u/ElGordo1988

Asking for a family member that is currently going thru the process

Basically she recently got the bloodwork portion of the medical exam done (part 1) back in early February at a retail clinic, but then didn't get around to scheduling the part 2 of the medical exam (with a civil surgeon) since she was missing some vaccines

In the meantime (most of February and into March), she got her missing vaccines, but now when she called back to schedule the part 2 of the medical exam she was told something about USCIS "policy" that bloodwork is only good for like 2 weeks (or something along those lines). And because she didn't schedule the part 2/civil surgeon exam within a timely manner, she would have to redo the bloodwork before scheduling the civil surgeon visit

Is there any truth to this? Or is the clinic just upselling/attempting to upsell another bloodwork labs visit? Googling around I didn't really find too much information regarding this "bloodwork labs are only valid for 2 weeks" claim specifically

It's also possible she misunderstood what the front-desk person was telling her (as she doesn't speak English), perhaps the "2 weeks" thing is some sort of clinic-level policy rather than an actual USCIS policy. Thoughts?

So as a lifelong gamer/nerd type I developed an anterior pelvic tilt (APT) fairly early on from all the constant sitting on my ass and gaming/staring into screens... I would say I've had it since around age 8-10, I'm guesstimating anyways (I'm not sure exactly when it started)

Fast forward to now and I am in my late 30's, the APT is still there and I can visually see my butt slightly protruding outwards when looking at a sideview of myself in the bathroom mirror. My only saving grace is that I'm on the taller side at 6'4" and the extra height somewhat "hides" the outward ass protrusion when I wear a decently-long shirt or hoodie

It got me to thinking; has anyone successfully corrected or "reversed" an APT forward-leaning posture of the body in a similar situation to mine where there was literal decades of bad posture/sitting beforehand?

Given just how long my body has been in a forward-leaning APT posture (...literally decades), it almost makes me wonder if some of the bones themselves are permanently warped/shaped different or if certain tendons and ligaments are permanently shortened or lengthened

I'm curious to hear from other similarly situated "long-timers" as to your thoughts and/or experience with this particular issue. If you could post what specific exercises or exercise regimen you used to counter your APT, or perhaps what fitness Youtuber you used when addressing the APT, that would also be appreciated