[debnjohn]

Apologies if this has been asked before, but what exactlydoes the actual medical examination consist of?
I need to appease other (worried) members of my family !
Many thanks,
John

[Bubbles]

Hi John

Started with chest x-rays, then taken to examination room, this included:

Eye test - just a quickie
Blood pressure
Check x-rays
Listen to chest and heart
Sound chest - front and back
Test reflexes
Check ears, throat and eyes
Cough ( Men only )
Blood sample
Urine sample
Weight & height - BMI
Check back mobility - this amounted to being asked to touch my toes
Then go through the forms with regard to any previous health history.

That was it. A piece of cake

Hope it puts the anxious minds at rest :yes

:cheers

[debnjohn]

Brilliant ! Thanks Bubbles for such an informative reply :nice1
John.

[jan]

All the above but I (the lady of the house) had to have my bust checked for any lumps and bumps!!! Pardon the pun.

We went to Birmingham and the whole staff were brill. Had a laugh with the medical examiner who put us all at ease.

We all stayed in the same room but went behind a curtain for our particular gender feel!!! :laugh :laugh :laugh

Jan xx

[jo b]

Jan

I take you didn't have to bend over and touch your toes them :eek

Jo

[Diny]

I second all of the above.

Totally painless and not particularly embarrassing (if at all). Seems like most of the doctors at the Birmingham clinic have either been (or are about to go) on holiday to NZ and are more interested asking about the country than your health. :laugh

I second what Jan says ....... Birmingham clinic were/are brilliant. Very friendly, all under one roof, clean and tidy and a darn sight cheaper than alot of other panel docs.

It's a breeze - nothing to worry about at all.

Just a note for the ladies here. I know this may not be the case for all panel docs, but if you're using the Birmingham clinic you will need to take a copy of the results of your last smear test with you :nice1

Diny

[Moorf]

I didn't have my breasts fondled and Warren didn't have to cough.. :no

[Glenda]

Just an additional note -

Unless it has just changed, kids under 12 do not need an X-ray. None of my kids had to give an urine or blood sample.

[captainxmas]

Got our meds coming on Monday and I've just realised I didin't get the forms!!! Doh.

It's the BP that bothers me, I know it's not high, but I get anxious whenever anybody tries to take it and can feel it building up. Resulting in above average readings, as soon as I am away from any kind of medical personnel I'm fine. It's all in the mind, but I hope they go easy on me... :hopeso

[veronica]

To be honest with the BP I would think that is true of all of us so they must take that into account.

[Glenda]

Got our meds coming on Monday and I've just realised I didin't get the forms!!! Doh.

It's the BP that bothers me, I know it's not high, but I get anxious whenever anybody tries to take it and can feel it building up. Resulting in above average readings, as soon as I am away from any kind of medical personnel I'm fine. It's all in the mind, but I hope they go easy on me... :hopeso

We printed our forms from the NZIS site.

With the BP - let them know beforehand, they might then approach the matter differently.

Hubby's BP went up because he was stressed about the blood sample. In fact, he panicked and hyperventilated when the nurse tried to take the sample. My BP also went up because of his reaction (and that wasn't out of sympathy! :roll: ). With the kids going through their meds next and hubby's blood sample delayed till the following week, we had our BP taken again later. What they must of thought of us ... :roll:

BTW, hubby was fine having his blood sample taken a week later, the doctor lay him down in a darkened room facing the wall and whipped it out no probs.

:cheers

[debnjohn]

Got the X-rays done today at John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. Very friendly service (if a little sloooow - we were there nearly 4 hours). What they didn't tell us is that the office only accepted cash or cheques :uhoh for 'charitable' payments - we had a moment of panic until we realised there was a (thankfully working) cash machine in Reception.
Just the medicals to go (next week at Bath) and then that ITA will be off!

[Terry&Sophie]

Regarding the reflexes test... probably one of the worst bits for me... they run a stick along the bottom of your feet which is a nightmare if you're ticklish!!! :laugh

Other than that it was no problem, the nurse and doctor were very friendly.

As for the smear test, the surgery we went to in Brighton didn't ask about it... lucky because I had been chickening out of it for quite a while (I think over 5 years :oops:). However, we registered with a doctor in our first couple of weeks over here and I went straight in to see the doctor to get a prescription... when the doctor found out I hadn't had one she did the smear test there and then!! A little bit of a surprise but at least it saved all of the worrying beforehand! :nice1

Sophie

[leslie]

we thought the med exam was a bit backward! no wonder they are introducing changes...