[KaydensMama]

What type of things are in this check up?

[SingleMama2B]

Hi KaydensMama,

2 years ago when I was doing this, it was fairly simple. You General Dr. could sign a letter (after a checkup) stating that you where in good general health, and where physically fit to rear a child. I did have to have an HIV and other blood work done, and write a history of health, i.e. operations, illnesses, etc., but fairly simple. My friend adopted this past winter/spring, and she had to have a form signed by 8 different doctors/specialists, a phsycological exam, more indepth Homestudy/social worker visits, etc. All still fairly simple, just time consuming, and more paperwork added to your dossier. I know that you will receive ALOT of responses from the great people here on the Board that have more recent experiences.

I can tell you.... no matter how much paperwork, possible sleepless nights, etc. IT IS ALL SOOOOO Worth it when you have your son or daughter home with you!!!

Blessings.....................

[beckyww]

And if you're a woman - you also gotta make a trip to the vet.

Becky
The Woodworth Family in Beautiful San Antonio TX

[SingleMama2B]

And if you're a woman - you also gotta make a trip to the vet.
Hi Becky.... is this a code name ((GYN??)) I didn't know about this one???

[caaron]

[quote=beckyww]And if you're a woman - you also gotta make a trip to the vet.

I thought it was called getting your oil checked.

[Amysue1112]

Hi!
We adopted our daughter in May of this year. We took lots of bloodwork results and chest xray films with us. The MD evals were very easy-had to take off my shirt a few times, but that was about it for me and dh. NO GYN exams, thank goodness. We had ours done in Glasov though, the own our daughter was living in.

[Horseygirl]

We adopted from Vlad this summer. We had to do the 8 doctor form, but were allowed to have the GP fill it all out. We also had to get a letter from the State Board of Medical Examiners stating that a GP was allowed to give their opionion on other medical specialties (or something like that). We did have to get our HIV/syphilis /TB tests done, and actually had to have it all redone, including the form. They were real sticklers for having it all dated within 3 months of court.