Medical exam in Montreal

[ozone_1974 1]

Hi everyone

Ok so I had my medical appointment on Tuesday and thought about sharing my experience with you guys (Just in case someone have any questions on medicals in Montreal)

So according to the list provided by the Montreal consulate, medical examinations in Montreal are to be done by Medisys.

Took an appointment last week (January, 21, 2009) and had my appointment scheduled for January, 26. They asked me if it was for a visa for the US government and gave me all the necessary information prior to attending the examination.

I had to bring :

4 US size pictures

Letter from the Montreal consulate including my case number

Medical records booklet

Passport or 2 proofs of identity.

My appointment was scheduled at 10:30 am, so I went a little early (12:15 am) .. they have an inside parking (which is a fixed price of 10$ per day) or you can park on the street (was pretty easy to find a parking spot on the side of the building). btw, Their office is on the 11th floor.

Went to the reception and told the receptionist I had an appointment, she asked me for my 4 pictures, passport, letter from embassy including my case number and my medical records booklet. Once she gathered everything, she gave me a form to fill out, so I sat down in the lobby (not too much people waiting) and filled out the form (which is a list of questions on your health present and past conditions). Then I returned the form to the receptionist and they told me to sit down and that someone will call me in a few minutes.

A first lady called me at 10:30 for the xrays (this is just a normal xrays exam)

10:40 am, back in the lobby to wait for someone else to call me.

10:55 am, a doctor called me for a general exam (this was really quick and the doctor was not really saying anything but doing his job). Basically he asked me to strip down (minus the undies) checked my blood pressure, my reflexes (eyes and knees), my ears, listened to my heart and breathing, pressed on my stomach firmly and asked if it was hurting (not), then asked me if I have ever been convicted for driving under the influence of alcohol (not), then asked me if I was smoking (yes) and he told me "yes I know you are going to stop smoking" .. LOL, and then proceeded to fill out his form. Then he told me to go back in the lobby and wait for someone else to call me

11:05 am, I am back in the lobby waiting

11:15 am, a lady called me for the blood sample. She took my weight and proceeded with the blood sample. She was talking to me all the time (I guess to put me at ease with the needles lol) and we where talking about Florida. She then explained that I needed 3 vaccines and explained what they are for etc...

11:25 am, back at the reception to pay in advance for the medical examination and the 3 vaccines (378$). They also told me to call them back the same week to check if my results are ready.

11:35 am, another lady called me for the vaccines. She was really nice taking the time to explain what are the vaccines for, the secondary effects of these vaccines and what I will feel after the vaccines. I got 1 in each arms and one in the leg.

One was for Combined tetanus and Diphtheria (mine expired cause it is only good for 10 years)

One was for Combined Measles, mumps and rubella

One was for Chickenpox

Once the vaccines done and over with, she asked me to sit down in the lobby for approximately 20 mins and asked me to tell them right away if I was feeling any weird effects or having difficulty to breathe .. she explained that the vaccines are entirely reversible if any complications occur.

Went back in the lobby and waited a little bit .. except for feeling a little dizzy, everything seemed to be fine.

12:00 .. I was done with the medical exam and went to work

Overall, despite the fact I hate medical exams, it was quite a pleasant experience, they put you at ease and are really nice and professional.

Update : I called today and my results are ready and waiting for me to pick it up !

[shiri 0]

Wow, congrats and thanks for sharing your story. I will share it with my hubby who has to get his medical done in Montreal soon.

Edited January 30, 2009 by shiri

[Flames9_RN 358]

wow, you were extremely early if you arrived at 12:15 am,lol Nice review

[MrsCat 6]

Great review Ozone! thanks for sharing with VJ.

[ozone_1974 1]

wow, you were extremely early if you arrived at 12:15 am,lol Nice review

Oh sorry .. I meant to say 10:15 am .. although it is not that early either

Great review Ozone! thanks for sharing with VJ.

You are welcome, I will do everything I can to help others in the same process You guys gave us so many precious and priceless informations already

[AddyG 0]

11:25 am, back at the reception to pay in advance for the medical examination and the 3 vaccines (378$).

What method of payment(s) did they allow?

[ozone_1974 1]

11:25 am, back at the reception to pay in advance for the medical examination and the 3 vaccines (378$).

What method of payment(s) did they allow?

I paid by debit card .. I think they also allow credit cards and of course cash

[Carlawarla 1]

Thanks for the review. Glad to hear everything went so smoothly. Didn't take too long either. I'm wondering about your choice of having the vaccinations done by them, why you didn't get a titre done, and if the money you quoted was just for the vaccines or was it the total prince including everything.

[ozone_1974 1]

Thanks Carla

I did everything there because I wanted everything done to the same place and same day, quick and painless

The price was for the whole thing.

The details goes as follow:

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Medical exam : 95$

VDRL/HIV test : 70 $

X-ray Chest : 45$

Vaccine ADACEL DCaT (Tetanus and Diphtheria .. mine expired): 40$

Vaccine MMR (Combined Measles, Mumps and Rubella): 40$

Vaccine Varicella : 85 $

GST : 1.25$

QST : 1.97$

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Total : 378.22$

[Carlawarla 1]

Thanks Carla

I did everything there because I wanted everything done to the same place and same day, quick and painless

The price was for the whole thing.

The details goes as follow:

---------------------

Medical exam : 95$

VDRL/HIV test : 70 $

X-ray Chest : 45$

Vaccine ADACEL DCaT (Tetanus and Diphtheria .. mine expired): 40$

Vaccine MMR (Combined Measles, Mumps and Rubella): 40$

Vaccine Varicella : 85 $

GST : 1.25$

QST : 1.97$

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Total : 378.22$

Thanks for the breakdown!

[Todd&Dani 0]

I am nowhere near my medical appt. stage yet but am curious, I do not have these vaccinations: Combined tetanus and Diphtheria, Combined Measles, mumps and rubella, Chickenpox. Is it an absolute requirement for the Visa process to have these? If so, could I get them ahead of time with my regular doctor??

I believe the only vaccination I have is the Twinrex vaccine for Hep. A & B.

Thanks for the informative post!

Todd

[Carlawarla 1]

I am nowhere near my medical appt. stage yet but am curious, I do not have these vaccinations: Combined tetanus and Diphtheria, Combined Measles, mumps and rubella, Chickenpox. Is it an absolute requirement for the Visa process to have these? If so, could I get them ahead of time with my regular doctor??

I believe the only vaccination I have is the Twinrex vaccine for Hep. A & B.

Thanks for the informative post!

Todd

I find it odd that you grew up in Ontario and didn't have these vaccinations? How did you enter the school system without them? If you were given some kind of exemption as a child, then the same exemption should still hold? Ask your parents if they still have a vaccination booklet for you. If not, you can contact the Ontario Public Health, and they should be able to send you a copy of the vaccinations you received as a child. At the very least, you can get a titre test, which will tell you what you've been vaccinated against, so that you know what you still have to have.

Most people have to have a Tetnus booster.

Some people have got them from their regular doctor, you could even get them now if you wanted. Some people's provincial health plans even cover them. If you do get them from the panel physician as ozone did, it will cost you perhaps more. Maybe not. Best to ask your own doctor what it will cost. Usually you have to ask ahead of time so that they can get the serum into the office.

You'll also have to have the HPV vaccine if you're under 26 and under.

[SonoranSongbird 3]

Todd, as Carla said, you probably did get all of the vaccines as a child except chicken pox because I don't think it existed and tetnus because you need a new booster of that one every 10 years. You may be able to get a record from your province's health department (I know there are people on here who have done this), but a lot of people have also said that they've gotten the titer test and found that in spite of having been properly vaccinated as children, they had low immunity. My husband just went ahead and got all the vaccines. We assume he got the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella as a young child (would have been mandatory for school), but he got both measles and mumps as a child anyway. We just assumed the shot wasn't effective for whatever reasons and that it would be better to have immunity to rubella. The panel physician took his word for it that he had chicken pox and wrote "varicella history" on the form. That was good enough both for the K1 visa and AOS.

[Todd&Dani 0]

OK I did find my Immunization record card, but it is new and only has a record of my Twinrix vaccination in '05. I do now vaguely recall having another card of this type, from years and years ago with vaccinations on it we got in high school for an outbreak of measles (around '90 -'91). I do not recall any vaccinations prior to that, I likely got them then if they were mandatory but cannot recall that far back. (Very, very bad memory.)

Thanks for your info, I will contact my local family physician and/or obtain my record from the province's public health department and see which of these I will need. I think it would be wise and best to get them done ahead of time well before the Visa medical.

Thanks again,

Todd

[Todd&Dani 0]

I checked with my Mom and as a child I did get the MMR and chickenpox vaccine. From what I have read and understand online those vaccinations are good for life, however I have no record or proof that I had them. I am currently trying to see if my family doctor has a record of this, but I doubt it. I would have got them in Quebec 30+ years ago and tracking that down will be a headache dealing with Quebec, but I think this is where I would start: http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/en/index.php (From experience in trying to obtain any of my records from PQ as an English speaking person from Ontario it would probably be much easier to just get the vaccinations again, if that is possible.)

I will very likely need a tetanus and diptheria booster. They can give me the chest x-ray for TB and the blood work for STI's at the Visa medical.

Are any other vaccinations required for entry into the US with a K1 Visa?

Thanks,

Todd