Frequency of Health Check Ups for Women/Men

[jimmie 48]

i know the floydgirl made a 'public service announcement" in her journal earlier today and it made me think about the frequency that we should be getting checkups. some of you might find it interesting.

Click here to see the Womens chart

Click here to see the Mens chart

[sallyseachange]

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Interesting Jimmie... thanks for posting! Scary though, for me cos I tend to be of the "Don't take the car to the mechanic's until it breaksdown!" school!!! Well... maybe you all would be too if you knew much about hospitals over here!!! lol.

[jimmie 48]

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i am the same way, sal. unless there is something dire, i won't go. plus, we are a family that has hardly ever had insurance and just a doctor visit can run well over $100.
last year when i got that poison ivy rash all over me, it was $165, and i was at a clinic.
even now that jack has insurance, the deductible is so high that we still can't go for checkups.

[sallyseachange]

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I hear you Jimmie on the cost of healthcare! Oh boy... and here it's supposed to be free, with the emphasis on the "supposed". Every little thing seems to cost a fortune.

[jimmie 48]

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they have blood pressure stations set up at drug stores and at a couple of the big chain grocery stores here. i asked one time about the accuracy of the machines and was told that factory reps come in weekly to callibrate the things so the accuracy should be pretty spot on. so just about anyone here in the states can get their b/p check at no cost. the use of the machine is free.

i also noticed this at one pharmacy and will have to check for the particulars concerning it, by they will check your blood for the HDL and LDL levels. i suppose there is a cost but when i had this done before it was only $20. that is something just about anyone can afford. if i get this done i'll certainly post an update.

[sallyseachange]

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You're lucky if you can get HDL and LDL tested at a pharmacy there. Here, at the pharmacy they'll only test for the total cholesterol level. If you want anything more detailed done you have to go to your doctor first... then to a place to make an appointment, then to another place to pay... finally to the hospital to have blood taken (always fasting, whatever the test, and always around seven in the morning for bloodwork). About a week later you have to go back to the hospital for results, then back to your doctor to show him. Phew! Kinda puts you off doing anything!

[jimmie 48]

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sal, do you have clinics that cater to the poor? i use the term loosly as i know my family is at poverty level according the charts but jack is working, we have 2 trucks, we aren't behind in bills, no children to support yadda yadda.

other families that have kids and are on welfare can get all kinds of things taken care. free mammograms, free cholesterol checks, free colon screens and so on.

[biogeek]

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Thanks for the links, Jimmie!

[sallyseachange]

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I get a free mammogram and pap test every so often...but that's because I'm over fifty. It's one of the few good things that the "health service" does here. There isn't much help for the poor,and it's a bureaucratic nightmare for those who are poor (and you have to be very poor indeed) to get the little there is.

[heatherm422]

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Wow, that chart really surprises me! I have a physical with complete blood work and a pap every year! Is that really supposed to say breast exams annually after age 3?? wow....

[jimmie 48]

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Wow, that chart really surprises me! I have a physical with complete blood work and a pap every year! Is that really supposed to say breast exams annually after age 3?? wow....

i actually think that is typo on the part of the chart maker.

[Lulubell]

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i was just told by the doc that i should have a bone density test now (i just turned 36). and i had my 1st mammogram last year (ouch!), but that was really more because the doc wanted a baseline before starting fertility drugs, which can change breast tissue over time.

[heatherm422]

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LOL i was hoping that was a typo! I also thought that most people had a baseline mammo done at 35.......I go to the Dr. WAY more than I need to lol

[floydgirl]

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Thanks for posting this, Jimmie. I'm sorry I only came across this now.

Very interesting chart. I am way behind on everything. I really, really hate to go to the doctor -- even when I'm sick.

I am very pleased to announce that I have a well visit Doctor's appointment tomorrow night, and will follow-up with bloodwork, probably next week.

[jimmie 48]

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fg, i am sure you will let us know how that blood work comes out. maybe in your stats and chats journals?