Help!! Colombia Medical Results taking very long!

[Leidysalc 1]

The doctor Monica Caicedo from Bogota Colombia is the worst option to take the medical exams for the embassy. I had my appointment with the doctor on March 13, long before my Visa appointment on April 1, so that I wont have any problems, however, today March 27 I still do not have the results and my appointment at the embassy is on Monday, April 1st/2019 . I have depression for 6 years, I take medicine and I have a normal life. I took with me the clinical history of my therapist and the doctor Monica says that it is not clear to her and she sent me to see a psychiatrist from the embassy, it was on March 19 and although it's been 8 days, in Monica's office they say they don't know if my results will be ready for the day of the embassy interview. I am so frustrated for all the process time and also I feel at the doctor's office they are being bureaucrats and they don't care. Who else has gone through this situation? I need your advice. thank you.

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

Sorry to hear this is happening to you. Can't remember my wife's doctor's name but he was pretty commonly used for immigration examinations in Bogota. She too was sent to a specialist and the medical report was not ready at the time of the interview, 2 days later. She called the specialist before boarding a plane back to Cali to insure that the specialist had everything she needed to forward on to the embassy. She was assured they had everything needed. Then, once she landed in Cali she had a message that the specialist needed my wife's signature on a form. So we had to buy another RT ticket just so she could sign a form. Nevertheless, all of this happened within her 4 day visit to Bogota, and the embassy received the full medical report about 3 days after her interview.

 

As for advice, there's not much you can do except call the doctor's office, repeatedly if necessary, and urge them to complete the process. Ask them if you need to sign any forms, too. Haha.

[Marcela Palomino 53]

Wow... I have my appointment with Monica on Monday, I hope everything was well... Sorry you are going through this

[onlytoshare 4]

On 3/30/2019 at 7:55 AM, Marcela Palomino said:

Wow... I have my appointment with Monica on Monday, I hope everything was well... Sorry you are going through this

Hola, se que ha pasado un tiempo, cómo estuvo ti cita con la dra? he leido mensajes preocupantes sobre ella? gracias.

[Marcela Palomino 53]

4 minutes ago, onlytoshare said:

Hola, se que ha pasado un tiempo, cómo estuvo ti cita con la dra? he leido mensajes preocupantes sobre ella? gracias.

La cita estuvo bn, los documentos eatuvieron a tiempo, lo que me preocupa es que Ella me pregunto que si me queria poner Las vacunas y yo let dije que no, ahora estoy aqui en US y no se como Ni donde ponermelas.....creo que me va a tocar pagar un monton por ellas

[onlytoshare 4]

Gracias por responder tan rápido. Que raro te preguntó, pensé que las vacunas no eran opcionales sino a consideración del médico. Y no te sentiste incómoda con su exámen? porque es lo he leído en comentarios de otras participantes. Pensaba tomar la cita con ella pero definitivamente lo haré con el Dr Dennis de quien he leido excelentes comentarios. Haz una búsqueda por internet sobre sitios más económicos para colocar vacunas y compara precios no te queda otra :), me alegro todo te haya salido bien y felicidades!

[Leidysalc 1]

27 minutes ago, onlytoshare said:

Gracias por responder tan rápido. Que raro te preguntó, pensé que las vacunas no eran opcionales sino a consideración del médico. Y no te sentiste incómoda con su exámen? porque es lo he leído en comentarios de otras participantes. Pensaba tomar la cita con ella pero definitivamente lo haré con el Dr Dennis de quien he leido excelentes comentarios. Haz una búsqueda por internet sobre sitios más económicos para colocar vacunas y compara precios no te queda otra :), me alegro todo te haya salido bien y felicidades!

Es mejor que tomes el examen con otro medico, como puse en el primer comentario tuve mucho problemas con la Dra. Monica, incluso ahora que llegue a los Estados Unidos, nos dimos cuenta que lleno mal el formato de vacunas, yo tuve varicela cuando estaba en el colegio y ese dia se lo dije a ella y no marco la casilla de Varicela History (VH) ni tampoco la de la vacuna, ahora aca tengo que pagar esa vacuna que cuesta 130 dolares o tomarme un examen para que diga que ya me dio varicela y el examen cuesta 100 dolares. Los medicos siempre preguntan si quieres ponerte las vacunas alla en Colombia o cuando estes en los Estados Unidos, yo diria que es mejor tomarlas en Colombia, ya que es muchisimo mas economico que aca.