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Feb 17th 2011, 9:28 pm
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Re: Medicals
good news mate 
we're waiting on our bloods, hopefullynext week, and should be good to go. someone mentioned about having to get gp reports for their ita but i'm assuming that if your medical has no significant findings no gp report is required...
we're waiting on our bloods, hopefullynext week, and should be good to go. someone mentioned about having to get gp reports for their ita but i'm assuming that if your medical has no significant findings no gp report is required...
Feb 18th 2011, 8:10 am
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quick question for some of you peeps...
my bmi was fine, 26.9 or something, but I think my "waist" was 103cm.
the doc didn't flinch at this, neither did I, but I now realised that >102 may cause issues, as in it may be referred to a medical assessor?
any anyhow reading the guidelines how the "waist" should be measured... she measured it around my widest bit, at the level of the umbilicus. The guidelines state below rib but above umbilicius... in which case I'm 96cm.
my bmi was fine, 26.9 or something, but I think my "waist" was 103cm.
the doc didn't flinch at this, neither did I, but I now realised that >102 may cause issues, as in it may be referred to a medical assessor?
any anyhow reading the guidelines how the "waist" should be measured... she measured it around my widest bit, at the level of the umbilicus. The guidelines state below rib but above umbilicius... in which case I'm 96cm.
Feb 18th 2011, 3:41 pm
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Popped to surgery, doc put 103 but remeasured me at 96... that's better lol
It's all stress with this game isn't it!
It's all stress with this game isn't it!
Feb 22nd 2011, 5:35 pm
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Final update with Medicals!
Had a phone call today... all results in... all passed and well chuffed with my cholesterol... 4.2 down from 5.3 when I was tested a couple of years ago
Well chuffed!
Going to pickup Medicals tomorrow and then all we need is ITA (called London, its on its way) and probably some certified copies of stuff (will wait for ITA so I know what we need).
So... burning question... Doc said she'll seal it with a stamp and I should not, under any circumstances, open it! I want to open it to check its all filled in properly... I thought NZ didn't really care if it was sealed or not.
Had a phone call today... all results in... all passed and well chuffed with my cholesterol... 4.2 down from 5.3 when I was tested a couple of years ago
Well chuffed!
Going to pickup Medicals tomorrow and then all we need is ITA (called London, its on its way) and probably some certified copies of stuff (will wait for ITA so I know what we need).
So... burning question... Doc said she'll seal it with a stamp and I should not, under any circumstances, open it! I want to open it to check its all filled in properly... I thought NZ didn't really care if it was sealed or not.
Feb 22nd 2011, 5:46 pm
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Re: Medicals
Final update with Medicals!
Had a phone call today... all results in... all passed and well chuffed with my cholesterol... 4.2 down from 5.3 when I was tested a couple of years ago
Well chuffed!
Going to pickup Medicals tomorrow and then all we need is ITA (called London, its on its way) and probably some certified copies of stuff (will wait for ITA so I know what we need).
So... burning question... Doc said she'll seal it with a stamp and I should not, under any circumstances, open it! I want to open it to check its all filled in properly... I thought NZ didn't really care if it was sealed or not.
Had a phone call today... all results in... all passed and well chuffed with my cholesterol... 4.2 down from 5.3 when I was tested a couple of years ago
Well chuffed!
Going to pickup Medicals tomorrow and then all we need is ITA (called London, its on its way) and probably some certified copies of stuff (will wait for ITA so I know what we need).
So... burning question... Doc said she'll seal it with a stamp and I should not, under any circumstances, open it! I want to open it to check its all filled in properly... I thought NZ didn't really care if it was sealed or not.
Feb 23rd 2011, 5:47 pm
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Re: Medicals
Ok, all blood tests in and all ok apart from slightly low neutrophils (1.7 instead of 2.0) although my WBC was on the lower end of things (4.5 with a range 4.0-11.0).
I have a question regarding what was tested though... the clinical biochemistry report has the following data:
Estimated GFR
Cholestrerol
Glucose
Sodium
Potassium
Urea
Creatinine
Albumin
Alk Phos
AST
Bilirubin
The GGT, total protein is blank - same for my wife. The doctor is on the panel of medical doctors who can do these tests.
Any ideas?
I have a question regarding what was tested though... the clinical biochemistry report has the following data:
Estimated GFR
Cholestrerol
Glucose
Sodium
Potassium
Urea
Creatinine
Albumin
Alk Phos
AST
Bilirubin
The GGT, total protein is blank - same for my wife. The doctor is on the panel of medical doctors who can do these tests.
Any ideas?
Feb 23rd 2011, 8:30 pm
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Bugger!
The radiographer who took my X-ray also didn't sign across the photograph.
Guys, I seriously suggest you open your Medicals before sending them off!!!
I'm also assuming that ALP, AST and albumin tests are sufficient for liver function... with raised values of ALP or AST suggesting GGT and total protein to be looked at... maybe thats why these were no on the report, because all my values were well within all limits.
The radiographer who took my X-ray also didn't sign across the photograph.
Guys, I seriously suggest you open your Medicals before sending them off!!!
I'm also assuming that ALP, AST and albumin tests are sufficient for liver function... with raised values of ALP or AST suggesting GGT and total protein to be looked at... maybe thats why these were no on the report, because all my values were well within all limits.
Feb 23rd 2011, 10:06 pm
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Re: Medicals
Bugger!
The radiographer who took my X-ray also didn't sign across the photograph.
Guys, I seriously suggest you open your Medicals before sending them off!!!
I'm also assuming that ALP, AST and albumin tests are sufficient for liver function... with raised values of ALP or AST suggesting GGT and total protein to be looked at... maybe thats why these were no on the report, because all my values were well within all limits.
The radiographer who took my X-ray also didn't sign across the photograph.
Guys, I seriously suggest you open your Medicals before sending them off!!!
I'm also assuming that ALP, AST and albumin tests are sufficient for liver function... with raised values of ALP or AST suggesting GGT and total protein to be looked at... maybe thats why these were no on the report, because all my values were well within all limits.
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Feb 23rd 2011, 10:10 pm
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I do have the albumin test results... range is 36-51 and mine is 50 so just in 
The ALP range is 70-320 with the lab and my value was 143 so smack bang in the centre.
I just don't have the GGT... but I'm assuming maybe since everything else is within range it shouldnt be an issue?!
I'm going to call them tomorrow to confirm. They are on the panel of doctors and so I'm assuming that this is the way they do it and there isn't an issue!!
We'll see!
The ALP range is 70-320 with the lab and my value was 143 so smack bang in the centre.
I just don't have the GGT... but I'm assuming maybe since everything else is within range it shouldnt be an issue?!
I'm going to call them tomorrow to confirm. They are on the panel of doctors and so I'm assuming that this is the way they do it and there isn't an issue!!
We'll see!
