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JBoone
Joined: 25 Jun 2011
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 Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject: Specific Medication Issue |
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Hello,
I am considering moving to Korea with my girlfriend within the next two years, but I have a few things I need to be sure of first.
My girlfriend and I have very specific medical issues. I have Ulcerative Colitis, and she has Spinal Stenosis. I am on a medication (Lialda) that I have to take twice a day for the rest of my life, and my girlfriend has to have high levels of pain medicine, particularly Oxycontin, and she must have Ambien and a few other choice drugs for her to even be able to function day to day.
I want to know if these medications will be available to us in Korea, and if it will be a challenge to get them. Basically neither of us can function without our pills, and if I move over there and suddenly we can't get access to either of our medications, it will be a SERIOUS issue.
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Chalmers
Joined: 20 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: Specific Medication Issue |
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| JBoone wrote: |
Hello,
I am considering moving to Korea with my girlfriend within the next two years, but I have a few things I need to be sure of first.
My girlfriend and I have very specific medical issues. I have Ulcerative Colitis, and she has Spinal Stenosis. I am on a medication (Lialda) that I have to take twice a day for the rest of my life, and my girlfriend has to have high levels of pain medicine, particularly Oxycontin, and she must have Ambien and a few other choice drugs for her to even be able to function day to day.
I want to know if these medications will be available to us in Korea, and if it will be a challenge to get them. Basically neither of us can function without our pills, and if I move over there and suddenly we can't get access to either of our medications, it will be a SERIOUS issue.
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don't mistake me for being rude but how does your gf even function while taking OC and ambien, and on a daily basis for that matter? i'm not sure many people could hold down a full time teaching job here on that combination.
but to address your question, i'm fairly sure it will be very difficult, if not impossible to get oxycontin prescribed here, they are pretty strict with pain medication. as for the ambien, that is obtainable. i got a script for it a year or so ago when i was having trouble sleeping.
i have no idea about your medication though. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:04 am Post subject: Re: Specific Medication Issue |
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| JBoone wrote: |
Hello,
I am considering moving to Korea with my girlfriend within the next two years, but I have a few things I need to be sure of first.
My girlfriend and I have very specific medical issues. I have Ulcerative Colitis, and she has Spinal Stenosis. I am on a medication (Lialda) that I have to take twice a day for the rest of my life, and my girlfriend has to have high levels of pain medicine, particularly Oxycontin, and she must have Ambien and a few other choice drugs for her to even be able to function day to day.
I want to know if these medications will be available to us in Korea, and if it will be a challenge to get them. Basically neither of us can function without our pills, and if I move over there and suddenly we can't get access to either of our medications, it will be a SERIOUS issue.
Thank you! |
I am assuming you are (both) American and you have a degree (otherwise Korean wouldn't have been an option anyway)..
You WILL have difficulties getting your meds. I have not checked but you may fail the (E2) medical with Colitis.
Your G/F will NOT get a visa (of any kind).
At best she may be able to come in as a tourist - 90 days on a visa waiver stamp (if the airline allows her to fly with her medical condition).
IF she attempted to get an E2 she would fail the medical and drug screen and be deported (aside from not being able to get her meds). She does NOT qualify for any other visa and there is no G/f visa.
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JBoone
Joined: 25 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:42 am Post subject: |
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We are both American, and I have a BA. She would not be working, and we would actually be married at that point. She would be a dependent, just like she is here in the States. I support both of us, and would support both of us in Korea.
I figured it would be difficult to get the pain medication. But she does obviously have legit prescriptions for OC over here. So if we were married could she get a VISA in her current medical state? Would she still be denied because of her medical condition?
Also, how/where do I check if I would be denied a VISA for Colitis? Should I contact the US embassy in Korea?
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isisaredead
Joined: 18 May 2010
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