MartianTom

Hi everyone,

I'll soon be at the stage when I have to submit my medical report, and am a little worried about it. I have suffered from depression on and off since 1991, and took medication for a while. In 2004, due to a combination of overwhelming life events, I suffered a complete breakdown. I was off work for a whole year, on meds for most of that time, received counselling and had one particular episode where I had to spend the night at a local mental health unit, because I'd lost control of my behaviour due to meds and drink (though I wasn't Sectioned: I went home the next day). I also made one suicide attempt during this time. All of this will, obviously, come out on my medical report. Thankfully, for the last 4 years I've been fine, happy in my work, and have taken no meds at all for anything. I'm very physically fit and have had no other major health problems.

Does anyone think this history is likely to affect my application? Thanks for any help you can offer.

Mermaid3011

Hi Martian,
why do you believe your history will come out in your medical report??? If you don't tell them and your blood work doesn't show that you are currently on medication noone will know!

The Medical is a thorough blood analisys, chest xrays etc. But they won't call your family doctor to provide records on your former diseases.

Cheers
B.

MartianTom

Thanks, B. The only thing is, I have to file my updated documents, and on the Schedule 1 Background/Declaration, one of the questions asks if I've ever had any serious disease or physical or mental disorder. I can only answer 'yes' to that... so there are going to be questions asked about it somewhere along the line.

Merry

Hi again
I know I PM'd you before our medicals on Friday in which I told you of my history of mental health problems. The medical didn't seem to go too badly - Dr asked for me to get copies from my GP of last letters from two specialist departments stating that I had been discharged - one of those was only a year ago which is a bit of a concern. I decided to be honest (but not overly gloomy!!) about the history because I heard that what you say stays on record for 5 yrs and I'd rather know if there's a problem now than when the whole family has moved- don't know if this is true though! Anyway, still very worrying - does anyone know when I might expect to hear if there is any problem?

Paul Wildy

For them to deem you inadmissible based on your medical history they would need to consider that you were either:

1) a danger to public safety
or
2) going to require treatment or care costing in excess of the average (about $5k per year)

From what you say it doesn't sound like either of those are the case so you shouldnt be inadmissible. However I expect they may request a specialist report (phsychological report etc) to confirm this.

Merry

Thanks so much Paul - I understood that and both the DMP and my GP couldn't see that there should be a problem but just reading the other threads tonight made me have a little panic! I'll be sure to post how things work out though because I know there are others who might have similar problems - bizarre thing is, I have work with a NS mental health organisation and if I hadn't been ill, I doubt I would have been so quickly successful with that!

gary123

HI

I had the same issue as you, but they did not ask at the medical , just asked was I taking any meds there and then. Depression is treatable and would not be classed as a burden on the Can health systen , I was told that if you are goign to cost them over $20,000 in the the first 3 years then they might reject but you would be no where near that as you would pay for your own meds...( been here 9 months now in Brampton just outside Toronto)

Gary

Merry

Thanks Gary I feel a bit better now - husband left for 6 weeks in Canada on Monday so I'm here with more time in the evening to dwell on what might go wrong!

andybeavan

At the medical my partner admitted to having depression. They have requested further information to rule out self-harm and the harm of others. I think it is a cost issue as has already been brought up. If you are of good health then I think there should be no problem. I think its best just to be honest. Good luck

MartianTom

Thanks, everyone. That's all reassuring.

claire600

Hi

I took a letter from my doctor saying that I had recovered from the period of depression and was no longer taking medication. I had also had time of work.

I also searched depression on the forum before I went ... nothing like worrying as you get closer

Claire

tmb

All the above information aslo reassuring to my situation with my daughter, fingers crossed...