Medical examination unexplained [merged threads]

[Heba saeed 0]

My mother had here interview last Thursday in Cairo it went well but the medical examination wasn't sent to the embassy from the hospital so they gave the passport back and told us to send it when the examination sent to them. I contacted the hospital on the same day and the lady there told me we couldn't send the examination because they wanted and extra test which is Hansen disease and we don't do this test. The hospital contacted the embassy and the embassy told them to contact the cbc they did so and the cbc is off due to holidays and they will answer them after January 4 ...what the cbc could be and whether Hansen disease test is required for select immigrants ? And what could be done if the hospital where the medical examination is done is being not very straightforward about why there is a delay in delivering the results to the embassy ? 

Can i do the examination in another hospital? 

Edited December 28, 2021 by Heba saeed

[arken 4,197]

Yes they need to screen for hansen's disease and if any suspicion, need to be tested. You can only go to dedicated medical office or hospital. 
 

36 minutes ago, Heba saeed said:

And what could be done if the hospital where the medical examination is done is being not very straightforward about why there is a delay in delivering the results to the embassy ?

Not much can be done but to follow what they say.

[JeanneAdil 6,638]

January 4th is not far away

another dr?

continue with the dr and facility  she went to as a new one (on the embassy list only) would want to do the complete medical and charge for it

 

Hansen's disease is Leprosy 

Did she show any signs of the disease at the embassy like loss of eyebrows or eyelaches or patches of dark and light skin?   look up the illness and signs on internet to understand this better as i don't think they usually test for this

[Heba saeed 0]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

January 4th is not far away

another dr?

continue with the dr and facility  she went to as a new one (on the embassy list only) would want to do the complete medical and charge for it

 

Hansen's disease is Leprosy 

Did she show any signs of the disease at the embassy like loss of eyebrows or eyelaches or patches of dark and light skin?   look up the illness and signs on internet to understand this better as i don't think they usually test for this

No, she don't have any signs of the disease, i wonder why they asked for that test. But mind something the hospital didn't send the examination result before the interview day.

[Heba saeed 0]

1 hour ago, arken said:

Yes they need to screen for hansen's disease and if any suspicion, need to be tested. You can only go to dedicated medical office or hospital. 
 

Not much can be done but to follow what they say.

I already asked the lady at the hospital to do the test to get over with but she said we don't do that test here, we don't need to do it.

[JeanneAdil 6,638]

14 minutes ago, Heba saeed said:

No, she don't have any signs of the disease, i wonder why they asked for that test. But mind something the hospital didn't send the examination result before the interview day.

it is not usually required so they would not have done it 

this is extra so there must be a reason 

just follow the directions and get it done or case will not go any further

[Heba saeed 0]

45 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

it is not usually required so they would not have done it 

this is extra so there must be a reason 

just follow the directions and get it done or case will not go any further

Ok, thank you 

[Heba saeed 0]

I cannot claim to be en expert in immigration, nor am I a lawyer. I like to believe I have decent amount of common sense. But that is not really helping me understand the physician who conducted the medical examination. Long story short, the embassy asked during the interview whether mother did the medical examination or not. Which to me, means they are not aware of my medical examination conducted 20 days prior to the interview date. Passport was returned and I was advised to return it to the embassy when the medical exam is delivered. 

 

Fast forward. The physician isn't really clear about his dilemma. As far as I understood, there are tests to be conducted if required. The physician has an option to select yes, no or not applicable. Then he would upload the form to the embassy portal. 

He claims that there an issue with the form where he is unable to select yes , no or not applicable for the Hansen disease test. Mother isn't showing any Hansen disease related symptoms. He is also advising not to take the test as this would escalate mother's case to a different category that would result in denial. Even though she would test negative. 

We contacted the embassy explaining the issue with the physician and they advised to follow-up with the hospital who is awaiting for the "CBC" recommendations. In his own words, the physician said that they conducted about 200 medical examinations this past month. Only mother's is having this issue. 

Does anyone know what the "CBC" is? Do they mean the CDC? Can I have the medical examination done at a different hospital? How is going to affect the case? Do I need to retain a lawyer? There's not much to do but to wait while scratching my head over this. 

[JeanneAdil 6,638]

You need to read ALL of the following to understand the needed test and what the CDC is saying about the test

Seems from my reading the treatment after 7 days the person changes to Class B from Class A

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/civil-surgeons/hansens-disease-leprosy.html

 

CDC is Center for Disease Control

 

There must have been some indication of the illness or history of family illness  to prompt the dr not to check the yes,  no or NA box and by not doing this it has already changed her class to Class A (suspect of having the illness)

 

 

Meanwhile,  u need to get the test done or the case will go no further 

you will more than likely need a second test to confirm a suspected illness is now clear if she is positive and has to go thru treatment

 

it will tell you whether she needs treatment and that can start 

then read the section under Hansen's Disease and Travel to understand when she would be able to come

 

Yes,  its a pain in the butt but we must do all immigration officials tell us or ask of us as they are in charge of this process 

allah yessir

Edited January 5, 2022 by JeanneAdil

[Heba saeed 0]

6 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

You need to read ALL of the following to understand the needed test and what the CDC is saying about the test

Seems from my reading the treatment after 7 days the person changes to Class B from Class A

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/civil-surgeons/hansens-disease-leprosy.html

 

CDC is Center for Disease Control

 

There must have been some indication of the illness or history of family illness  to prompt the dr not to check the yes,  no or NA box and by not doing this it has already changed her class to Class A (suspect of having the illness)

 

 

Meanwhile,  u need to get the test done or the case will go no further 

you will more than likely need a second test to confirm a suspected illness is now clear if she is positive and has to go thru treatment

 

it will tell you whether she needs treatment and that can start 

then read the section under Hansen's Disease and Travel to understand when she would be able to come

 

Yes,  its a pain in the butt but we must do all immigration officials tell us or ask of us as they are in charge of this process 

allah yessir

Thank you! That explains a lot. So since the physician is not recommending to take the test and may be not willing to refer us to take it somewhere else, should we redo the medical exam along with the test in another hospital? I am just not sure what is he waiting for from the CDC. Surely they will not approve not having the test if he suspect she has it. 

Edited January 6, 2022 by Heba saeed
Update

[Heba saeed 0]

And thank you for confirming my initial thought. The hospital staff still insist it is the CBC. 🤯 no idea where did they get that from.

[JeanneAdil 6,638]

13 hours ago, Heba saeed said:

Thank you! That explains a lot. So since the physician is not recommending to take the test and may be not willing to refer us to take it somewhere else, should we redo the medical exam along with the test in another hospital? I am just not sure what is he waiting for from the CDC. Surely they will not approve not having the test if he suspect she has it. 

You need it done according to embassy

redoing the entire medical (i don't know)  but that dr is the one who made this all happen when he wouldn't mark the right box

embassy says u gotta do it and sorry but it has to be done by either that dr or another on the list of your embassy qualified drs

[TBoneTX 46,113]

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Edited January 6, 2022 by TBoneTX

[Heba saeed 0]

On 1/6/2022 at 7:20 AM, JeanneAdil said:

You need it done according to embassy

redoing the entire medical (i don't know)  but that dr is the one who made this all happen when he wouldn't mark the right box

embassy says u gotta do it and sorry but it has to be done by either that dr or another on the list of your embassy qualified drs

The embassy simply suggested to follow-up with the physician when I explained to them what were told at the hospital. Another approved hospital said no, we don't do that test, nor can you redo the whole examination. 

[Heba saeed 0]

44 minutes ago, Heba saeed said:

The embassy simply suggested to follow-up with the physician when I explained to them what were told at the hospital. Another approved hospital said no, we don't do that test, nor can you redo the whole examination. 

So the physician selected "no" in the check box next to the Hansen disease.  But the form didn't automatically update the testing check box appropriately. Seems like technical issue.