed again. Once dressed, I had an eye test (I wear glasses for distance and she checked and got me to put them on). Finally, we sat and went through the paperwork, counter signed everything, and that was it. I left the room, and was directed to the desk to pay the fee for the exam and the MMR. The girl there said that the results would be sent to the Consulate in a few days and basically "no news is good news"...they would only call if there was a problem. An hour and a half from start to finish. And that was it. All in all, apart from the fee, fairly painless. Every single person in the place was helpful and friendly and I left feeling pretty good about the whole experience. All that was left was a phone call to my Wife, a leisurely walk back to the Station, and a pint in the Station Bar. Mr Branson's trains were running perfectly and I was home in time for tea. No complaints and, unless you're a mass murderer who can't lie, definitely nothing to worry about! Best fo Luck to all!