Medical Examination Discrepancy (Manila)

[ThomasL 0]

Greetings.....this is my first posting. My wife and I were alerted by the NVC via email last month (while I was in Cavite, Philippines, visiting her and her family over Christmas) that our paperwork has been completed and that all that was left to do was have her report to St. Luke's in Manila for her medical examination and that her final interview would be on February 3rd. So, earlier this week, she went to St. Luke's for her exam and while I waited all day for her to contact me (due to the time difference) with the details of what happened, she managed to send me a message and it was obvious she was upset. We talked later and she told me that the doctor who examined her was extremely mean and asked her if she had ever given birth, to which she replied "No." The doctor then made her read a statement on the form and repeat it to her in Tagalog regarding making untruthful statements to her. My wife told her she had never given birth and the doctor made a big deal out of some stretch marks that she has (because her weight had fluctuated in the past few years, and she now weighs only about 105 pounds) and the doctor didn't believe her and marked a box on the form that she believes my wife is not being truthful. Seeing this, my wife asked "Why did you do that? So what happens now?" and the doctor replied, "It's up to the embassy to decide." My wife then completed the rest of the examination, to which the hospital sealed her results and took her passport to send to the embassy. She was so upset that afterwards, she went to her family physician to be examined by them, and she explained to them that almost 3 years ago she had a pregnancy scare (because she was very late) and a few weeks later had bled profusely, which to me means a miscarriage (she told me about it when it happened back in 2007, a couple weeks after I had visited her). The doctor told her that even though her cervix was deformed only slightly, that there was no way she had ever given birth. What are we supposed to do now? I don't want the consular officer to see the form and think my wife is a liar. I've been to the Philippines 5 times since June of 2007 (one of those times for 2 months) and there was no way she was ever pregnant (aside from the time mentioned above, which was only for a couple of weeks). Any recommendations, or are we screwed because of a few stretchmarks and this unprofessional and ornery doctor? I'm sorry for the long length of this posting. This whole thing makes me sick to my stomach.

Edited January 20, 2010 by ThomasL

[minatours 0]

Greetings.....this is my first posting. My wife and I were alerted by the NVC via email last month (while I was in Cavite, Philippines, visiting her and her family over Christmas) that our paperwork has been completed and that all that was left to do was have her report to St. Luke's in Manila for her medical examination and that her final interview would be on February 3rd. So, earlier this week, she went to St. Luke's for her exam and while I waited all day for her to contact me (due to the time difference) with the details of what happened, she managed to send me a message and it was obvious she was upset. We talked later and she told me that the doctor who examined her was extremely mean and asked her if she had ever given birth, to which she replied "No." The doctor then made her read a statement on the form and repeat it to her in Tagalog regarding making untruthful statements to her. My wife told her she had never given birth and the doctor made a big deal out of some stretch marks that she has (because her weight had fluctuated in the past few years, and she now weighs only about 105 pounds) and the doctor didn't believe her and marked a box on the form that she believes my wife is not being truthful. Seeing this, my wife asked "Why did you do that? So what happens now?" and the doctor replied, "It's up to the embassy to decide." My wife then completed the rest of the examination, to which the hospital sealed her results and took her passport to send to the embassy. She was so upset that afterwards, she went to her family physician to be examined by them, and she explained to them that almost 3 years ago she had a pregnancy scare (because she was very late) and a few weeks later had bled profusely, which to me means a miscarriage (she told me about it when it happened back in 2007, a couple weeks after I had visited her). The doctor told her that even though her cervix was deformed only slightly, that there was no way she had ever given birth. What are we supposed to do now? I don't want the consular officer to see the form and think my wife is a liar. I've been to the Philippines 5 times since June of 2007 (one of those times for 2 months) and there was no way she was ever pregnant (aside from the time mentioned above, which was only for a couple of weeks). Any recommendations, or are we screwed because of a few stretchmarks and this unprofessional and ornery doctor? I'm sorry for the long length of this posting. This whole thing makes me sick to my stomach.

Trust me it is not a big deal and there nothing to worry about it just ask your wife to explain this point to consular officer to set the record straight good luck

[TwoInLove 0]

Gosh for health professionals I don't know why they have to be so mean - good luck to you, I will keep my fingers crossed.

[Barbeque 0]

If they think a woman has had a child, they think that she might have been married in the Philippines and will require a Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) to prove she is not married. She should go ahead and get the CENOMAR.

Edited January 21, 2010 by Barbeque