Knightsbridge - TB?

[classiquemle 21]

Hi all,

 

My husband went yesterday for his medical at Knightsbridge - everything went well but he has chronic bronchitis, and so the doctor called today and said he has to go for his sputnum test to check that it's not TB 😪  Our interview is next week, so we are worried this will of course delay everything!!  The doctor told him to go to his GP in Edinburgh and ask for antibiotics to help clear up the infection - has anyone had any experience with this?  They told us it might take 6-8 weeks for the test results!!!!!!  We were hoping after his interview next week we'd only have another week or so to go!

Has anyone had any luck re-taking the xrays at Knightsbridge and having those results approved???  Or has anyone been through this???  We are so close to the end!!!

 

[DktrFaustus 38]

He will still be able to attend the interview (not sure if you are worried about that or not), but any approval will be pending on medical results. I hope all goes well for you both.

[classiquemle 21]

6 minutes ago, DktrFaustus said:

He will still be able to attend the interview (not sure if you are worried about that or not), but any approval will be pending on medical results. I hope all goes well for you both.

Thank you!  We are definitely still going to the interview, were just hoping the could do the second x-ray in lieu of having to wait 6-8 weeks... I guess we shall see!

[Nicola and Jordan 668]

I was there yesterday too - May have bumped into him  I need extra paperwork too but they said to attend my interview on the 21st anyway 

[Illiria 980]

8 minutes ago, classiquemle said:

Thank you!  We are definitely still going to the interview, were just hoping the could do the second x-ray in lieu of having to wait 6-8 weeks... I guess we shall see!

No, they have to adhere to CDC regulations and that means if there is something suspect on the X-ray they need to do the sputum test. If they do find TB then he would need to go through treatment that meets the CDC treatment standard. TB isn’t endemic in the UK so this doesn’t come up often, I would suggest you go and read similar subjects in the Philippines sub forum as this comes up a lot there. 

[classiquemle 21]

1 hour ago, Illiria said:

No, they have to adhere to CDC regulations and that means if there is something suspect on the X-ray they need to do the sputum test. If they do find TB then he would need to go through treatment that meets the CDC treatment standard. TB isn’t endemic in the UK so this doesn’t come up often, I would suggest you go and read similar subjects in the Philippines sub forum as this comes up a lot there. 

That's what we figured, we were just hoping!  The doctor told him it could be a chest infection and could be TB, so he is taking antibiotics this weekend, luckily we are already headed to London next week for the interview, so he will do the sputnum and talk to them on Monday.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

If they can't read your x-ray because of too much congestion, then they have to take the diagnostics up a notch. Previously people have been told to clear up and come back. You will have to ask Knightsbridge if they will do another x-ray because they are the ones tasked with giving a clearance on TB. Each case is different. If he has lingering bronchitis that doesn't clear, maybe they think he needs further testing to see if it's TB. Yes it's a delay, but things happen that we just have to wait on. 

[classiquemle 21]

4 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

If they can't read your x-ray because of too much congestion, then they have to take the diagnostics up a notch. Previously people have been told to clear up and come back. You will have to ask Knightsbridge if they will do another x-ray because they are the ones tasked with giving a clearance on TB. Each case is different. If he has lingering bronchitis that doesn't clear, maybe they think he needs further testing to see if it's TB. Yes it's a delay, but things happen that we just have to wait on. 

Thanks!  That's what we are going to do - at least try to get another x-ray after antibiotics and hope that it shows clear.  Worst case we have to wait the 8 weeks... (well WORST case he has TB, but that's highly doubtful).

[Illiria 980]

Know this is of little consolation on the delay it would cause but at least if it is TB you will find out and it can get treated.

[classiquemle 21]

That's true!  

 

Question for everyone if you know - my husband has his visa interview on Tuesday, we are pretty sure he will have to wait the 6-8 weeks for the sputum results - will the US Embassy give him his passport back since it is pending medical and we have a long wait?

 

 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

4 hours ago, classiquemle said:

That's true!  

 

Question for everyone if you know - my husband has his visa interview on Tuesday, we are pretty sure he will have to wait the 6-8 weeks for the sputum results - will the US Embassy give him his passport back since it is pending medical and we have a long wait?

 

 

 

If they think your medical results are "on the way" as most are, they will keep it. They have no information that lets them know about specific delays. Ask for the passport back and explain the delay.  

[classiquemle 21]

For anyone who is following this topic (or searches for it in the future) - we got the negative medical results last Friday!  🤩  It was 42 days from test to negative, so thankfully we didn't really have to wait the "full" 8 weeks for the TB test.  

 

Confirmed with Knightsbridge that they sent the results on Friday, and on CEAC our case was last updated today - so that seems like it was the receipt of medical results!  My husband already had his interview in November (before the TB fiasco) and we were approved pending medical results.  The case has been in Administrative Processing since then (of course) and so now we are just waiting for the visa to be issued!  A lot of hurry up and wait, that's for sure.  Hoping to have the visa issued this week, and then delivered next week!