Medical - Toronto

[jedinite 0]

I just completed my medical this morning and I wanted to share the experience with y'all.

The office in Toronto opened at 6am but I didn't there until a little after 7am. I waited in a pretty full waiting room for about an hour and a half before I got called into an office where I proceeded to pay for the medical exam, hand over my 3 photos and proof of ID. I forgot my passport but they just wanted to see gov't picture ID so driver's license was fine. After that I was asked to sit down around the corner in a hallway beside the X-Ray room, after about 5 mins I was called in and they did a chest x-ray. You are asked to stand in front of a panel on the wall and are asked to take a breath and hold it while they take the x-ray, simple, painless.

I was then sent to a seating area beside the office I was first called into, I sat there for another 15mins then I was asked to sit back in the waiting room again. I waited another 1 hour then was called into get my blood drawn. The nurse was quick, but as she was drawing my blood she was talking to the office person that was calling people's names and moving the needle in my arm slightly, the feeling wasn't painful, but it wasn't pleasant. I am sure it would have been more pleasant had she not been moving the needle while talking to her co-worker. Anyway, I was asked to sit back down in the waiting room after getting my blood drawn. I then waiting another hour before getting called into the examination room.

In the examination room a nurse took my pulse and blood pressure then you are given a paper gown and asked to strip down all the way, no underwear or socks. After waiting a minute a lady and a doctor came in. First I was asked to sign another form authorizing an HIV/AIDS for my blood. The woman then asked me a series of questions about my medical history, she writes down anything related to serious illness, injury or hospitization. We talked about how the US Gov't changed the rules for a bunch of doctor's offices and how they weren't able to do the visa exams anymore, and we joked about the numerous bones I had fractured in the past. She was very friendly and easy to talk to. She asked a few more series of questions on my general medical history, including mental state, history of any drug or alcohol abuse, STDs, asthma, diabetes, etc.

Then I was asked to sit on the examining table. I was a but worried I'd get the prostate exam because I wasn't expecting or prepared for it and I was fully naked minus the gown, but luckily that's not part of the medical. The doctor checked my eyes, ears, listened to my chest (heart and lungs), felt my abdomen, listened to my back, checked the pulse in my feet, and checked my knees. And that was it. The doctor and the woman conducting the interview and paperwork then left and I was asked to change and bring the little note to the front desk on the way out.

Since my interview is in 2 days, I get to pick up my medical results tomorrow, a 30 hour wait time since I pick it up tomorrow afternoon.

The overall experience was good, only thing you really have to deal with is a lot of waiting. They didn't have a problem with people bringing in anything so you could if you wanted to bring in a laptop and sign up for some Toronto downtown wi-fi access. A SO of one of the people doing her exam was sitting in the waiting room with his laptop doing whatever. It came off as a bit pretentious but that's just my opinion. They have a bunch of magazines to read, you could bring a book or you can do like many people and nap while you're waiting. It's certainly not as strict as going to the embassy. Good luck to the rest of you.

[SapphireDreams 71]

^^ What time did you finish?

I'm trying to figure out if i should take a full day off, or if I can take a half day.

Good luck on your interview

[OBX 51]

Thanks for the comprehensive review. Good luck at your interview!

[jedinite 0]

^^ What time did you finish?

I'm trying to figure out if i should take a full day off, or if I can take a half day.

Good luck on your interview

Thanks! I'll do a post review of my interview on Wednesday.

Well, I was in at a little after 7 and I was out by 11. The people that were there at 6am were out by around 9:30 I believe. I overheard one girl say that she got there at 5:55am and she sat there for a while. She said that the doctors don't actually get in until 7am so you'd have to wait at least an hour for that. But I'm pretty sure she got her blood pressure and x-rays done before I got there.

You'll be fine just taking the morning off and going back to work in the afternoon. Make sure you call for an appointment though, they only do exams twice a week and are very busy. Good luck.

[SapphireDreams 71]

^^ What time did you finish?

I'm trying to figure out if i should take a full day off, or if I can take a half day.

Good luck on your interview

Thanks! I'll do a post review of my interview on Wednesday.

Well, I was in at a little after 7 and I was out by 11. The people that were there at 6am were out by around 9:30 I believe. I overheard one girl say that she got there at 5:55am and she sat there for a while. She said that the doctors don't actually get in until 7am so you'd have to wait at least an hour for that. But I'm pretty sure she got her blood pressure and x-rays done before I got there.

You'll be fine just taking the morning off and going back to work in the afternoon. Make sure you call for an appointment though, they only do exams twice a week and are very busy. Good luck.

Yay! I can definitely manage a half-day then, which is good. I work about 10 minutes from there, which is lucky.

I will definitely schedule in my appointment soon. I just have to wait until January because I have no time off left. But I have time so I'm not too worried.

Thanks for the review!