Hi does anyone know what they do in the medicals and if children have to have them too????

Hi ya...Everyone has to do the medicals...even the kids. We had a weight check, blood pressure, hearing test, eye test, reflex test and i had my boobs felt and OH and my boys had their bits felt......We all had xrays done and both me and OH had blood tests done....i think thats about it.....oh, almost forgot...urine test too....hope that helps....

Thanks thats great!

what would be the reasons to fail the medicals??

Im not sure what it would take.....i know my 14 year old son had a problem with the urine sample...protein showed up in it.....they just held on until i had him checked again with our own GP...he got the all clear and then they sent the medicals off....

You might get some info on Wike....top of the page....im sure you be fine tho'....everyone worries about it.......

Thanks again, do you know if people get turned down if they are overweight?

No...why would they.....don't be silly love

They would have a cheek...Canada's full of people every size.....don't worry at all...

Hi Lisadd...

From what I've read in this and other posts... you may not be allowed to emigrate to Canada if you have a disease that poses a public health risk... like AIDS or tuberculosis and such... OR

If you have a medical condition that will be costing the Canadian Health system in excess of $5000 per year... or something like that... in this case other diseases that require constant medical attention or treatment will be included... such as dialysis, kidney failure, cancer, etc...

Good Luck on your medical exams and congratulations on getting this far!

Weight definately isn't on their schedule so don't worry. Just public health stuff and ongoing sickness thats gonna cost too much! Don't worry.

Hi Lisadd,

I am glad I am not the only one worrying about the weight issue for the medicals. It would be awful after waiting for all this time and then being refused for being too fat.

The one thing I think might be showing up on your blood test if you are overweight is diabetes and for that you only need to show prove from your doctor that you have it under control... once again this information was gather from reading other posts...

Good luck to all who are going for medicals these days!

Isnt it a worry! i have been trying hard to loss the weight but i would feel horrible if we got turned down because of my weight!

As far as i know , If you are overweight with no other health problems , then you are fine. Especially if your blood pressure is ok.

If you have other health problems then they may need more tests. IE for high blood pressure they may insist on a blood test that shows up any potential kidney problems.

If you are worried do a search for DMP handbook , it goes through everything in there.

I really wouldn't worry though , they let me in and I'm certainly no size zero!!!

weight is fine - i'm a size 20 and it wasn't an issue. high bp is a problem though. so watch out. hubby is being treated by docs for high bp and has been asked twice by chc for more medical info - and it's cost around £800 to get the medical info via cardiologists.

hope this helps with weight concerns tho!