London Medical - Knightsbridge Doctors

[srvman 38]

Haha, yeah I figured as much. Think the fiance wants me to reschedule just to be on the safe side. £95 to avoid a year ban is ok with me. Mad as hell right now though. Just want this stuff to be over.

Blood Test is for syphilis.

Although I would probably take a shower, and wear different clothes

[lost_at_sea 995]

So, some stupid ###### happened today. I was talking to the mother of my sisters boyfriend today in her home asking if she would want to buy my PC after I receive my visa and then her daughter walks in and starts smoking weed infront of us. The medical is tomorrow and I'm kind of freaking out incase it shows up in my blood test.

I have never done drugs and did a good job of avoiding them until this happened today. Should I just reschedule my medical?

The chances of anything showing up because of passive smoke is almost zero, anyway.

There was a thread in one of the other sections a few weeks back of some guy failing his medical because of showing up positive for weed and he was adamant that it was because of passive smoking - he'd never do that etc. etc. "it was his friends smoking around him in a car, honest guv'nor" type stuff. I did a bunch of reading that day of scientific papers on the topic and I'm pretty confident he was BSing everyone.

[AlanT 0]

Blood Test is for syphilis.

Although I would probably take a shower, and wear different clothes

Yeah, girlfriend wanted me to err on the side of caution though so it's already been cancelled and rescheduled.

The chances of anything showing up because of passive smoke is almost zero, anyway.

There was a thread in one of the other sections a few weeks back of some guy failing his medical because of showing up positive for weed and he was adamant that it was because of passive smoking - he'd never do that etc. etc. "it was his friends smoking around him in a car, honest guv'nor" type stuff. I did a bunch of reading that day of scientific papers on the topic and I'm pretty confident he was BSing everyone.

Yeah I figured as much but it's already been rescheduled. 2-3 more weeks of waiting isn't going to kill us I guess. We're both pretty pessimistic and I have some anxiety issues, so we decided it was better to be safe than take any chances, no matter how minute. I also felt like if by some miracle it did show up and I said "I didn't smoke it I swear!" would be kind of laughable, I'm sure they've heard that excuse a lot. Relegating myself to sitting in the house for 3 weeks!

Thanks for the responses though guys.

[Derwood 203]

It's a shame you worried. It's not possible to get a positive THC drugs hit from passive smoking, regardless of the volume of exposure.

Good luck for the re-scheduled appoinment

[srvman 38]

We're both pretty pessimistic and I have some anxiety issues, so we decided it was better to be safe than take any chances, no matter how minute.

If you are anxious, I know of this herb that might be able to help you relax..... (too soon?)

In all seriousness, I also have some pretty horrible anxiety issues, I actually didn't pass my medical on the day because of them, (my blood pressure was through the roof, for no other reason than I get anxious around doctors, and when I need something to go my way), I had to get a 24 hour blood pressure test to ensure I was "normal".

I know from experience, that it is much easier said than done, but you really do need to calm down and relax about the whole process, worrying and getting stressed isn't going to help you. I would even call back up and see if they still have the appointment you cancelled.

I literally went 2 weeks ago, and all she said was "have you ever taken drugs, or are you a drug user" I said "no", and she moved on to the next question on the survey. She told me the blood test is for syphillis only. Then you get your blood drawn, she has a quick poke, and peak downstairs, you get an xray, see the nurse about vaccinations, they give you a form and you leave. Thinking, what the hell was I so scared about.

Feel free to keep talking on this forum, or even private message if you want. I know before my medical, I had so many stupid questions, that I just needed someone to reassure me everything would be ok, and that I am making a big fuss out of nothing.

Everything is going to be ok. You are making a big fuss about nothing. Relax

[AlanT 0]

If you are anxious, I know of this herb that might be able to help you relax..... (too soon?)

Definitely not too soon, made me and the fianceé laugh.

The appointment is gone at this point, the flight and medical have both been cancelled and rescheduled for the 26th. I'm fine with the medical stuff tbh it's just this stupid weed stuff that made me freak out and cancel it haha. Though since you brought it up I figure I'll probably require the 24 hour blood pressure test. When I switched to a new dentist they tried to take my blood pressure and it was sky high because I'm terrified of dentists. Didn't help that I was shaking like a leaf either because my adrenaline started going... sad part is it was just to get them scaled/polished lol.

Only real question I have about the medical at this point is I read the K1 London sticky and in the vaccine section it mentions to get TD or Tdap. When I was asking my nurse about the pertussis part of it she seemed really confused about it and just gave me MMR, Typhoid/Diphtheria/Polio, Hep A, Typhoid. I was going to get the flu vaccine at the medical tomorrow but since I'm not going now... Gonna start bugging my doctor for it since I have a few weeks to burn. Once I have that am I good on vaccines or do I have to find one with pertussis still?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Typhoid?

[AlanT 0]

Typhoid?

Meant Tetanus. My bad, I got a bunch of them done because they lost my records. Typhoid was one of them. Just confused if I need TD and TDap or if I'm fine with what I have.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Meant Tetanus. My bad, I got a bunch of them done because they lost my records. Typhoid was one of them. Just confused if I need TD and TDap or if I'm fine with what I have.

Can't say without seeing the sheet and dates. You might say typhoid when they wrote something different. I wrote about the shot specifics in the K1 guide. Your shots are the same, but you must get finished by medical exam, where K1s can wait until AOS and pay a doctor in the US to fill out a new sheet.

See the first post here for the shot list and descriptions http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/474161-london-k1-a-complete-guide/

You didn't need Hep A unless you aren't 19 yet. And you don't need typhoid.

[AlanT 0]

Can't say without seeing the sheet and dates. You might say typhoid when they wrote something different. I wrote about the shot specifics in the K1 guide. Your shots are the same, but you must get finished by medical exam, where K1s can wait until AOS and pay a doctor in the US to fill out a new sheet.

See the first post here for the shot list and descriptions http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/474161-london-k1-a-complete-guide/

You didn't need Hep A unless you aren't 19 yet. And you don't need typhoid.

25/09/2013 MMR booster

16/05/2013 Hep A / Typhoid ( I know I don't need this, just listing it for completions sake.

16/05/2013 Low dose Diptheria, Tetanus and inactivated Polio vaccination.

Sometime soon I'll get a flu shot.

Had chicken pox as a child so I don't require Varicella.

The Diptheria, Tetanus and Polio vaccines is what I'm interested in. In your sticky you said "Td or Tdap - Tetanus/diptheria/pertussis or get DT, DTP or DtaP and it will be accepted for AOS also."

Now obviously the vaccine I received doesn't include pertussis it has polio instead. But it does have Diphtheria and Tetanus. So is this vaccine good enough or will I end up having to pay at the medical for the one that includes Pertussis? The nurse that did my shots seemed confused when I brought up Pertussis shots, apparently she's only gave it to pregnant women.

And at this point i should go to bed... 3:21am haha, night.

[rhirhi 35]

I had the same vaccine. For me, they ticked that I had the TD vaccine (covering tetanus and diphtheria) and the IPV vaccine which covered the polio vaccine. This meant that each box had something ticked which seemed to satisfy them.

[AlanT 0]

I had the same vaccine. For me, they ticked that I had the TD vaccine (covering tetanus and diphtheria) and the IPV vaccine which covered the polio vaccine. This meant that each box had something ticked which seemed to satisfy them.

Nice! Guess I just need to get a flu shot and then I'm all good on vaccines. Thanks for sharing that information.

[rhirhi 35]

Nice! Guess I just need to get a flu shot and then I'm all good on vaccines. Thanks for sharing that information.

No problem! Yeah good call getting the flu shot beforehand, I was glad that I did it before the medical

Not sure if you've read my experience 1/2 pages back, but at the end of the medical you'll be called back to reception to pick up your passport etc as well as the sheet detailing your vaccinations. Check this before you leave- they didn't put "VH" on the varicella row and I only noticed when I got home, which meant that I had to contact them the following Monday to get them to change it and send me out a new one before they sent the info to the embassy. If I hadn't caught them, this would have meant paying for a medical plus a varicella shot when I got to the States.

[TYorke1 9]

Yeah, girlfriend wanted me to err on the side of caution though so it's already been cancelled and rescheduled.

Yeah I figured as much but it's already been rescheduled. 2-3 more weeks of waiting isn't going to kill us I guess. We're both pretty pessimistic and I have some anxiety issues, so we decided it was better to be safe than take any chances, no matter how minute. I also felt like if by some miracle it did show up and I said "I didn't smoke it I swear!" would be kind of laughable, I'm sure they've heard that excuse a lot. Relegating myself to sitting in the house for 3 weeks!

Thanks for the responses though guys.

Honestly, you have nothing to worry about. Even if you had actually smoked a bunch of weed you would still be fine. Unless of course you have a criminal history or admit to having tried drugs in the past. By default they only test for Syphilis. It would be far too expensive for them to start checking the blood samples for drugs. That's why there is a charge of £48 for the drugs test.

So, to conclude, they do not test for drugs unless you give them a reason to.

Edited February 10, 2014 by TYorke1

[TYorke1 9]

Quick question guys, does anyone know if they usually take your blood pressure before or after any outstanding vaccinations? I think my BP would be significantly lower if I knew the injections were out of the way. I have a phobia of needles! Do any of them hurt??