M1cha3la Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Apologise if this has been asked before. But how strict are they with weight at medicals? Will you fail for being over weight? We have ours booked for the end of Feb, which is sooner than I hoped as I need to loose a few lbs :goofy: Edited February 24, 2014 by M1cha3la Date change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanduex Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I asked this question a while ago. I was reassured and told that it should be ok. I suppose the medical may be referred for an additional glance, but it seems that most get through afterwards. I am a prop forward so would need to lose a leg or two to reduce it enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiegirl68 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 As Vanduex said, weight alone won't fail you. You have to be suffering from a weight related issue, high BP, diabetes or arthritis! To be on the safe side, I had blood tests done by GP, and took them to the medical with me! Medicals cleared within the week, no referral. Hope that helps. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1cha3la Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Just thought I would post an update as we had our medicals today. I was so nervous and it was so unfounded, hopefully this will help anyone else who is nervous :wubclub: We were booked in at Manchester. I can confirm as advised by many on here, it is lovely. We arrived 10 mins before our appointment and was taken straight through. First we had photos, height and weight done. This was all fine - was nervous about the weigh in, need not of been. Then we had a chat with the Dr, just running through basic questions, any cancer, surgeries ect. Then it was a check up including blood pressure, reflexes and sight - which is just reading off a standard eye chart. He told us there and then everything was fine. Next was blood tests and chest x-rays which are what they say on the tin really. All in all we were in there 40 mins max. The staff are lovely and made us so relaxed. Definitely recommend this clinic :wubclub: Edited February 24, 2014 by M1cha3la Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanduex Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Cheers for the update. Ours are tomorrow in Maidenhead. Will update once done! Hope that you hear soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1cha3la Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Good luck Vanduex, I am sure you will all be fine :wubclub: Manchester has a 24 - 48 hour turn around time which is great compared to the others we rang, which all said around a week. So hopefully everything will be uploaded and ready for when we get allocated a CO :cute: Edited February 24, 2014 by M1cha3la Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanduex Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Good luck Vanduex, I am sure you will all be fine :wubclub: Manchester has a 24 - 48 hour turn around time which is great compared to the others we rang, which all said around a week. So hopefully everything will be uploaded and ready for when we get allocated a CO :cute: Not sure about turn around time, really interesting point though!! I am gonna research! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1cha3la Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Not sure about turn around time, really interesting point though!! I am gonna research! I rang Birmingham Spires clinic who said 1 week and one of the ones in London (am thinking Berkshire) who said 7 - 10 working days. We booked Manchester as not only was it cheaper but has the quick turn around. The doctor said today the bloods would be done over night so he would submit tomorrow most likely. Happy days :cute: Where are you booked in? Sorry, Ignore that just saw you are in Maidenhead.. Hopefully they will have a quick turn around too :cute: Edited February 24, 2014 by M1cha3la Updating clinic name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanduex Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Yeah we will go and see how It goes. Fingers crossed it will be speedy!! Once it is all confirmed we can think about making the final plans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfeet Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Not sure about turn around time, really interesting point though!! I am gonna research! Hi vanduex we had our medicals at Maidenhead on Friday and they told us it takes about 4 working days to upload results so we will soon see by Thursday. The nurse also said that weight isn't really an issue for an Australian visa it's only an issue with new Zealand and Canada. Hope this helps :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbkitty Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I had mine yesterday and at 37 weeks pregnant they didn't seem to make any reference to the fact I weigh as much as a baby elephant - my weight, blood pressure and height were also not recorded by the nurse so when the Doctor saw me she just asked if I remembered the results and wrote down what I advised her - so pretty relaxed really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 hi all, we had our medicals yesterday at manchester medmigration at 1pm. I myself am overweight but wasnt a problem at all as woke up this morning to the grant letter so we are so happy. good luck everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Cheers for the update. Ours are tomorrow in Maidenhead. Will update once done! Hope that you hear soon! I went to Maidenhead in December. Identical experience to Michaela in Manchester. Very smooth and well organised. Doctor was really nice. You get passed from one person and place to another and they check your details often and also take a photo of you for identity verification. Also got the all clear on the day with the exception of the blood test obviously but I knew that would not be an issue. Good luck today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londongal76 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Question - what is the blood test testing for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiegirl68 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hi Londongal, Blood test for HIV, and if you're going to work in a medical profession, further tests are required for Hep B and C! All the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyman Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Just thought I would post an update as we had our medicals today. I was so nervous and it was so unfounded, hopefully this will help anyone else who is nervous :wubclub: We were booked in at Manchester. I can confirm as advised by many on here, it is lovely. We arrived 10 mins before our appointment and was taken straight through. First we had photos, height and weight done. This was all fine - was nervous about the weigh in, need not of been. Then we had a chat with the Dr, just running through basic questions, any cancer, surgeries ect. Then it was a check up including blood pressure, reflexes and sight - which is just reading off a standard eye chart. He told us there and then everything was fine. Next was blood tests and chest x-rays which are what they say on the tin really. All in all we were in there 40 mins max. The staff are lovely and made us so relaxed. Definitely recommend this clinic :wubclub: Wasn't Dr Million was it ? as he`s a friend of the family ..........was so pleased we used him as I was panicking as I was a heavy smoker then ........well had just stoped .....they found Gall stones in mrs tonyman and quietly mention her weight but not an big issue ..........knowing what I know now , I would not worry at all ...........x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanduex Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hey all, it went well. Job done. They have a few doctors at maidenhead and they do a couple of days on and a few days off so she won't get around to the reports until next Mon/Tues. By which time all police checks will be back and we are hopefully good to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1cha3la Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Glad it went well Vanduex :wubclub: that turn around time is not too bad at all. Nearly at the finish line :jiggy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickyplum Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I weight A LOT MORE than recommended. I lost about 10kg between August and when I had my medical (December) which helped lower my blood pressure quite a bit but BMI is still no way even at waving distance of acceptable/normal. But medicals weren't questioned or referred (I have no other issues which I guess might have helped). Apologise if this has been asked before. But how strict are they with weight at medicals? Will you fail for being over weight? We have ours booked for the end of Feb, which is sooner than I hoped as I need to loose a few lbs :goofy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanduex Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Crazy times! Won't be long now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sen Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I feel really relieved after reading this thread because I was also worrying about my weight. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshowdeb Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I think the medicals are really scary because the end is in sight...it's one of the last hurdles. My OH had cancer 18 months before we did our medicals, and although not a serious form (caught very early) it is one that is very likely to recur. They couldn't comment because they don't make the decision, but they did reassure us wonderfully. We had to wait an extra couple of weeks for his medical to clear, but it was fine in the end. We went to Maidenhead and I couldn't recommend them highly enough. Were fab with the kids too! :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairehoward Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I am so pleased to read this thread! I have my medical booked for tomorrow (30th April) at Manchester with Dr Smith, and with a BMI of around 45 I have been worried to death about failing! I have been monitoring my blood pressure at home & even bought a diabetic blood glucose monitor to check all will be ok! Thankfully everything has always been fine, but I know I wont sleep tonight! Its an awful lot of money & dreams riding on this move for us & our 3 children! I can't wait to have a glass of wine & an Easter egg tomorrow when its all over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I was at least 4 stones overweight when I had mine they didn't bat an eyelid didn't even tell me what it was. Just wrote it down and it wasn't mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairehoward Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 That's what I'm hoping for! Thanks so much for the reassurance. I kind of think it will all be fine, but I wont half be glad to see the back of this last hurdle! I will report back when I get my pass in a few weeks.....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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