Hi friend.
Hi Friend, i have same situation, they do not accept any result from outside, and also they complete their all protocols and it takes time... Do not worry...
Did the medical staff give you instructions on how to cough "properly"? Seems like they have a special method on how to make yourself cough and produce sputum even if you don't have it a lot. You start by taking a deep breath, hold it for 3 seconds and then like forcefully expel the air. Something like that.
Thank you. Yup they gave me instructions and I did the 3x of deep breathing and coughing hard, I did all my best but I can only produce a bit hehe. I already brought my sample this morning. Hope everything goes well.
If you have copies of your imaging I would bring them with you. If it is from a reputable place they may compare the previous x-rays. If there is no change they may agree to skip the TB test. Normally you can get the clinic or hospital to put the x-ray or CT on a flash drive or on a CD. Sometimes they give you the films. All depends if they are all digital.
OK, my update about this.Hi guys!
Didn't know I'll end up with abnormal x-ray, but so life goes
It was completely out of the blue for me. No one has ever had TB in my family and I have no signs of it. But seems like my PP has different opinion. Anyway, I was sent to do sputum 3 times. My PP is always on the phone, he constantly informs me of the analysis updates. Preliminary result is negative, now I have to wait for 6 weeks or so, as usual.
Really hope everything will turned out fine. Thank you for this tread, it gives a lot of hope and courage. Thanks to dhillion0001 for the detailed info.
For the records:
PNP Outland
Upfront Medical: January 27
Sputum tests: January 28-30
Preliminary results: Confirmed negative on February 4
AOR: February 5
Will keep you posted.
How are you doing there, friend? Did they call you with your results, or you're just going to do re X-ray this Friday?Maybe it depends on where you’re from or your hospital? I’m from the Philippines, they just told me that if they don’t call me before my sputum culture which is about to end this coming thursday, then i should just come back on march 13 for my re xray. They repeat the xray for canada, australia, and new zealand if im not mistaken. But for countries like the US after the 2 month waiting time they just pass their medical apparently.. i hope everything turns out well for you my friend! The waiting sucks but just take one day at a time
The medical gets put on hold until the TB results are back. It takes a long time for cultures to grow in sputum. This is a very common situation. It just means there will be a 2 month delay.
since the results would be available in another 2 months do we need to inform CIC regarding this.If yes how can i inform them.My spouse PR application is getting processed in New delhi visa office? In the intitial medical letter CIC asked to undergo medical exams before 26th March
No CIC will be aware. They asked for the TB testing. Deadline was really for the initial screening.
Thanks for the response.this is very helpul
Not 100% sure. Would plan for sponsorship to likely take a bit more than a year but it is very hard to estimate these things. TB testing is very common in India. If you have any irregularity in your lung they can’t tell if it is old or new if you don’t have previous imaging with the same irregularity. Your wife will be ask to repeat the x-ray as well to compare. If the irregularity is gone or looks the same it is fine. Canada has a very low level of TB. It is almost always limited to refugees, homeless people and unfortunately people living in reserves due to overcrowding. Canada wants to avoid TB being found In Canada because it has become drug resistant in many places and it can be long and hard to treat.
