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Post by sm on Jul 14, 2014 19:02:19 GMT 12
anyone here who underwent sputum culture test for 8 weeks? And then the negative result pinadala pa sa medical assesor in nz, na grant po ba kayo ng visa? Hope to hear from you po..thank u
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Post by sm on Jul 16, 2014 18:32:39 GMT 12
Anyone here who underwent sputum culture test for 8 weeks? Na grant po ba kayo ng visa after the result is negative?
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Post by sm on Jul 16, 2014 18:36:01 GMT 12
I had tb history 10 plus years ago, my xray is negative so the doctor cleared me and then i lodge my application. So sad my CO asked me to undergo sputum culture test which will take 8 weeks then after daw ipapadala nya pa sa nz medical assesor for 5 to 6 wks...i feel so sad talaga...
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Post by treeofdreams on Jul 16, 2014 19:23:05 GMT 12
Hi sm, my partner has the same condition like you. What we did is instead of the sputum culture, we did the MTB PCR DNA test, 1 day lang makukuha mo na medyo may kamahalan lang. Actually sinama na namin ung result na un during sa ITA submission pero di napasin ng IO ung document kaya naforward medical docs ng partner ko sa NZ Medical Assessor. 3-weeks na ngayon wala pa ding update if tanggapin nila un, mas advance ung MTB PCR kesa sa sputum culture. And btw, as per IO since nagpasa kame nun at wala pang update in case di tatanggapin un at ipipilit nila ung sputum test bibigyan daw kame ng bagong deadline. |
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Post by sm on Jul 17, 2014 2:51:27 GMT 12
Hi treeofdreams. Thank you for your reply..ano po ba yung mtb pcr dna at magkano din po?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2014 13:56:56 GMT 12
not sure if it will help pero I might as well mention.
My parents applied po for immigrant visa sa US, tapos yun, pina sputum culture test sya, so hinold muna yung application. Nag go lang nung lumbas yung result ng sputum test. So ngayon, nasa US na sila.
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Post by treeofdreams on Jul 18, 2014 0:54:57 GMT 12
sm if I remember it correctly almost 8k ung MTB PCR sa St. Luke's. FYI na din St. Luke's BGC lang merong ganun.  Ung sputum culture test 1k plus ata, if series of 3 - 3k+ since per kuha ng specimen 1k+ at 3 consecutives days un. Nalilito ako sa series of 3 na yan dahil di kame magkaintindihan nung sa st. luke's din.  Until now wala pa din update sa amin ung Medical Assessor nageexpect ako this week or next week, kasi as per sa iba 3-4weeks turnaround time from Medical Assessor. Kaya before opting to do the MTB PCR test consult your IO muna kasi mahal na nga ang tagal pa ng turnaround time. P.S ung sputum culture series of 3 AFB ( 2 klase ung sa st. luke's 1 for bacterial culture and 1 for TB culture) make sure lang na specify na TB culture need mo. Disclaimer: Base lang po ito sa mga nasabi sa akin sa st. luke's at sa own experience and research ko po. Di po ako doctor or nurse nor aligned sa medical field.
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Post by treeofdreams on Jul 31, 2014 14:16:47 GMT 12
Hi update lang po sa medical ng partner ko. We have received an email from our IO last Monday, asking us to still take the sputum test. Eto ung sinabi: "I have been advised today from our Medical Assessor that it is still required to provide tests of Sputum culture for AFB(series of three). The reason for the report is this application is for residency and to exclude active TB, sputum cultures for AFB analysed after 6 weeks of incubation are required." Tapos gusto nila ipadala via courier ung result. Bale almot 9k pesos ung inabot ng exam since 3 culture ang nirerequire nila. Tinanong ko din kung ano impact nito sa pagaallocate ng CO sa application namin, eto sabi nya: "I am afraid the medical reports must be original, which is dated, signed and stamped by the panel doctor and please courier the physical file to our office. I can assure you that the further medical assessment won’t cause a delay in allocation, however it may cause a prolonged assessment." And di ko lang gets, di daw magccause ng delay sa allocation pero mas tatagal ung assessment? hehehe parang tinagalog ko lang.. pero di ko pa din gets.. I hope makatulong ito sa mga iba na may same experience namin. Goodluck sa ating lahat! #staypositive #matataposdinito #itsjustaphase |
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Post by aBiSh @admin on Jul 31, 2014 16:00:55 GMT 12
Oh no. So hindi pa rin nila tinanggap yung MTB PCR.  Sayang naman yun sis. Pano yan? Nakapag-culture na ba kayo? Di ba 8 weeks bago lumabas ang result nun? |
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Post by ModM on Jul 31, 2014 18:38:17 GMT 12
treeofdreams I think you will still be allocated a CO in the usual process but her/his own assessment of your case will have some delays as they wait for the medical results to come in. Naku in short pala talagang mas maigi na magtyaga sa sputum test na mas matagal man pero yun prefer nila. Maganda lang nun sis alam nyo na ano magiging result and he will be cleared eventually. Konting tiis na lang. Yung dagdag na gastos is worth it naman kapag andito na kayo at nakakuha na residency. Sent from my GT-I9505 using proboards
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Post by sm on Aug 1, 2014 10:03:59 GMT 12
Hi, sputum culture test kasi talaga ang gusto nila yun na dw nkalagay sa handbook nila. Comply na lng tayo sa hinihingi nila at huwag na lng natin isipin ang 8wks. Anyway mabilis naman ang takbo ng araw ngayon. Let us remain hopeful and positive na after the storm there's a rainbow .... I will get my sputum result on the 2nd week of sept. .. Work visa nga po pala inaplayan ko under partnership. My CO asked me to do this 8wks sputum culture test tapos pag may result na, he will send to the medical assesor in nz na mga 5 to 6 wks pa ang process. #hopefultoGod #Lordtheskystillblueformyhopeisinyou |
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Post by treeofdreams on Aug 1, 2014 15:30:20 GMT 12
aBiSh @admin sa St. Luke's 6weeks lang ung sputum culture. Kaya pagkaemail takbo kami kaagad sa St. Luke's para mapagawa na ung test. hehehe September 12 makukuha ung result pero ang gusto nila balik kami dun sa doctor na nagmedical sa amin to have it stamp and signed. Tapos ipapacourier namin ung results. Yup nasayang lang ung MTB PCR, pero eventually magagamit din naman nya un as reference in the future since forever na ung scar nya. sm, nung nagsubmit ako ng MTB PCR finorward nila un sa NZ Medical Assessor tapos 1month before sila sumagot ulit. Kaya nagworry ako sa CO allocation nageexpect kasi ako na October kami maallocate.
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Post by ModM on Aug 2, 2014 12:43:22 GMT 12
@tree of dreams mahahabol pa yan and baka mabigyan kayo CO by October.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using proboards
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Post by sm on Sept 6, 2014 0:48:49 GMT 12
Hello po sa lahat. I am verynhappy to share with you all po na my sputum culture result is NO GROWTH or NEGATIVE after six weeks of incubation...Thanks be to God! I am hoping and praying na visa will come out na po soon |
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Post by aBiSh @admin on Sept 8, 2014 10:56:09 GMT 12
Happy for you sm! This is it.  God bless sa inyo! |
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Post by treeofdreams on Sept 22, 2014 18:58:54 GMT 12
Update lang po sa application namin, naipasa na namin ngayon ung mga sputum results with No growth via DHL. And since lilipat din ako ng company, isinabay ko na additional docs ko.. hehehe Original copy ng resignation letter ko plus CTC ng Job letter sa lilipatan ko. Sana lang enough na un mga documents na un. Malapit na CO allocation namin, expected namin this October ang allocation. God Bless sa ating lahat! #kontilang #tiislang #iponiponmuna |
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Post by aBiSh @admin on Sept 23, 2014 11:12:32 GMT 12
This is it sis treeofdreams. Lapit na yan. God bless sa inyo! |
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Post by amanda on Feb 4, 2015 18:21:46 GMT 12
Thanks, aBiSh @admin If ever magpositive yung sputum, declined na ba agad o magtetake lang meds muna? nagpa xray nga pala ko malapit sa min. Nakuha ko na result. Eto nakasulat: "Fibrotic infiltrates, right upper lobe" at "Impression: Pulmonary scar, right upper lobe." Di naman inexplain yung fibrotic infiltrates kaya nag-google na ko ngayon. |
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Post by amanda on Feb 4, 2015 18:30:36 GMT 12
Also, I emailed nz immigration (yung sa nz mismo). Sinabi ko na may tb history ako. Ang reply sa akin:
"You should provide an X-Ray certificate as well as a report from your doctor outlining your history of TB - when it was contracted, that you were medicated for it, it has healed and the current state of health.
This will be helpful for an Immigration Officer when they assess your application and may save time in the process."
I wonder if pag may ganito wala na sputum test?
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Post by amanda on Feb 5, 2015 9:44:25 GMT 12
BTW sabi ng st.lukes sa kin pwede raw magpaxray ang nz applicants sa Ermita branch nila.
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Post by aBiSh @admin on Feb 5, 2015 13:41:26 GMT 12
Moved your posts here amanda. Please read previous posts. |
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Post by amanda on Feb 7, 2015 16:29:00 GMT 12
Thank you aBiSh @admin ModM and others, after a few hours ako nagpaxray, sabi I need to do sputum smear and culture test. 3 days consecutive. No breakfast. Just want to check ito na ba yung "3x3 sputum culture" o iba pa yun? (kaka-email ko lang sa st.lukes about this but I'll appreciate your input too based on your experience.) Yung isang 3 dun, maybe 3 days? What does the other 3 stand for if yun na yun? Thank you!! Edit: P2,625 nga pala pinapabayad para sa 3 days na yun. Total na daw yun. |
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Post by ModM on Feb 7, 2015 22:10:20 GMT 12
amanda sorry po hindi ko alam how a sputum test works.
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Post by aBiSh @admin on Feb 9, 2015 9:48:58 GMT 12
Nag-ganyan mom ko. Tatlong araw ka babalik doon at sa bawat araw kailangan mong mag-produce ng sangkatutak na plema. Siguro yung other 3 ay 3 vials ng plema. Haha.. Hula ko lang. I searched on it pero mukhang sa NZ immigration lang ginagamit yung term na yan. |
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Post by amanda on Feb 9, 2015 16:04:01 GMT 12
All good, ModM Thanks aBiSh @admin First day ko kanina. Ang tagal ko! Grabe hirap maglabas ng plema na masa-satisfy sila. Halos 30 minutes akong nagtry umubo. Okay, yun na nga siguro yun. Thank you! |
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Post by amanda on Feb 11, 2015 16:31:28 GMT 12
Update: Day 3 na ng sputum test ko this morning. Hooray! Medyo mabilis na ko this time.
Pwede na sana i-add to sa resume: Experienced in forcefully coughing and producing phlegm.
Tip lang sa mag-sputum test, sundin nyo na lang yung tips na nakasulat sa wall ng st.lukes (It's really helpful and it works!). Hinga nang malalim, stop for 3 seconds, exhale through mouth, etc.
In 2 days malalaman ko na result ng sputum smear test. Hopefully naman healthy na ko.
Yung culture test, 2 months ang hintay. Nabasa ko dito yung iba dati nag-mail pa ng xray/sputum test results sa inz? Pero since e-medical na ngayon, wala na need ipasa through courier, right?
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Post by aBiSh @admin on Feb 16, 2015 8:52:54 GMT 12
Thank you for the tips amanda. Sana maging okay yung sputum culture mo. |
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Post by amanda on Feb 17, 2015 14:55:35 GMT 12
aBiSh @admin Thank you! Yung smear negative. Wait na lang yung culture.
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Post by amanda on Mar 6, 2015 15:50:40 GMT 12
aBiSh @admin after ng culture test, nagrepeat chest xray pa ba mum mo?
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Post by aBiSh @admin on Mar 9, 2015 8:45:25 GMT 12
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Ung sputum culture test 1k plus ata, if series of 3 - 3k+ since per kuha ng specimen 1k+ at 3 consecutives days un. Nalilito ako sa series of 3 na yan dahil di kame magkaintindihan nung sa st. luke's din. 
Sayang naman yun sis. Pano yan? Nakapag-culture na ba kayo? Di ba 8 weeks bago lumabas ang result nun?
God bless sa inyo! 