Please share your medical experiences at the St. Luke's Medical Exxtension Clinic

[beancare 2]

I will be having my physical exam on November 22. I want to know your experiences at the SLMEC because I heard that they are too strict there. And also can you name a hotel that is just closed with that clinic and how much. Thanks!

[BigJohn 4]

I hate to tell you but what you have heard is true. I have a friend who is working on getting his visa and his wife has had to do the medical portion more than once now. The big holdup is the TB (Tuberculosis) test. They will take an x-ray of your lungs. If they see ANYTHING that might be considered abnormal, they will require you to do a sputum (spit) test. you have to come back every day for three days in a row, so be prepared to stay for 3 nights!! Then it takes 2 months to get the test results! If the test results come back positive (there is a fairly high false positive rate) they will require you to live in manila and take medicine for TB for 6 months then you will have to redo the medical. You just have to hope that your x-rays come back perfectly clear and that the doctors that day are not trying to scam you out of extra money by making you come back for more tests.

What you think of st lukes does not matter -- they are the only approved medical testing center to get a US visa.

We just got our ds-230 packet from the embassy. When did you get assigned a medical appointment date and do you have an interview date yet?

Edited November 11, 2010 by BigJohn

[mahalia 5]

I hate to tell you but what you have heard is true. I have a friend who is working on getting his visa and his wife has had to do the medical portion more than once now. The big holdup is the TB (Tuberculosis) test. They will take an x-ray of your lungs. If they see ANYTHING that might be considered abnormal, they will require you to do a sputum (spit) test. you have to come back every day for three days in a row, so be prepared to stay for 3 nights!! Then it takes 2 months to get the test results! If the test results come back positive (there is a fairly high false positive rate) they will require you to live in manila and take medicine for TB for 6 months then you will have to redo the medical. You just have to hope that your x-rays come back perfectly clear and that the doctors that day are not trying to scam you out of extra money by making you come back for more tests.

What you think of st lukes does not matter -- they are the only approved medical testing center to get a US visa.

We just got our ds-230 packet from the embassy. When did you get assigned a medical appointment date and do you have an interview date yet?

hi.. i have a question.. how about the "mild Scoliosis" ?

[BigJohn 4]

I don't think that would be an issue they are mainly looking for contagious diseases