MEDISYS Medical Montreal

[Persona 0]

First off to go there you take the metro to MCgill

then you go out on Union street and walk straight up the hill..

you turn right on sherbrooke and you will find the building one street after.

As soon i enter the place i felt good about it..

I was damn stressed but everything was decorated for Christmas and it didn't look like an hospital at least...

i took the elevator to the 11th floor and when inside their waiting room.

A sign tell you to wait and someone come at the window and tell you to come.

They asked what i was there for and requested to see all those

*P4

*vaccination record

*passport

*3 picture passport size

then she made me go sit.. and not even 3 min after a lady called my name...

she was the nurse and she was really nice

I went in a room with her and she took my pressure and my blood in 2 vials...

i told her about gardasil and that i didn't wanted to take it... she said all what she do was to put date of my older vaccine and left that one blank

so she didn't wrote refuse or anything.. then she took my weight and let me go back to the waiting room.

she mentioned to talk to the doctor about it.

she also check my eyes and said i had 20/20 even though i pretty much guessed both line she wanted me to read cause it was so blurry

waited 3 min ...was really surprise how fast it was going...

now it was the turn of the X ray

got called and another lady told me to undress from head to waist and put the jacket..

then she asked me if i was pregnant to which i answered i didn't knew for sure but the chance would be probably real low..

so she didn't took chance and gave me a heavy thing to wear on my back for when she did he x ray...

took 5 min and it was done ...she made me place myself on weird positions..

she was also super nice and she said my picture where fine and looking good ...she sent me back to waiting room...( dressed back of course XD)

waited 5 min and the doctor called me...

( DR Pigeon )

he did my medical real quick... check if i didn't had visible deformation im guessing ...

he made me undress in panties and bra and had to wear that horrible blue jacket again..

took my heartbeat check my mouth and ears and that was it...

told him about gardasil and he was not really cooperative ,,he kept telling me that it wasn't is job that he didn't had anything to write on my folder basically and sent me back to waiting room

paid and got a receipt.. telling to call them in 3 days to get my papers...

if you got more question ill be happy to answer...

[Bern. 3]

How much was it? And did they issue any vaccines you needed such as Dtap, etc?

[Persona 0]

How much was it? And did they issue any vaccines you needed such as Dtap, etc?

cost 213 $ and no they didn't give me any other vaccine ... the nurse said it was all good cause my old vaccine record show i had them all

[Bern. 3]

Oh really? I was under the impression that one needed to have a DTAP booster if it had been more than 2 years since the last shot. As well, how did the infamous chicken pox ordeal go?

[Persona 0]

Oh really? I was under the impression that one needed to have a DTAP booster if it had been more than 2 years since the last shot. As well, how did the infamous chicken pox ordeal go?

just told them i had it when i was young...

it was really a breeze ..went in... said i didn't wanted gardasil and ask her what she would do to my paper if i don't take it..

she said.. well im just not gonna put any date so it mean you didn't had it..

now my only concern is..do they sent that to the embassy panel physician than call me to make adjustment.. ? i wonder...I'll know in 3 days

but the receptionist said they would give it to me ..its the blood test that take 3 days

on the worst case scenario ill say that they didn't mention it to me and i was surprise they had not...or something like that... the worst that can happen is that they will give me a deadline of 2-3 months to send the embassy my medical completed if i want my visa approve...i read a post where they gave someone the choice to either go get gardasil or fill a waiver at the embassy itself

Edited November 21, 2009 by Ebrech N Persona

[Inky 1,110]

Oh really? I was under the impression that one needed to have a DTAP booster if it had been more than 2 years since the last shot. As well, how did the infamous chicken pox ordeal go?

Medisys takes verbal confirmation of VH history. If you had it they write VH on your vaccination sheet. Its one of the questions on the sheet they make you fill out " have you had chicken pox " check yes or no.

I had mine done at medisys and i have had chicken pox, if you havent had it they will ' likely ' give you the shot but they might not too. I know that shingles is horrible to have and it can be very dangerous when you are older. Medisys will give you any shots that you are missing but it will be an extra charge. They gave me my gardasil there and it was the only one I was missing. I had shingles already at a young age which is rare, usually only elderly people get shingles! ( shingles happens after you had chicken pox )

You have to pick up the medical as far as I know unless they changed it. I called and was told they don't deliver to the embassy that you have to pick it up but that they can hold it till your interview so you can pick it up the day before if you want instead.

Edited November 21, 2009 by Inky

[Persona 0]

Oh really? I was under the impression that one needed to have a DTAP booster if it had been more than 2 years since the last shot. As well, how did the infamous chicken pox ordeal go?

Medisys takes verbal confirmation of VH history. If you had it they write VH on your vaccination sheet. Its one of the questions on the sheet they make you fill out " have you had chicken pox " check yes or no.

I had mine done at medisys and i have had chicken pox, if you havent had it they will ' likely ' give you the shot but they might not too. I know that shingles is horrible to have and it can be very dangerous when you are older. Medisys will give you any shots that you are missing but it will be an extra charge. They gave me my gardasil there and it was the only one I was missing. I had shingles already at a young age which is rare, usually only elderly people get shingles! ( shingles happens after you had chicken pox )

You have to pick up the medical as far as I know unless they changed it. I called and was told they don't deliver to the embassy that you have to pick it up but that they can hold it till your interview so you can pick it up the day before if you want instead.

wrote that i had it ... but i did had it ! lol so i should not worry... the real one i was expecting to get was Tetanus * not sure if its the good word but its a shot that protect you from metal stuff... anyway she didn't mention it at all

[Bern. 3]

You know, I went out and got Hep A since it was on the immigrant vaccine requirement list. Turns out they don't check for it, what a waste of $80...but at least I know I'm safe from dangerous meat products! And that's great. I wrote them an e-mail regarding the varicella vaccine.

And I'm glad your medical went well. As well, maybe gardasil won't be a problem because your interview will be conducted after Dec. 14, in which they are stopping the requirement of HPV.

[darkchilde794 5]

I believe you need your TD booster shot every 5 years.

[Inky 1,110]

I believe you need your TD booster shot every 5 years.

Tetanus is every 10 years.

I had to get mine redone as mine was almost at the 10year mark. It was free at my regular doctor.

[Persona 0]

You know, I went out and got Hep A since it was on the immigrant vaccine requirement list. Turns out they don't check for it, what a waste of $80...but at least I know I'm safe from dangerous meat products! And that's great. I wrote them an e-mail regarding the varicella vaccine.

And I'm glad your medical went well. As well, maybe gardasil won't be a problem because your interview will be conducted after Dec. 14, in which they are stopping the requirement of HPV.

my interview is the 1rst December... ":S not after

[Bern. 3]

OH. I misread it then...I'm used to month/day/year, not day/month/year! You confused me!! Well in that case, you may have a delay...good luck!

[Persona 0]

OH. I misread it then...I'm used to month/day/year, not day/month/year! You confused me!! Well in that case, you may have a delay...good luck!

ya in french we do it day month year XD

[darkchilde794 5]

I believe you need your TD booster shot every 5 years.

Tetanus is every 10 years.

I had to get mine redone as mine was almost at the 10year mark. It was free at my regular doctor.

You're right. Sorry my bad.

[kizza 1]

I believe you need your TD booster shot every 5 years.

Tetanus is every 10 years.

I had to get mine redone as mine was almost at the 10year mark. It was free at my regular doctor.

Im confused about their requirements regarding the Tdap. I got my last tetanus shot (+ diphteria) in 2002, and it says good for 10 years next to it.

But in the list of vaccines required for immigration, it says if you havent had a booster in 2 years, you need the Tdap. If I need it, Id rather go see my regular doctor for it, but it should really still be good for 2+ years.

Has anybody figured that one out?

Also, did you have to show up at 6h30 in the morning, like they do at the woking clinic in Van, or did you have an actual appointment during the day?

Edited November 21, 2009 by kizza