As the title says, all the medical information has been sent to New Zealand House. This was done on Thursday at the main Post Office in the City Centre.
My GP did write me a quick letter stating what I wanted and I am just waiting to see if this will post muster with the Medical Adviser. My GP is a specialist in the treatment of diabetics so that should carry some weight.
I am now including a currency conversion in my Costs to give any Kiwis reading this the idea of the financial committment that has to be made to get to NZ. This value below would be approximately 1/7th of a years wage for me in NZ and 1/12th of my UK wage, if I was working full time.
Total Costs=£2807.06 (NZ$ 7872.70 at today's rate £1.00=NZ$2.80).
Sunday 19 October 2008
Tuesday 14 October 2008
More Medicals!!!
Well, it has been a while since I last posted, mostly because I didn't have much to say.
Since the last posting I have had a series of blood tests and I am now beginning to feel like a pin cushion. My liver function tests were out of kilter so I had them done again, after coming off statins which lower my cholesterol.
I went to see a specialist, at the behest of the NZIS medical adviser, which cost me £120 at a private hospital. I could not get an NHS appointment as it was not "urgent". Well it depend on your definition of urgent!
A week after seeing the specialist I had the repeat tests done, which showed that my liver function tests results had dropped significantly. These results I took to the specialist and he has written a letter stating that the abnormality was statin related! YIPPPPPPPPPPEEEE!!
Now I have to speak to my doc as the Urine Protein test came back abnormal, so she upped my medication which will pull this back in line but I will need a note to say this. I must impress on her that it she has to put "Specialist" into the letter otherwise the NZIS might ignore her!
Old Costs=£2687.06
New Costs=£120.00
Total Costs=£2807.06
Since the last posting I have had a series of blood tests and I am now beginning to feel like a pin cushion. My liver function tests were out of kilter so I had them done again, after coming off statins which lower my cholesterol.
I went to see a specialist, at the behest of the NZIS medical adviser, which cost me £120 at a private hospital. I could not get an NHS appointment as it was not "urgent". Well it depend on your definition of urgent!
A week after seeing the specialist I had the repeat tests done, which showed that my liver function tests results had dropped significantly. These results I took to the specialist and he has written a letter stating that the abnormality was statin related! YIPPPPPPPPPPEEEE!!
Now I have to speak to my doc as the Urine Protein test came back abnormal, so she upped my medication which will pull this back in line but I will need a note to say this. I must impress on her that it she has to put "Specialist" into the letter otherwise the NZIS might ignore her!
Old Costs=£2687.06
New Costs=£120.00
Total Costs=£2807.06
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