Health issue chest X-ray scar

xiaolico · February 2017

@hopeful101 work visa pa? The entire process kasi if pr, Baka 6months. Ask others, yung iba kasi said Hindi issue yung nag gagamot basta declare mo. Di ko kasi alam for sure bro. Sorry

hopeful101 · February 2017

@xiaolico yes. work visa. no worries bro. salamat sa feedback.

paulcasablanca1980 · February 2017

hopeful101 said:
@paulcasablanca1980 thanks po sa feedback. Currently im taking medicine. I opted to take medication kahit hindi naman inadvice ni pulmo ko. ako talaga nag insist na mag treatment ako. nasa ika 3rd month na po ko ng medication, i have ongoing interviews right now with my employer. yung concern ko po, kapag for example na naggagamot ako during the medical exam,do the panel clinic will advise na tapusin ko muna 6 months before ako ma process ang visa?even na inactive nmn po ako?

@hopeful101 , as per my wife, may mga nakasabay sya sa St Lukes same case ng sayo, dun na lang itinuloy ang pag gagamot, it will depend if kung ano pipiliin mo, ituloy sa labas ang pag gagamot or sa St. Lukes, i suggest na sa St. Lukes mo na lang ituloy then get medical clearance from your pulmonologist ( naka indicate kelan ka nag start mag gamot / dosage etc. )

hopeful101 · February 2017

@paulcasablanca1980 thanks sir sa reply. So sir, it means kelangan ko po talaga tapusin muna ang gamot para sure na maging ok visa application?

paulcasablanca1980 · February 2017

emberyouii10 said:
Hi po sa lahat. Ask ko lng po if meron dito naka twice na ma defer ang xray results due to opacity sa isang parte ng lungs? Bale sa husband ko po to nangyari. Im on student visa and currently here in australia for 4years na. so pinag apply ko si husband ng student dependent visa. he had his first xray nung oct 3, after 2 weeks bupa deferred it since may opacity, they requested for sputum, culture and repeat xray, he has no history of ptb. We got the results after more than 2 months, negative ang sputum, negative din culture. Then nag repeat xray January 4,2016. Then after a week, bupa replied again, they deferred it stating na they are not sure whether he meet the health requirements and no specific reason. They requested another repeat xray April 4.so hiningi namin ang results sa st lukes ermita and sa findings nila:Partial resolution of left mid lung infiltrates and non calcified nodule since oct 3, 2016 lng nakalagay. . We are devastated with these bad news. we have everything checked sa local doctor, wala namang problem. And hindi naman siya ni refer sa gamutan kasi negative nga ang sputum at culture before.meron bang same na situation dito? akala kasi namin after repeat cray tuloy2 na. it will be like 7months in april na ang waiting time namin and we're exhausted. Any possible solution on this matter? Thanks so much po

@emberyouii10 , i suggest na tawagan or pumunta ulit si husband mo sa St. Lukes para ma clarify at kung ano ang next course of action needed. Sa bawat email ng BUPA na narereceive namin, andun yung code ng examination needed/required. Codes 603 & 607 ang required samin.
You can also check sa
https://www.emedical.immi.gov.au/eMedUI/eMedicalClient yung ibang details, meron naman sya HAP ID diba.

paulcasablanca1980 · February 2017

hopeful101 said:
@paulcasablanca1980 thanks sir sa reply. So sir, it means kelangan ko po talaga tapusin muna ang gamot para sure na maging ok visa application?

One of the factors para maging smooth ang visa application eh maayos ang medicals, i suggest na sa St. Lukes ka na mag pa medical ( Physical exam/ HIV / Xray ) at iprepare mo medical certificate from your pulmonologist.

dreamon · February 2017

@emberyouii10 nung nabasa ko to, ramdam need ko mag register at magcomment. may PTB history din ako since 2009 and naalala ko sinabi ng pulmo ko dati, mas gugustuhin mong magka TB kesa magka non-calcified nodule. kasi si TB gagamutin lng. pag non-calcified ibig sabihin iba pa to. ang worst cancer. kung ako tatanungin, pag tuunan ko muna ng pansin yung sa lungs. mahirap na.

Santi · February 2017

emberyouii10 said:
Hi po sa lahat. Ask ko lng po if meron dito naka twice na ma defer ang xray results due to opacity sa isang parte ng lungs? Bale sa husband ko po to nangyari. Im on student visa and currently here in australia for 4years na. so pinag apply ko si husband ng student dependent visa. he had his first xray nung oct 3, after 2 weeks bupa deferred it since may opacity, they requested for sputum, culture and repeat xray, he has no history of ptb. We got the results after more than 2 months, negative ang sputum, negative din culture. Then nag repeat xray January 4,2016. Then after a week, bupa replied again, they deferred it stating na they are not sure whether he meet the health requirements and no specific reason. They requested another repeat xray April 4.so hiningi namin ang results sa st lukes ermita and sa findings nila:Partial resolution of left mid lung infiltrates and non calcified nodule since oct 3, 2016 lng nakalagay. . We are devastated with these bad news. we have everything checked sa local doctor, wala namang problem. And hindi naman siya ni refer sa gamutan kasi negative nga ang sputum at culture before.meron bang same na situation dito? akala kasi namin after repeat cray tuloy2 na. it will be like 7months in april na ang waiting time namin and we're exhausted. Any possible solution on this matter? Thanks so much po

Mam, i suggest magpa check up na sya sa pulmunologist para makapag conduct ng further tests. If same lagi ang reading sa xray there might be a more serious condition.

litel14 · March 2017

Hi, nagpamedical ako dati sa st lukes for student visa october 2015. Good ang medical ko kaso winithdraw application ko dahil nanganak asawa ko premature. Ngayon nagapply ulit ako for visitors visa kasi bridging program program kaso may nakitang opacities sa lungs ko. Wala daw gagawin regarding dito sabi ng st lukes. Kaso hindi ko dineclare na nagkaprimary complex ako dati nung highschool nag gamot din kasi hindi naman nakita opacities nung first medical exam.

litel14 · March 2017

Ask ko lang paano kung hindi mo naideclare? Pwede pa kaya ihabol na madevlare na nagkaprimary complex. Wala kasi sa unang medical exam.

amiyabrielle · March 2017

@ironman_gray22
Hi parang my konting simillarity ng case natin, ang issue ko is regarding my stepson's xray result na my scar both lungs nya. Xray done at st. Lukes bgc forwarded to dibp feb 27, and status was further assesment and wait for instructions. Until now wala pa kami narerecive na instruction from them kung mag sputum ba or retake ng xray. My questions are:
1. Since hindi naman sya migrating with us meron kaya consideration that he don't need to undergo further test na?

2. Pwede kaya namin iwithdraw ang application nya as a dependent non migrating sa visa application namin at this point sa kabila ng issue sa xray nya since ang plano naman namin ay tapusin nya muna ang high school dito sa Pinas which is 2019 pa sya gagraduate. BTW he is not considered dependent to me as he is studying in a boarding/ live-in school called The Sisters of Mary Schools Boystown, the school provides clothing, shelter, food, medical care and good quality secondary education all free of charge.

3. How did you ask your CO to remove or withdraw your husband from your visa application? Did you send email?

Please your kind reply is highly appreciated

misterV · March 2017

Guys, may nakaexperience na ba sa inyo na meron daw suspicious findings sa xray? Wala naman akong medical history of any sorts and clear naman yung previous xrays ko. Nagsubmit na din ako ng old xray film for comparison daw. Ano kaya possible ipagawa ng dibp tungkol dito?

amiyabrielle · March 2017

@aiayosef hi nabasa ko sa isang comment mo about you withdraw your hubby because of medical issue, may i ask how did you do it? Sa case kasi namin yung step son ko na dependent non-migrating ay for further test kc my scar both lungs nya. My medical, Wife and daughter all cleared. Could you please tell me if you don't mind how did you withdraw your hubby from your application. I did email my CO 12 days ago asking for assistance if we can withdraw my stepson, reason is he is not actually dependent to me dahil he's enrolled to a School where it provides food, shelter, clothing, medical care and secondary education all free of charge sa buong secondary education from 2014 to 2019. 2nd reason is the school does not allow him to do the test dahil meron naman sila sariling doctor sa school nila. Up to now wala pang reply.

aiayosef · March 2017

@amiyabrielle hello po. Ung akin po kasi nahold ung visa grant ko dahil iniintay ung result ng further examination nya. May nakita kasi opacity sa right lung nya. Usually kpag may something lang sa xray suspected TB npo kasi ang findings nila jan. Bale may nag email po sa akin from Bupa Medical services kasi cla ata ang may hawak ng migration. Ask nila sputum test, sputum culture and follow-up xray. Bale pti po ung status ng HAP account nya may lumabas na need further test. Kya nagpaappointment npo kmi s St Lukes din ng sputum test. Ang sputum test po 3 days, nagnegative nman sya pero need dumaan sa sputum culture which is 8 weeks then xray ulit. That time malelate nko sa commencement ng class ko. IDP po kasi agent ko so eto rin po ung sinabi ko reason sa knila then cla npo ang nagcontact at nkipag usap sa immigration. Ang suggestion po ng immigration iwithdraw ung sa husband ko. Pinagawa po ako ng written withdrawal with pirma ng husband ko then IDP na nagsend sa immigration

amiyabrielle · March 2017

@aiayosef thank you for your kind reply, same with my stepson for sputum test din sya sa St. Lukes kaya lang ang dahilan kung bakit namin gusto iwithdraw ay hindi sya pwede lumabas sa school para magpa sputum well hindi pa naman namin natatry na ipaalam pero base sa sinabi sa amin na rules ng school bago sya pumasok doon ay allowed lang lumabas sa scheduled bakasyon which is nitong feb 12-26 kaya napa medical ko sya at pg my relatives lang n pumanaw dapat my death cert, nakabalik n kasi sya when i recieved d email from BUPA na need nya mag sputum.. wala nmn sya any symptoms ng TB at hindi nmn na sya sakitin pwera lang nun baby/ toddler sya medyo madalas sya ubuin but never sya nadiagnose n my TB. Yun ang dahilan namin kaya gusto namin iwithdraw baka hindi sya payagan at natatakot din ako kc both lungs my scar right upper zone my opacities at left upper zone my fibrosis. Sobrang nakaka stress lang, DIY lang application namin, i was thinking of consulting MARA agent na kung wala pang reply sa email ko from CO next week..

aiayosef · March 2017

@amiyabrielle bka po pde itry nyo po ask ung school. Bka din po kasi wait ng immigration further test ng son ninyo bgo nila ilabas decision application nyo since magkksma po kau sa paper. Ung husband ko din po suspected nmin bka nung bata sya na ubuhin ang dahilan ng opacity ng right lung nya since negative sya sa TB. Bale ung sputum po 3 early mornings po sya. From olongapo po kmi kya stay sya near st lukes ng mga days na un. Then bumalik po siya after 8 weeks for the sputum culture result (need po iculture sputum kahit negative and result) and final chest xray. Then after po nun mga 2 weeks bago sya nabigyan health clearance ng BUPA. Kpag ayaw po tlga ng school nya bka po need nyo na agent. Sa experience ko po kasi, hirap macontact immigration.

mehawk28 · March 2017

@amiyabrielle normal procedure ng bupa pag may nkita n scar or something s lungs ay sputum test agad. Kaya wag ka mag aalala. Basta gusto lng nila malaman kung may active TB b talaga o wla ung pinapatest nila. Kaya wla magagawa ung mga nag aapply kundi sumunod s procedure n gusto ng bupa. Kaya dont worry kung wla nmn TB c stepson. Un lng 3 consecutive mornings ung sputum at mag wwait ka ng 2mos for sputum culture plus 10working days para sa pag process ng st lukes para s pag upload ng result s emedical.

amiyabrielle · April 2017

Update lang sa case ng stepson ko, the CO replied finally unfortunately hindi naaayon sa wish namin. CO replied stepson is unable to be ‘withdrawn’ from my application as he is a member of my family unit. So yung wife ko went to my stepson School and beg them to let him come out for the sputum test at first they asked her to just exit him as its not fair daw for other student but talagang hindi tumigil c wife na makiusap sa kanila buti na lang yung nurse dun alam ang proseso ng australia immigration dahil he is trying din dw to apply. So sya ang nag explain sa Superior ng School & Principal. So ayun pumayag na sila next week April 3 kunin c stepson Sunday night then return him Wednesday 12pm. Pero ang problema naman namin ngayon c Saint Lukes ay fully booked na for next week para sa sputum test 18 April na lang ang available dates. Then we informed the School, at ang sabi ipapaalam ulit namin kung papayag pa sila.. *sigh grabe hirap, the struggle is real.

Tabs · May 2017

Hello all just seeking everyone's advice who had undergone this problem. My wife is required to undergo sputum test by BUPA. Since there is a time limit of 28 days, ano po mga sagot ninyo sa BUPA for follow up? Do we reply to them using the same email they sent us? Also, we have not been assigned a CO yet but I am just preparing in advance.

paulcasablanca1980 · May 2017

Tabs said:
Hello all just seeking everyone's advice who had undergone this problem. My wife is required to undergo sputum test by BUPA. Since there is a time limit of 28 days, ano po mga sagot ninyo sa BUPA for follow up? Do we reply to them using the same email they sent us? Also, we have not been assigned a CO yet but I am just preparing in advance.

@Tabs , you need to go back to Nationwide, bibigyan nila kayo ng referral sa St. Lukes Ermita, they will explain to you mga details. You should have received email from Nationwide, or call them up.

Shakespeare23 · May 2017

Hi All,
Anyone here have the chest xray scar results just recently? Need to know how many months pending time on sputum tests or timeline for the specimen culture. I saw in the earlier posts having 2 months. Do we have someone with the same issue on the last 6-12 months?
Thanks

lca · May 2017

Hi @Shakespeare23, yung amin 3months plus repeat xray ulit.

Shakespeare23 · May 2017

Hi @lca . Thanks for the response.
Sa st lukes kayo nagpa check?
I just want to share my condition. I dont know if I have acquired PTB before. But as per xray during my APEs in my current company. I always have that findings in my lungs with fibrous spots on specific areas. My pulmo doctor didnt endorse me for any tests. Since there were no changes on the size and location of these fibrous areas based on my xray films for the past 5 years. So basically they are already scars.

With these, do you guys think in my visa application they will require sputum and specimen culture?
Even if we have xray films for the past 5years that there are no changes on the fibrous spots and pulmo from medical city cleared it as non- active.

diasan · June 2017

Hi all. I hope someone can answer my question or had the same situation before. Negative sputum culture ng daughter ko after 2 months of waiting. She had a repeat xray last week but the problem is hindi sya binigyan ng clearance dahil nagimprove ang xray nya. According sa pulmo, nabawasan ang pagka blurred ng xray. Dapat daw ay same pa rin. Recommendation nila ay repeat xray after 3 months or wait for immi sa sasabihin nila. We are so anxious right now, it's gonna be another 3 months pag nagkataon. Wala pa kame narereceive na email from BUPA. Did anyone have the same situation like ours? Nagrepeat xray po ba ulit kayo? Salamat po

Shakespeare23 · July 2017

Hi all, I just completed my medicals at SLEC last tue. It was quick, we arrived at 9am and completed around 10am. The attending nurse quickly discussed that the results are normal except for the xray that they will be comparing since I brought an old film taken last year. This will take like 2-3 days for the pulmo to review.
Just this morning I called SLEC and they mentioned that pulmo already completed the review and there were findings in which they are not allowed to share, they will also be uploading the results this week. Not a surprise from my end since recent APE from my company showed small scar in my lungs.

Through this forum I am aware of the sputum test and the lengthy 8weeks culture. My question is, when will they advise to do the culture? Is it CO contact first and refer me to MOC or even before CO, global health can advise me to do the sputum?? Please let me know which comes first. I just dont want to waste time waiting when I can do parallel tests while idle. Thanks to all

teamevangelista · July 2017

hi @Shakespeare23 sa case ni wife kasi nakita na ng clinic na meron nako scar, inumpasahan na right away ang sputum test at culture pra lumalakad na ang 8weeks. then once ngkaroon kmi ng CO na required ni wife mg undergo atleast konting time nlng hntayin nyo. Hope it helps.

Shakespeare23 · August 2017

Hi @teamevangelista ! Thanks for the response. I really appreciate it. I already did my sputum early this month. So 8 weeks waiting already started plus the repeat xray. It will come in God's time. Now, i'm keeping myself busy at work muna.

teamevangelista · August 2017

@Shakespeare23 good luck lapit na yan!

Shakespeare23 · September 2017

Thanks @teamevangelista . Negative ako sa smear on the 3rd day of sputum and will be back mid october in SLEC for the culture results. Pinakita rin ng doctor yung current xray ko and nanghinayang ako kasi minimal to wala na pala scar, yung naging basis is yung dinala ko from last year na xray from our APE na during that time nagka pneumonia siguro ako. ouch! Pabibbo kasi. Hahaha. Anyway, again it happens for a reason

PMPdreamer · September 2017

@diasan hi po, kamusta na po yung health clearance ng daughter nyo? Anu na po ginawa since nag improve yung xray? Hindi po ba maconsider un as faulty xray lang una?..