Got Medical report from Doctor, Need to be worried ? Suggestion required

[haidee.ali]

Hi,
I have received our(family) medical reports from doctor today. Everything fine except doctor said that I have border line Cholesterol and i have to be careful, She said that she has mentioned this in medical report as its her duty to state everything. At the same time she said for VISA there will be no issue so i am not sure she tick/untick abnormal findings etc.

As medical report are sealed for immigration purpose so i got test result separately and here are two abnormal values are

Cholesterol 6.00 mmol/ L Range 3.6-5.70 mmol/ L
Triglycerides 2.89 mmol/ L Range 0.4-1.81 mmol/ L

All other readings are absolutely fine, I am 31 and never had Cholesterol issue before.

I am going to submit my ITA by end September, Any advice from respected member to prepare myself like consulting another doctor OR just go with ITA submission and lets see response.
It would be great if someone has same experience before.

Regards.

[G-Mo]

Medical reports for New Zealand don't need to be sealed, that's for Australia.

As for the high cholesterol, if you've never had it before, you would seem to have it now! If only for your own health, I would follow up with a GP and be mindful of it. Immigration wise, you may be referred to the MA, but I can't see it being a major issue. If referred, they may ask for more tests and/or for a letter from your doctor or specialist indicating what the situation is and what action, if any, is being taken.

[Clem]

Originally Posted by haidee.ali

Hi,
I have received our(family) medical reports from doctor today. Everything fine except doctor said that I have border line Cholesterol and i have to be careful, She said that she has mentioned this in medical report as its her duty to state everything. At the same time she said for VISA there will be no issue so i am not sure she tick/untick abnormal findings etc.

As medical report are sealed for immigration purpose so i got test result separately and here are two abnormal values are

Cholesterol 6.00 mmol/ L Range 3.6-5.70 mmol/ L
Triglycerides 2.89 mmol/ L Range 0.4-1.81 mmol/ L

All other readings are absolutely fine, I am 31 and never had Cholesterol issue before.

I am going to submit my ITA by end September, Any advice from respected member to prepare myself like consulting another doctor OR just go with ITA submission and lets see response.
It would be great if someone has same experience before.

Regards.

My Partner had slightly high colesterol on his NZ medical report and he was absolutely fine in getting his visa granted. - Try not to worry, I know it is a stressful time! We have only just completed the process and only been here a week. Its very daunting.

[bdl123]

Originally Posted by G-Mo

Medical reports for New Zealand don't need to be sealed, that's for Australia.

We had our NZ permanent residency visas granted over a year ago, we have been here 6mths. We were told by our immigration agent under no circumstances were we to open our medical or X-ray report as immigration wouldn't accept them as they may have been tampered with.

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[Clem]

Originally Posted by bdl123

We had our NZ permanent residency visas granted over a year ago, we have been here 6mths. We were told by our immigration agent under no circumstances were we to open our medical or X-ray report as immigration wouldn't accept them as they may have been tampered with.

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We opened ours as we were told by our immigration advisor to check them and the immigration panel still accepted it and we got our visas no problem. We got our visas about 2 weeks ago.

[bdl123]

Originally Posted by haidee.ali

Hi,
I have received our(family) medical reports from doctor today. Everything fine except doctor said that I have border line Cholesterol and i have to be careful, She said that she has mentioned this in medical report as its her duty to state everything. At the same time she said for VISA there will be no issue so i am not sure she tick/untick abnormal findings etc.

As medical report are sealed for immigration purpose so i got test result separately and here are two abnormal values are

Cholesterol 6.00 mmol/ L Range 3.6-5.70 mmol/ L
Triglycerides 2.89 mmol/ L Range 0.4-1.81 mmol/ L

All other readings are absolutely fine, I am 31 and never had Cholesterol issue before.

I am going to submit my ITA by end September, Any advice from respected member to prepare myself like consulting another doctor OR just go with ITA submission and lets see response.
It would be great if someone has same experience before.

Regards.

Also, if you've got till the end of Sept till you even submit ITA I would try to reduce your cholesterol from now. That way if any further tests are required or referred to medical assessor you should find some improvement. Your cholesterol level is the 'mean' and is based on 2 readings (good cholesterol & bad cholesterol is the term most are familiar with) so it really depends on which is elevated (if not both). A diet in lower saturated fat will assist in reducing this. Your triglyceride level is affected by high starchy/high carb foods. Might be worth while trying to cut down on these too...if not for your own health. Good luck x

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[bdl123]

Originally Posted by Clem

We opened ours as we were told by our immigration advisor to check them and the immigration panel still accepted it and we got our visas no problem. We got our visas about 2 weeks ago.

Suppose it depends on the agent and advisor :-)

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[G-Mo]

Originally Posted by bdl123

Suppose it depends on the agent and advisor :-)

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No, it depends on INZ and they don't require sealed medicals. Your agent was wrong.

[bdl123]

Originally Posted by G-Mo

No, it depends on INZ and they don't require sealed medicals. Your agent was wrong.

Obviously. Perhaps you should tell all the agents out there then as its mentioned a lot on other forums too :-)

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[haidee.ali]

Originally Posted by G-Mo

Medical reports for New Zealand don't need to be sealed, that's for Australia.

As for the high cholesterol, if you've never had it before, you would seem to have it now! If only for your own health, I would follow up with a GP and be mindful of it. Immigration wise, you may be referred to the MA, but I can't see it being a major issue. If referred, they may ask for more tests and/or for a letter from your doctor or specialist indicating what the situation is and what action, if any, is being taken.

Thanks G-Mo, Clem and bdl123, it was a great piece of information for you guys.