Medical history question.

[movetousa2021 3]

Hello everybody. Just a quick question. I’ve received my email with a date for my interview for my visa to move to America and I’ve booked my medical - they don’t give you much time to get things sorted do they?!

Anyway, my question is regarding medical history from your GP. It says that you don’t need to take a *full* medical history with you, but a short patient summary. How short is short? My surgery have sent me a summary of the last year or two, which mainly details my asthma and prescriptions for that - how far back is it actually meant to go? I’m panicking now because my medical is next Wednesday and I need to get everything I need from them or cancel by Friday if I don’t…

 

Also, I haven’t had my chicken pox vaccine - you don’t usually get that in England so I’ve never had it. What happens with that? Will that be an issue?

Edited November 10, 2021 by movetousa2021

[Wuozopo 4,293]

10 hours ago, movetousa2021 said:

Hello everybody. Just a quick question. I’ve received my email with a date for my interview for my visa to move to America and I’ve booked my medical - they don’t give you much time to get things sorted do they?!

You should have started all the medical prep while you were waiting. NHS can be slow, but sounds like yours is pretty efficient.

 

10 hours ago, movetousa2021 said:

Anyway, my question is regarding medical history from your GP. It says that you don’t need to take a *full* medical history with you, but a short patient summary. How short is short?

Some people just  have 2 pages. 
 

10 hours ago, movetousa2021 said:

My surgery have sent me a summary of the last year or two, which mainly details my asthma and prescriptions for that

Sounds perfect. I think they mainly want to see if you have any history of mental illness which includes depression, self harm, and drinking or drug issues. We used to could lie and nobody knew. Now the summary to catch you out.

 

10 hours ago, movetousa2021 said:

Also, I haven’t had my chicken pox vaccine - you don’t usually get that in England so I’ve never had it. What happens with that? Will that be an issue?

Tell them you had chickenpox. They take your word for it. No proof from a doctor required. You get a waiver for the Varicella shot. It’s marked on your vax form as “not readily available” waiver code. I told them “My Mum said I had chickenpox when I was 6 years old” 😂 Done! 
 

Note, you do need 2 covid shots since Oct 1. Got those? It’s also “flu season” since Oct 1 so you need a flu jab which is waived when not flu season.

 

Edited November 11, 2021 by Wuozopo

[movetousa2021 3]

1 hour ago, Wuozopo said:

You should have started all the medical prep while you were waiting. NHS can be slow, but sounds like yours is pretty efficient.

 

Some people just  have 2 pages. 
 

Sounds perfect. I think they mainly want to see if you have any history of mental illness which includes depression, self harm, and drinking or drug issues. We used to could lie and nobody knew. Now the summary to catch you out.

 

Tell them you had chickenpox. They take your word for it. No proof from a doctor required. You get a waiver for the Varicella shot. It’s marked on your vax form as “not readily available” waiver code. I told them “My Mum said I had chickenpox when I was 6 years old” 😂 Done! 
 

Note, you do need 2 covid shots since Oct 1. Got those? It’s also “flu season” since Oct 1 so you need a flu jab which is waived when not flu season.

 

I know you said to get all of this ready, and we were in the process of starting (we’ve got a lot on at the minute) but we really didn’t expect it to be so soon. That’s a very quick turn around. 
 

The stuff they’ve sent only really details a couple of phone appointments for two different and very minor issues and also my asthma medication. In all honestly, I very rare go to the doctors. 
 

I’m just worried that what they have sent isn’t enough. The wording on what the medical place sent is so wishy washy. I’ve got only services with my surgery, so I’ve asked to access my records online. Need to chase that up today. 
 

And yeah, I’ve got my covid jabs. Got my full list of vaccinations through yesterday after I called the surgery about it. 

[movetousa2021 3]

FYI I have no history at all of alcohol or drug abuse, mental illness or any other serious health issues. 

[GeorgiaRoseyRose 13]

On 11/10/2021 at 5:11 PM, movetousa2021 said:

Hello everybody. Just a quick question. I’ve received my email with a date for my interview for my visa to move to America and I’ve booked my medical - they don’t give you much time to get things sorted do they?!

Anyway, my question is regarding medical history from your GP. It says that you don’t need to take a *full* medical history with you, but a short patient summary. How short is short? My surgery have sent me a summary of the last year or two, which mainly details my asthma and prescriptions for that - how far back is it actually meant to go? I’m panicking now because my medical is next Wednesday and I need to get everything I need from them or cancel by Friday if I don’t…

 

Also, I haven’t had my chicken pox vaccine - you don’t usually get that in England so I’ve never had it. What happens with that? Will that be an issue?

I think the summary covers the topics of treatment including blood work and inoculations. There's no harm in contacting the medical centre and asking them because they can advise you on whether your doctor needs additional assessment time or not. I'd just give them a call but the summary should be the only thing they need.