Excitedly we booked in at the Nottingham DMP (Designated Medical Practitioner) for our immigration medicals. Our appointment was 15th April 2010. Elly had to be medically examined as well even though she wasn't coming to Canada as she was my dependent child........rules are rules.
The medicals were as expected, height and weight measured, urine and blood tests, examination, questionnaire about our medical history, blood pressure and heart check followed by a chest x ray at a local private hospital. All went well until the GP discovered a heart murmur on Rachel which he said would need further investigation. Don't be worried he said !!!!!!!! It was at that exact moment we started worrying.
We wanted the answer straight away but found that even paying privately meant a wait of several weeks. Rachel had an echocardiogram which revealed some narrowing in her aortic valve but this could be monitored every couple of years but might eventually need some surgery....lets hope not !
Anyway after about 4 weeks of anguish our medical results were sent off to Canadian Immigration and our fingers were firmly crossed hoping that we would not be classified as a heavy burden on the Canadian Healthcare System.
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