Another question about vaccinations

[sheeshkabelle 153]

We are fast approaching our 5 month mark and we're gathering the things for our next level into USCIS hell.

My husband, the awesome record keeper he is ::sarcasm:: lost his immunization records from childhood years ago. I saw this coming and I did research. We found out Manitoba Health purges records after 30 years, and his childhood Doctor retired eons ago.

So dragged him to a clinic over the summer to get titer tests, boosters and start his HEP B series. My question is this; Will the records from the clinic showing he has immunity to all the various diseases, and the boosters to go along with them, proof enough for vaccination? Or is there an 'official vaccination record' he has to have? (In Tenn. you have to have a record from this state or which ever state you were immunized in on an official vaccination record card.)

Another question is about the medical exam. My husband has a rather large scar going from hip to hip and another from belly button to groin for a surgery he had on his kidneys as a kid. As I mentioned before his Doctor isn't any help. He was cured of the problem after the surgery, and hasn't had any issues or follow ups about it since he was 10 years old. Huge scars are rather obvious something major happened. Is this something we have to show records for? Or will an oral explanation from him be good enough?

[Bill and Vicky 25]

My question is this; Will the records from the clinic showing he has immunity to all the various diseases, and the boosters to go along with them, proof enough for vaccination? Or is there an 'official vaccination record' he has to have?

My wife did a physical with the HMO I use when we first added her to our insurance. Since I knew what they were going to ask for during the physical (the list of required vaccinations is published on here), I had the HMO do the vaccinations they could at the time. I then brought the records from that to the immigration physical.

My wife and I are working on having a child, and you do *not* vaccinate for chicken pox when you're trying to get pregnant. She knows she was vaccinated for it as a child, but she's from Indonesia and it may be a different strain there. She failed the immunity test for it. I had a discussion with the immigration doctor about it, and the doctor noted that the vaccination would be done at a future date.

As it was, the immigration doctor still required a syphilis test. (We were married in Vegas, so there was no test requirement.) She passed.

Another question is about the medical exam. My husband has a rather large scar going from hip to hip and another from belly button to groin for a surgery he had on his kidneys as a kid. As I mentioned before his Doctor isn't any help. He was cured of the problem after the surgery, and hasn't had any issues or follow ups about it since he was 10 years old. Huge scars are rather obvious something major happened. Is this something we have to show records for? Or will an oral explanation from him be good enough?

It is the immigration doctor's opinion whether or not it's a significant issue, but I can't see a health risk from it. Have your husband explain what was wrong and how they fixed it. The oral explanation should be enough.

Care,

Bill

[frostiana 12]

We are fast approaching our 5 month mark and we're gathering the things for our next level into USCIS hell.

My husband, the awesome record keeper he is ::sarcasm:: lost his immunization records from childhood years ago. I saw this coming and I did research. We found out Manitoba Health purges records after 30 years, and his childhood Doctor retired eons ago.

So dragged him to a clinic over the summer to get titer tests, boosters and start his HEP B series. My question is this; Will the records from the clinic showing he has immunity to all the various diseases, and the boosters to go along with them, proof enough for vaccination? Or is there an 'official vaccination record' he has to have? (In Tenn. you have to have a record from this state or which ever state you were immunized in on an official vaccination record card.)

Another question is about the medical exam. My husband has a rather large scar going from hip to hip and another from belly button to groin for a surgery he had on his kidneys as a kid. As I mentioned before his Doctor isn't any help. He was cured of the problem after the surgery, and hasn't had any issues or follow ups about it since he was 10 years old. Huge scars are rather obvious something major happened. Is this something we have to show records for? Or will an oral explanation from him be good enough?

I hesitate to answer because I don't know if things are the same all over.. but I am going through the montreal consulate. I went to Dr. Seiden's in Toronto for my medical. On their website was a chart showing all the required shots to immigrate... all dependant on the person's age and so on. That chart can just be brought to the doctor of your choice. I went to my doctor and got a fresh "adacel" vaccination with is for typhoid, diptheria, and tetanus. I got a titres test for measles, mumps rubella and varicella (chicken pox) and then because it was fall I got a flu shot. I did not need a hep b; it's not required in my age category. Check with the clinic well you will be going for your medical and they must have similar guidelines. If you haven't had any shots in ten years, you're due anyway, so don't worry about past records.

Hope this helps...

[sheeshkabelle 153]

His titer for Vericella shows up as positive, which means he's had the chicken pox at some point in his life. He did get boosters for everything else and started the HEP B shots. He will probably need a flu shot since we're already in flu season.

Happy to know the records from the clinic will work. The lady there put an itemized list of what titers he was positive for and what booster shots he had on his receipt.

I'm hoping the surgery will be no big deal. He hates Doctors and I had to practically shove him in the door of the clinic to get a little bit of blood drawn and some shots in the arm.