Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Philippines	Medical Before Embassy Receives I-129f Packet	Thank you, and good luck today! And yes, the embassy will receive the package before the interview no problem. But my question is if them getting the medical results before they receive the package will complicate things.     Almost all medicals show up before the interview, so I am guessing that they have a filing system to store the medical results until the interview takes place....I don't think it really matters when it shows up to the Embassy, they will just hold it.   Just my thoughts....   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 09:45:00
Philippines	Medical Before Embassy Receives I-129f Packet	My fiance completed and passed her medical yesterday. Our approved I-129f packet still has yet to be shipped out from NVC (although we did get an MNL### by phone). Will this present a problem (i.e. will the embassy still be able to match up the medical results, which they obviously will get before the NVC shipment of my packet, with my packet?)? The interview isn't until October 2, if that makes any difference.   You will be fine.....Oct 2nd is a long way off and from everything I have seen so far, your package will be there in plenty of time....   Congratulations on the medical.... !!!!!   My fiancé will be doing hers Thursday....she is sleeping right now in a hotel close by the hospital and will be getting up at 12:30 am to get ready, some food and be first inline !!! she is hoping to be done in one day :-)   Cheers cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 08:55:00
Philippines	MEDICAL in the morning - +D	Apparently if she shows up at 4:30, she can get it done in one day. Provided she passes the x-ray of course.   She plans on being in line at 2:00 am....uggggg !!!!  hopefully one of the first...then if all goes well she will be done in one day.   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-30 23:32:00
Philippines	MEDICAL in the morning - +D	Looks like good progress for both....my Fiance' is now on her way to Manila from Angeles City to start with her medical on Thursday....wish all good luck !!!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-30 22:42:00
Philippines	MEDICAL in the morning - +D	Good luck....my Fiancé will also be heading to Manila on Wed for her medical on Thursday.	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-30 11:50:00
Philippines	Ok !!! Why are so Many Filipina's Connecting Up with American Men......???	OK ~     Nice One Hank !!!!! :-)	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 16:58:00
Philippines	Ok !!! Why are so Many Filipina's Connecting Up with American Men......???	Great post Steve....you did say it all very nicely and thanks so much for contributing to this thread. I think that your thoughts are all very true and the reason why this site is so popular to use looking for a little happiness from both sides of the fence... :-)   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 13:20:00
Philippines	Ok !!! Why are so Many Filipina's Connecting Up with American Men......???	Hay naku, cjmc.  You're a nice enough guy, but I guess you didn't get that I was being facetious in the other thread.  You should know better than to try and elicit supercilious comments on a message board - especially from a Filipina.  What did you really expect to read?   The whole idea of this thread was to get some honest remarks about the topic.... Maybe I was wrong to ask such a thing   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-30 16:19:00
Philippines	Ok !!! Why are so Many Filipina's Connecting Up with American Men......???	America is a country of Immigration....that is how it all started......way back when...   The drive for people to immigrate to this country has always been about freedom and to find a better way of life.   I have personally found that the Filipina I am going to marry has strong family values and shows great compassion and love for me....   "True love" is a two way street....unconditionally giving to your partner to make them happy....when this attitude is in place with both partners.....WoW !!! that is certainly true love   I have found this now and have had a hard time finding it in the US in the past with other relationships.   Just my thoughts !!!    cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-30 14:20:00
Philippines	Ok !!! Why are so Many Filipina's Connecting Up with American Men......???	Ok, as requested.....maybe this will be a little more energetic thread.....let the show begin !!!! :-)   Why are so many Filipina's connecting up with American Men ???   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-29 19:41:00
Philippines	Up to interpretation- When does a women's period end, or last day....according to the Medical Exam	Just to make this perfectly clear....Dahlia means that they will ask "When was the First Day of your last period "  In her mind this means " When was your last period"   Oh well....enough of this.......   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-02 10:27:00
Philippines	Up to interpretation- When does a women's period end, or last day....according to the Medical Exam	Sometimes you have to lead the Filipinas by example. If you want her to try it, You can try it yourself first for one day, think of it as an adventure. it can't be any worse than eating balut. it won't interfere with your swimming and It will leave you feeling fresh and feminine.     Sounds good to me  this should be interesting !!!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-28 22:44:00
Philippines	Up to interpretation- When does a women's period end, or last day....according to the Medical Exam	I have an oven that cleans itself.       I guess that is where the idea  came from    cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-28 20:30:00
Philippines	Up to interpretation- When does a women's period end, or last day....according to the Medical Exam	Seriously tampon?! Haha just kidding :-P I myself wouldn't try that lol its uncomfortable. Anyways back to the topic. I just want to clarify. So SLEC do count one week from the last day of your last period? I am still really confuse. My last day was Yesterday and I am already set on Thursday for medical but this is holding me because some says they might do gyne exam? Please advice me if I will pursue on Thursday. I don't want to wait until next week as I want to have a few days gap before my interview and I can only make absences from my work Thursday or Fri because workload isn't heavy . my schedule interview is Aug 12     From what I understand and from all the reading I have done, you calculate your last day by adding 11-14 days from your first day of your last period, so we used 14 days just to be conservative and then you added the 7days.   So basically, you can have your physical 3 weeks after the first day of your last period.   They will do a gyne exam from what I understand....   Good luck, we have been struggling with this also....the definition of the "Last Day".....   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-28 19:33:00
Philippines	Up to interpretation- When does a women's period end, or last day....according to the Medical Exam	I have eaten balut a couple times as well, of course I told my wife - don't add it to my favorites list..   And I don't think I would compare the two.... just saying....       Well..........!!!!!!!!! :-)   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-28 14:13:00
Philippines	Up to interpretation- When does a women's period end, or last day....according to the Medical Exam	Hate to tell ya buddy, but what your wife uses isn't up to you....   Yes Hank....You are absolutely correct on that....I just want her to try...she might like it !!! :-)  After all.... I ate Bolute Twice already in the Philippines !!!! trying new things is an adventure....   Cheers   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-28 12:29:00
Philippines	Up to interpretation- When does a women's period end, or last day....according to the Medical Exam	Ok....since we are on such a sensitive topic and we seem to be able to openly talk about such a thing.... I have another question....there seems to be a cultural difference between the Philippines and the US in using pads instead of "Tampons"   Through all this, I get the feeling that Filipina's seem to use pads and not "Tampons" for their monthly period, is this true ??   I would like my Fiance' to try and use "Tampons" because in our US culture, they seem to make that monthly chore go more smoothly, less messy and you can go swimming....   Hey ladies, jump in on this conversation and try and convince my Fiancé that it is ok to try this....maybe she will like it :-)   This should be interesting...... :-)   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-28 11:46:00
Philippines	Up to interpretation- When does a women's period end, or last day....according to the Medical Exam	The count is supposed to begin on the first day of the last menstrual period.  Day 11-14 is usually "one week after the last day of their period" for most women, and also coincides with the start of the fertility period. That is why they also ask about recent sexual contact.   We just kept it simple and waited for the Monday 2 weeks after the start of her lmp.   That makes a whole lot of sense....thanks for that input :-)   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-28 11:01:00
Philippines	Up to interpretation- When does a women's period end, or last day....according to the Medical Exam	Here is one interpretation.....   "The last day of your period is the last day you see red blood, the brown discharge is your ####### cleaning itself and blood turns brown when its old"   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-27 22:14:00
Philippines	Up to interpretation- When does a women's period end, or last day....according to the Medical Exam	It looks like some questions regarding what is considered the last day of a woman's period.   Some women are having their medicals done very soon after their so called " Last Day"    What is considered the "Last Day" according to the medical examination people ?? How do they ask that question ??   Has anyone run into trouble answering the question ??   We are just trying to figure this one out.....there seems to be some confusion over this.   They only want you to do the physical one week after the last day...."so when is the last day" !!!   Input Please :-)   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-27 21:04:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	Its been about 40+ years since I lived up that way... Tacoma.     I live about a 1 1/2 hr drive North of Tacoma on the North side of Seattle....you would be very surprised how much Tacoma has changed in the last 40 yrs..... to the better :-)   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-02 10:30:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	Enjoy your flight...   I was going to say enjoy the rain too, but being from Washington I'm not sure you would notice...       Actually Hank...here in Washington State from about the first of July through September it is actually very dry....if you don't water your lawn, it will turn brown an die off until the rain starts again in October.   Our average temp right now runs from 70-80 degrees and no humidity....!!!! It has been a great summer so far....   I am not looking forward to the hot and humid days in the Philippines and changing your shirt every few hours... :-)   I will enjoy my flight....free wine..... !!!!  three glasses right after the first main meal and I sleep for at least 5 hrs, a couple of movies and I will be there to be with my Honey !!!!   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-02 10:12:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	My fiancé is finally all done with her medical !!!! Now to get ready for our interview next Thursday....time for me to start packing !!!!!   Cheers !!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-01 22:19:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	My Fiance' is on her way to St Lukes for her shots now....will be glad when this part is all over...!!!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-01 19:35:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	Thanks for the answers everyone and CJMC, what's the latest on your fiancé and her Medical?       She is sleeping at the hotel right now and is suppose to show back up at the hospital for her shoots Friday morning at 8:30 am and hopefully all will be over....next our interview on Aug 8th and then the CFO right behind that.   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-01 10:29:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	when they asked me to go back at 1:30Pm..they immediately told me its for vaccination so i knew right then i'll come back to get the 3 shots that the lady doctor told me during the immunization interview    They missed that part....telling my Fiance' that she would be coming back for her shots.....she waited and waited when she came back...nothing...finally they told her she would have to come back the next day....still did not tell her for what....she was nervous that she did not pass...then finally she was able to confirm that it was for her shots !!!!!   We are both so relieved..... !!!!!!   Congratulations to all today that made it through this stressful time !!!   Cheers,   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-01 03:32:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	Hi cjmc, what hotel did your fiance stayed? Im having my medical next week and im thinking of staying at casa bacobo. I heard it was just a 3mins walking distance to SLEC   Yes, she stayed there at the Casa Bacobo...it is nice and clean and has wifi...it is also very cheap and as you say, not to far from SLEC. It was definitely a good choice.   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 22:47:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	I have a question. Where do you know where to go... what entrance? Is there only one line to be in? I'm asking because if you are the first one there, how do you know where to go exactly. Thanks   My Fiance' took a couple of pictures of the front of the hospital....there was the address that is on the application form....some steps going up to some glass doors.   There were also some vendors around that were offering to rent you chairs to sit in, that I guess was the big give away.... :-)   Once the line started, there was only one.   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 21:59:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	So if she was asked to come back at 1:30 PM, does that mean she passed the X-ray test ??  seems like I read something about that....   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 21:17:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	Just received a call from my fiance' ....... it is 10:00 am there now and she is on her morning break.. made it through the physical and has been asked to come back at 1:30 PM, I guess that is when we find out the results and if she can finish up today. So far, so good !!! :-)   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 21:01:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	We are just hoping it can be done today, we both know things can come up....just like in this entire process of getting a Visa...."Plan for the Worst, but hope for the Best"   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 20:28:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	X-Ray was completed by about 8:00, now she is in her physical exam...hope it all turns out ok...she is getting tired, was up at 12:30 am this morning to get ready and get in line at the hospital.   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 19:30:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	In the door at St. Lukes at 6:00 am,  payment made and on we go....first vitals...   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 18:22:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	5:30 AM there now....all the ladies waiting in line still to get into the building, the guard has been sleeping just inside the door and they don't want to wake him up...he might be grouchy...!!! :-)   My Fiance' has her I pad with her and will try to keep me informed on what is happening as the day progresses.   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 16:29:00
Philippines	St. Luke's... 1st in line this morning	My Fiance' is first in line this morning for her medical at St. Luke's, also others from VJ there she says.   I wish everyone there today the best of luck getting through this part !!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-31 15:16:00
Philippines	Reaction to Immunizations	Can i get those shots before the medical exam? On my health unit of my town   I am sure you can....you just have to be able to produce the records of the shots you have already had.   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-02 13:10:00
Philippines	August 12th Interview - anyone else?	We will be right in front of you on Aug 8th.....good luck to you !!!   cjmc We will be right in front of you on Aug 8th.....good luck to you !!!   cjmc We will be right in front of you on Aug 8th.....good luck to you !!!   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-08-02 21:48:00
Philippines	How long does it take for NVC to respond to email asking for MNL#?	I called tonight, when she gave the MNL# I asked right then if she could email that to my email address that she had on record. She said to try that on Monday (call and ask for the rep to email it). And yes, I did email NVC as well.   Look like you are covering all your bases....good job !!! :-)   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-26 22:13:00
Philippines	How long does it take for NVC to respond to email asking for MNL#?	I'll call again and see if the rep can email me the number.   I called them twice....they said they would send something out....... it was just hot air, nothing came until I sent the inquiry by email. When you have them on the phone, ask them to send it while you are on the phone with them....pin them down on when it will be sent.   I assumed it would be sent out right away that day.....but no so..... :-(   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-26 19:42:00
Philippines	How long does it take for NVC to respond to email asking for MNL#?	I sent my email out to NVC requesting our MNL number on July 9th, I received the response back on July 23rd   cjmc I sent my email out to NVC requesting our MNL number on July 9th, I received the response back on July 23rd   cjmc   The funny thing was that the response email back from NVC corresponded to when our file was shipped out to the Embassy in Manila, maybe some correlation there......   cjmc	cjmc	Male	Philippines	2013-07-26 19:33:00