runningclaire

Can anyone tell me please, the procedure when asked for further chest x rays. I had my chest x ray done ten days ago, and was called by the doctor who did my medical exam to say old scarring was showing on my lungs, probably TB,( she said I may have been exposed to TB as a child). I was rather taken aback and did not listen properly to the rest of what she told me other than that I would be contacted to have further x rays. I have researched this forum quite a bit, but dont seem to be able to find time scales or how many visits to the x ray dept are required.
Thank you in advance for any info anyone can give me.

Jane Barlow

I think if you look in the immigration section there are quite a few posts about it, I seem to remember it was a 3 month wait and sputum tests, and failing that a 6 month wait for new x-rays?? Not speaking from experience though so you'd better check it out!

PMM

Hi

1. You will get a sealed letter from the Immigration Regional Medical Centre, called a medical furtherance, which you are to take to the DMP.
2. It probably request a sputum test, which takes 6-8 weeks to culture and then you have another x-ray.
3. It may not be TB, it could be a scar if you had pneumonia or it could be a bad x-ray.

runningclaire

Thank you for your replies