Refusal on medical grounds ?

by **easterneye** » March 14, 2010, 2:10 pm

Hi all
As seen in my previous post my intentions are to live in UK + Thai half and half of the year for mabe the next 5 years or so ,, then hopefully in a financial position to pull up the drawbridge and retire with a non O , PROBLEM is despite the fact I do not suffer with blood pressure and excersise regularly I am one fat bstrd !!

QUESTION is has anyone on here or know of anyone being refused their medical on weight // height ratio ?? as is continually rammed down our throats in the UK everytime we go to the quacks,,,,,,if this is the case I need to start something drastic now ,,,,,, like starvation

just for the record I am 5ft 10 and 115 kilos !

by **Khun Paul** » March 14, 2010, 2:16 pm

In short the answer to your question is NO, however most need to get or have a medical when first applying for a Years visa ( retirement).

What you need to do is over the next five years look at your health in a real way and ensure that overweight you may be, but as long as you are healthy thats OK. You also need to investigate a health ins provider that will deal with your health problems as they arise , starting now will ensure that when you come here long term you will be ok.
Many posters do not have the neccessary health to ensure full ins, that could be a problem as one grows older. I appreciate that in some cases money is a problem but severe helath problems are not cheap either so investigate a ins provider and start it now , need also to ensure it will cover you after you reach 65 or more.

just for info.

by **BobHelm** » March 14, 2010, 2:44 pm

The medical requirements surrounding the visa are really centred around 'communicable' diseases - TB & these days, sexually transmitted diseases, Yellow Fever etc. rather than what I might call "health style" practices or the individual needing to reach physical fitness 'targets'. The medical exams in Thailand, in many places, represent little more than you being capable of getting in & out of the doctors' office - although there are probably those who would provide the medical certificate even if you were not.

KP does bring up an associated matter that requires your full thought about how to resolve. As he says minor injuries cost little here but a full blown medical emergency is expensive anywhere in the world.

by **davecryan** » March 14, 2010, 9:42 pm

Last Jan I went to Nong Khai to renew my Driving Licence, where I was told that I needed a Medical certificate. So I drove along the main street parallel to the river. Found a Pharmacy, went in and told the girl behind the Cosmetics counter that I required a Certificate. She said, "OK" and wrote one out herself ! Approx 200 baht...no problem !

by **easterneye** » March 14, 2010, 11:40 pm

Cheers for the words of reassurance lads ,,,,,,, not sounding so bad ,,,,,, just had a vision before of investing some of the hard earned dosh in a place to retire into the LOS and being sent home visa refused in the cargo hold of the plane ,, I dont drink or smoke and have excellent blood pressure ( at the mo ) but am just such a fat bstrd

by **pompui** » March 15, 2010, 12:36 am

davecryan wrote:Last Jan I went to Nong Khai to renew my Driving Licence, where I was told that I needed a Medical certificate. So I drove along the main street parallel to the river. Found a Pharmacy, went in and told the girl behind the Cosmetics counter that I required a Certificate. She said, "OK" and wrote one out herself ! Approx 200 baht...no problem !

200 baht

I think you have been 'done like a kipper'.

Back to the OP,5ft 10 and 115 kgs is indeed overweight,somehow I was expecting you to say 5ft 10 and 150kgs!

by **Bandung_Dero** » March 15, 2010, 3:08 am

davecryan wrote:Last Jan I went to Nong Khai to renew my Driving Licence, where I was told that I needed a Medical certificate. So I drove along the main street parallel to the river. Found a Pharmacy, went in and told the girl behind the Cosmetics counter that I required a Certificate. She said, "OK" and wrote one out herself ! Approx 200 baht...no problem !

Gee you were ripped off! Here in Ban Dung it's 30 Baht at the clinic up the road Morrissio's Pizza Place. So long as one is still warm and breathing they pass with flying colors!

by **douglas** » March 15, 2010, 8:48 am

Hi,
For a Thai. driving Lic. you have to get a med. form from the DL Center in U.T. this has got on it, hearing test, colour blindness test, eye test. and med. which the doctor has to fill in and sign. At least it was at the end of last year when I got mine. Cost at, what used to be Paola hospital, was 100B. and took one hour, mostly waiting in reception. Believe it or not when I went back to D.L. center they give me another colour blindness test TIT. If you have a British DL you do not have to take the theory or practical tests. Do not take photos, waste of money as they do there own when they print out your Lics. If you want M/B and Car it will be two lics.

by **jimboLV** » March 15, 2010, 9:19 am

This was my experience with the medical exam for a driver license, as posted on another venue:

...need to get a Medical Certificate. To get one, DO NOT go to a hospital. Go to one of those storefront “medical clinics” located all over Udon. They will conduct a rigorous medical exam. The exam consists of two parts:

1. You must be physically capable of walking up to the counter and presenting your passport and say “driver license”, or your longhaired translator can say this for you.

2. You must be physically capable of taking out your wallet and handing over 100 baht. Some clinics may charge a different amount.

If you can do both of these things, you are judged physically capable of operating a motor vehicle in Thailand. Some clinics, however, may conduct a more stringent exam by asking “are you in good health?” If you say "yes", and not say something like “Actually I am a triple amputee, am legally blind, and suffer frequent seizures” you have passed the test and they will give you a certification, which you give to the people at the driver license place.

by **nkstan** » March 15, 2010, 9:43 am

I almost got denied because ''your dick to big'',but they let me in because I was so fat,some of it disappeared! :roll:

Don't worry,you will be fine! :lol:

by **Marlowe** » March 15, 2010, 12:59 pm

did someone take over nk's keyboard or what? a doppleganger in our midst? hmmm, one never knows...

by **Brian Davis** » March 15, 2010, 1:17 pm

Just a tip.
I'm colourblind (red/green, I think) and cannot always make out the number on those dot things. I do, um normally, stop at red lights and go on green.
Years back, in Nongbualamphu, I failed the dot thing. Fortunately, the officer had an enlarged chart and pointed to individual colours, which I was able to identify. He seemed happy.
May be some help if anyone has same problem. Of course, a few hundred baht will no doubt result in success too. :roll:

by **douglas** » March 15, 2010, 1:42 pm

Hi,
The Med. form I got from the D.L. center had to be signed by a doctor, according to the wording on the form. It had a eye test section and a colour blindness section plus others. They would not take a letter from a med. clinic. signed by the lady behind the desk. Which I had. So it was a trip, and money, wasted. They said I have to obtain a form from D.L. center and get that filled in by a doctor. This was 1 Oct. 2009, may have changed by now. Anyway 100B, for a full med, from the hospital and they accepted it. Can't recall price but the 2 lics. came to less than 300B
This lic. is called a Temporary M/B or car lic. and lasts for 12 months after which you will get a five year one.

by **papaguido** » March 15, 2010, 3:12 pm

douglas wrote:Hi,
The Med. form I got from the D.L. center had to be signed by a doctor, according to the wording on the form. It had a eye test section and a colour blindness section plus others. They would not take a letter from a med. clinic. signed by the lady behind the desk. Which I had. So it was a trip, and money, wasted. They said I have to obtain a form from D.L. center and get that filled in by a doctor. This was 1 Oct. 2009, may have changed by now. Anyway 100B, for a full med, from the hospital and they accepted it. Can't recall price but the 2 lics. came to less than 300B
This lic. is called a Temporary M/B or car lic. and lasts for 12 months after which you will get a five year one.

My wife took my step son and a friend today to get their lic, 80bt at a clinic outside of town for him and 30bt for friend at a clinic in town. Eye test was performed at DL center. Don't require any med forms from DL center.

by **Khun Paul** » March 15, 2010, 4:52 pm

[quote]I dont drink or smoke and have excellent blood pressure ( at the mo ) but am just such a fat bstrd
easterneye

Just because one does NOT fit into the rigid sales put out by many medical companies does not in fact mean you are a fat person.
I am over 60 weigh about 107 kilos and ht about 5.11 inches but I am not fat, full figure maybe , when I was 18 years old I was 79 kilos fighting fit with no fat at al ( according to the british Army ). Some people are large boned some are not some are solid some are not.
Weight is really how you feel if your are energetic, fit and healthy you ain't fat just BIG.

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