MERGED medicals questions

[Reddykandy]

When I said he checked my lungs... he checked the chest x-ray

[ozbound12]

Originally Posted by mbc71

So my agent replied to my note telling me she is unable to contact the health department and to be patient. Hmmm. I went ahead and used the global health contact page myself. Just a simple enquiry asking them if there is anything else we need to provide, etc. I'm not sure why my agent couldn't have done that?

Hindsight - I would not have used an agent.

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Sorry to hear you're having trouble with your agent. It sounds like they're not really concerned with your case anymore since you're at the end of the road as far as they're concerned. If Global Health won't let you deal with them directly it may be worth firing your agent - it's just a matter of filling out a form and sending it to DIAC.

[prgopala]

Originally Posted by Reddykandy

When I said he checked my lungs... he checked the chest x-ray

So are you a regular smoker? In any case since the doctor did not advise anything other than determining that you are a smoker, i think you should be fine.

[ozbound12]

Originally Posted by Reddykandy

Hi all,

I today went for medicals at Vijaya diagnostics in Hyderabad. After finishing all the tests, a doctor checked my lung for 2-3 minutes he asked me whether Im a smoker, I told him that Im not a regular smoker but yeah once in a while, like on a weekend, I smoke. He said your left lung looks like a smoker's lung. I got shocked and asked if it can be because of anything else like passive smoking. He didn't say anything and replied that DIAC may raise a query. (His words sounded like it's a minor issue but he said "DIAC may raise a query and let's see"). I'm all upset and tensed about this whole scenario. Has anyone gone through a similar thing?

Being a smoker in and of itself is not going to prevent you from meeting the health requirement. When they're checking the x-rays they're looking mostly for TB.

[Reddykandy]

40 plus ppl have seen this and you have replied.... thanks for that.


Im not a regular smoker but I smoke once in a while... mostly on a weekend evenin, count would be 2-3 cigarettes a week. Yes if there is a problem, I think he should have suggested but he said "DIAC may raise a query and lets see, all the best" that made me go bonkers....

[JimJams]

I'm a regular smoker, I have to go for my medicals next week. Last year I needed to go for a chest x-ray for a 417 Working Holiday Visa, normally this is not required but because I had been backpacking for 6 months in high risk TB countries (in South East Asia) it became required. The nurse who carried out the chest x-ray did not say anything about the fact I smoked, the only thing she raised was the shape of one of my lungs, which was nothing of concern but indicates some sort of illness at an earlier age (I had pneumonia when I was about 10 years old). She said that in itself did not impair lung function - obviously the smoking did though!

I've cut back a HUGE amount since then, only smoking occasionally at weekends but mainly when I am drinking. I will quit completely soon!

I think you should be fine as ozbound has already said.

[ronkhu]

I am a regular smoker (5-7 sticks a day) and also have a history of TB (some 5 yrs back).

But just 2 months back, when I applied for my ACS assessment, I got a chest x-ray done and consulted a doctor who said that it is clear - no issues at all.

Will it affect my case by any means that I have a history of TB although it is not showing up at all in my report now as I completed the full treatment years back ?

[prgopala]

Originally Posted by Reddykandy

40 plus ppl have seen this and you have replied.... thanks for that.


Im not a regular smoker but I smoke once in a while... mostly on a weekend evenin, count would be 2-3 cigarettes a week. Yes if there is a problem, I think he should have suggested but he said "DIAC may raise a query and lets see, all the best" that made me go bonkers....

Just think that of the so many ppl migrating not a single person would be a smoker? There would be so many. i think the doc might have had vested interest in making you panic so that he could, you know, get some money or something from you to write you a clean chit or something of that sort. anyways keep looking for your meds on ur visa. Hope so you it gets cleared.

[JimJams]

Originally Posted by prgopala

Just think that of the so many ppl migrating not a single person would be a smoker? There would be so many. i think the doc might have had vested interest in making you panic so that he could, you know, get some money or something from you to write you a clean chit or something of that sort. anyways keep looking for your meds on ur visa. Hope so you it gets cleared.

I imagine the doc would get kicked off the approved list of assessors for Oz if that happened and a few people complained... even in India!

[Reddykandy]

Originally Posted by JimJams

I'm a regular smoker, I have to go for my medicals next week. Last year I needed to go for a chest x-ray for a 417 Working Holiday Visa, normally this is not required but because I had been backpacking for 6 months in high risk TB countries (in South East Asia) it became required. The nurse who carried out the chest x-ray did not say anything about the fact I smoked, the only thing she raised was the shape of one of my lungs, which was nothing of concern but indicates some sort of illness at an earlier age (I had pneumonia when I was about 10 years old). She said that in itself did not impair lung function - obviously the smoking did though!

I've cut back a HUGE amount since then, only smoking occasionally at weekends but mainly when I am drinking. I will quit completely soon!

I think you should be fine as ozbound has already said.

Umm, this is makin me a bit relaxed... but the way the doc said that they might raise a query made me crazy. Will call up the diagnostic centre and enquire about this. but one thing Im amazed is the way they are updating DIAC about our medicals... it's all done onilne. right infornt of the applicant. He said it reached them. I was surprised for a moment. Im now done with medicals and PCC... need to post form 80 and other documents.