Hi aska. Hope you’re enjoying your summer answering our questions, among other things (that are actually fun).
Here’s my problem:
I was ill during my last year of high school, and it was indicated to me that I should have a medical examination.
However, upon trying to receive this medical examination today at my doctor’s office (the university physical examination), it was requested that the university give me or send me a form first, as they said that universities always give forms for these examinations, because this physical examination differs from the regular annual physical examination, and the specific things each university asks for can vary. I lost my appointment today because I haven’t been given a form of any kind by the university.
Not having the form made me very upset today
However, I have called several departments of the university today (arts and science faculty registrar’s office and the health services department among them) and no one knows what I’m talking about. Do they want to know if I’m okay or not? Or does it not matter if I’m sick with something dangerous?
I mean, you never know… I could have the avian flu or something deadly and dangerous like that and no one might know about it until it’s too late. Even if I hadn’t been sick, I’d still like to know that I’m medically fit and that everyone else at the university is okay too. I don’t want to get anything lethal or disgusting there.
According to my doctor, the form I need is supposed to be between one and two pages in length and is supposed to state everything I need to be examined for, what immunizations I am required to have (and for my doctor to correlate this information), my height and weight, my medical history information (such as being ill in grade twelve.. the date of my surgery…and the fact that I now have to return to my specialist), the things I’m allergic to,etc.
Moreover, this is an examination that can only be done by your family doctor (I asked if I could have it done in Toronto by the medical staff at the university and they said that I couldn’t, even if they tried, because they wouldn’t have any of my medical history). In addition, I have to pay my doctor $75 to have the form filled out, plus any immunization costs.
If you could please (please!) help me with this, as soon as possible, I would greatly appreciate it. I don’t know who else in the university to call anymore. I figure since you have so many more ways to contact people and squeeze information out of them than I do, you might be able to succeed in finding the answer to this. After all, you are aska! You can find out anything!
Thanks!