medical today at knightsbrige,

[sulph 3]

hey guys, thought id write a little about my day today,

first a little back story..

in january i checked my blood pressure, I was like.. holy... so I decided I would do something about it, in preperation for the process ahead. so far I have lost 2 stone 4 lbs,

checked my blood pressure last night, and it was 130/85. alot better,

and now on to today..

Took the fast train from North Wales down to Euston, arrived in london about 12.30, my appointment wasent till 2:50pm so I figured I wouldnt rush, took my time getting on the tube, and joined the victoria line to oxford circus, changed over to the central line and took this to bond street.

once at bond street, took me ages to figure out I needed to go up a floor to get out, came out on oxford street, pulled out my little map and headed in the direction of bentnick mansions.

after about 10 min of walking, I finally found the place, looked at my watch and saw that it was only 1:40, figured id have time for a coffee, ( decaf of course, )

found a costa coffee, ordered my drink and aksed where the bathroom is,,, she said down the street.....lol..ok.. finished my latte and headed in the direction of the public convenience,, by which time I was pretty desperate, once I got there, to my dismay.. it was closed!! doh..

decided I would just go to the doctors, headed back, went in, handed over my docs, and asked to use the lav.. lol..

by the time I had completed my questionarie it was only about 2pm. I was only there for maybe 10 min before I was called by the inoculation nurse, she asked me if I had ever had chicken pocks, and noted it down that I have, she then informed me that I needed an MMR booster, and that I needed my flu jab, I was aware of the MMR booster, but was a little shocked by the flue jab, I had been under the impression that it was not requiered, but she told me that it was a new requirement for my age group, .. ok a needle in each arm. not too bad, altho I hate the darn things.

Immediently post sticking, I was directed into the x-ray room, a very nice and chatty man said that I looked nervous, he said there is nothing to worry about, and once I had my xray he told me that it looked ok, and directed me back into the waiting room.

a few mins later, the doctor asked me to follow her, she was very polite and professional, we went through all the papperwork, sign here, sign there, ect, and then onto the examination... gulp

first was the height and weight, I asked her if me being overweight was an issue, , but she told me that although I am overweight, its not by much, and its not a problem with the visa.

then the vision test, cover one eye and read the line with the arrow.. that was fine.. untill she told me to cover the other eye.. I then realised that I had been pressing to hard out of nerves.. and couldnt see anything as it was blurry, lol. few seconds later, I still had trouble focusing, she told me to read the line above, which I did.

we then took my blood pressure.... when she told me I almost died, 160/100!!! I told her I was very nervous and stressed, she told me it is to be expected, but will take it again after completing the examination.

she then told me to take off my clothes, and lie on the bed.. I did as was instructed, she proded and proded my belly and chest, lifted my boxers and asked me to cough, asked me to sit up, and such... you know the usual.

after she had completed this, she took some blood, told me to get dressed and lie on the bed so we can do the blodo pressure again... after ten mins of lying down she took it again. no change... gulp

we sat down, and she told me that she was going to write a note that I could take to my doctor to review my blood pressure, and if needed, any treatment, then fax the info back over to her, she told me that she couldnt pass the medical onto the embassy without this, but once the surgery recieve the info they will send it to the embassy within 48 hours,

she told me that having high blood pressure wasent serious, and that it wouldnt stop me going to be with my wife and kids, but she just needed my gp to fax her.

went back to the reception. got all my docs back, proof of innoculations.. the letter to my dcotor, and then paid £268,

made an appointment to my local gp tomorrow am!

gl to you all!

[Jessa & Liam 11]

Well done on getting the medical over

[dustingthestars 9]

Thanks for the review. Hope the GP appointment went ok? and you have your interview soon!

[sulph 3]

Hey, thank you, GP app went ok, I posted to here

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/8321-london-medical-knightsbridge-doctors/page__st__630__p__5217801__fromsearch__1#entry5217801

about how it went with a question.

[dustingthestars 9]

Hey, thank you, GP app went ok, I posted to here

http://www.visajourn..._1#entry5217801

about how it went with a question.

Glad to hear the appointment went well and the doctor wrote you a letter.

I think having the letter from your workplace with 3 weeks of history would actually be more illustrative to the panel physician that you don't have a problem, but the panel physician will really need the doctor's letter to release them. It's also quite possible that the panel physician might wait until the outcome of your BPM 24 hour test before releasing, just a thought - hopefully not a negative one?

[sulph 3]

Sent an email yesterday asking for an update from Knightsbridge about the evidence I sent , had a reply this morning saying that my medical will be with the embassy today , woohoo. Now to wait for an interview

[xjoseyx 19]

Sent an email yesterday asking for an update from Knightsbridge about the evidence I sent , had a reply this morning saying that my medical will be with the embassy today , woohoo. Now to wait for an interview

My medical results got to the embassy on Friday. I hope they send us our interview dates soon

[Stranded 0]

lol...I will never forget my medical in London..I was a little nervous after reading most post about the medical on VJ before I went and I stupidly drunk a cup of coffee that morning,as I stayed up most of the night worrying...sighs.Almost failed the medical But I passed it no problem. It somehow was different from what people said happened during my time there.