[Misc] Health check ups…..

[patchamalbion]

When is the first routine NHS medical in the UK?

34 here and we’ve just had our child and it’s prompted me to consider health, lifestyle etc. the thought of blood tests makes me feel queezy as anything but suppose it’s gotta happen soon.

 

[The Clamp]

When is the first routine NHS medical in the UK?

34 here and we’ve just had our child and it’s prompted me to consider health, lifestyle etc. the thought of blood tests makes me feel queezy as anything but suppose it’s gotta happen soon.

Standard is 40 yrs old. But if you have family history or legit concerns you can request anytime.

 

[METALMICKY]

Interesting comments about varifocals. I have always thought a varifocal prescription was the same whoever you went to. For simple reason they have my prescriptions for 10 plus years I have always gone back to Asda. Happy with service. Are some of you saying if I went somewhere else my varifocals would be different

The baseline prescription as deduced by the results of an eye test wont change. However, the fitting and dispensing is far more involved than normal glasses as you are effectively having three different strengths within the glass lens. For the fashion conscious it's also worth noting that not all frames will be suitable to have varifocal lenses fitted. Very narrow lenses areas wont have enough space to fit in all three prescriptions. Most opticians will know that and advise accordingly.

As stated earlier spend good money on lenses brands such as Essilor ,Varilux ,Nikon, Hoya, Carl Zeiss. With these you have a far higher chance of adapting quickly

 

[Deleted member 37369]

I have one contact lens for close work and the other is for long distance. The long distance eye is the dominant eye. I get on well with each.

I don't have an issue for close work - I can read and use my laptop/phone without any help of glasses. Tried various contact lens options - different strengths in each eye and even wearing just one lens ... but unfortunately I was constantly aware that no set up was anywhere near as good as wearing my glasses. If I wore a lens to give me 20/20 distance vision, it affected my vision when trying to read. A lower strength distant lens to enable me to read just didn't give me the clarity of distance vision I was happy with. During my more recent trial (I've had a go at this a few times over many years) I wore the lenses to the Amex and couldn't clearly identify players other side of the pitch. Fortunately I had taken my glasses with me ... so I took my lenses out within 10 minutes of the start of the game and popped my glasses back on!

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

This year I reached the grand old age of 45 so decided to give my health an MOT.

Did the NHS check up ; high cholesterol, high BP. Thankfully neither high enough to require meds yet: but lifestyle changes. No nasties, diabetes or cancer wise or anything too serious.

Had my eye scan today; need varifocals. Ugh. Expensive too!

Had a niggling knee thing checked out. Need a scan and possibly an operation.

I almost wish I’d not bothered!

Had to invest in a BP monitor and bathroom scales and keep a food diary, BP diary and weight diary.

It’s great that there’s nothing too serious going on and I’m glad I know what shape I’m in but..never felt so old!

I exercise regularly and the diet is …okay-ish. Big “ish”

Anyone else had the NHS check up? Well worth it I reckon but how did you fare?

I did at 50, and whilst there spoke about "getting old and peeing etc", checked the prostrate and confirmed I had an enlarged prostrate and it needed monitoring. During the monitoring process noticed a high PSA during a routine blood check and led to a cancer diagnosis, still mild / non-aggressive but upped the checks. Fast forward to 60 these checks noticed it had turned aggressive and they removed the prostrate and the cancer, so a little check can literally save your life.

 

[knocky1]

Out of interest and asking for a friend…. undertaking a full medical at “our” age is likely to highlight something like higher cholesterol, blood pressure, etc. At what stage would you need to notify my (ooops their) travel insurer?

When taking medication such as statins. The wife's travel insurance costs around 10% more.

 

[knocky1]

Had my 60+ MOT last month and my High Cholesterol crept over into the danger range range. Statins were reccomended as I had an 11% chance at 7 (?) of a heart attack in the next 10 years. Statins would reduce this to 5% chance and increase my chance of being diabetic by 4%. As a fit pescatarian I thought about it, as someone who has rheumatoid arthritis flare ups I thought about it, as someone who finishes parkruns as fast as the old body can allow I thought about it and as a heavy drinker I thought about it.
Visited GP yesterday. Answered the drink question by stating that a bottle of red as a lower limit a night could be normal for months on end. He replied "Do you want to continue drinking?" I said "Yes". Then you should go on statins he said. What a top man!

I now have a liver function test booked and then will have a second liver function test 3 months into the statin.

 

[Eeyore]

I'm a bit tired of seeing my doctor recently and I think they're tired of me. As much as it's all for good reason. My kitchen cupboard is like a huge chemist and I have to remember what is what...

So another frustration has developed. An utterly bewildering vibration in the underside of my right foot. It feels like someone has implanted a mobile phone and keeps sending text messages every minute. I wondered if other folk get this. If I have to go back to my doctor I will in case it's connected to other stuff. But I always stop here first !

 

[Albion my Albion]

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[portlock seagull]

I'm a bit tired of seeing my doctor recently and I think they're tired of me. As much as it's all for good reason. My kitchen cupboard is like a huge chemist and I have to remember what is what...

So another frustration has developed. An utterly bewildering vibration in the underside of my right foot. It feels like someone has implanted a mobile phone and keeps sending text messages every minute. I wondered if other folk get this. If I have to go back to my doctor I will in case it's connected to other stuff. But I always stop here first !

On and off, yes. Never seen a doctor about. Muscles spasms and the foot has more nerves and bones than anywhere else plus it’s the front line of wear and tear. You can - and sometimes I’m guilty of - worry yourself into a this could be a symptom of type scenario. Which it can be, obviously. But mostly our bodies are just this amazingly resilient matter that fends off or copes with all manner of daily attacks we don’t even know about in the main. Millions of years of trial and error have gone into the design basically! Go see your GP by all means, they won’t mind no matter how much you might think they will. It’s their job and they like helping people. Hope it goes away by its own accord or there’s something they can do for.

 

[happypig]

Had my 60+ MOT last month and my High Cholesterol crept over into the danger range range. Statins were reccomended as I had an 11% chance at 7 (?) of a heart attack in the next 10 years. Statins would reduce this to 5% chance and increase my chance of being diabetic by 4%. As a fit pescatarian I thought about it, as someone who has rheumatoid arthritis flare ups I thought about it, as someone who finishes parkruns as fast as the old body can allow I thought about it and as a heavy drinker I thought about it.
Visited GP yesterday. Answered the drink question by stating that a bottle of red as a lower limit a night could be normal for months on end. He replied "Do you want to continue drinking?" I said "Yes". Then you should go on statins he said. What a top man!

I now have a liver function test booked and then will have a second liver function test 3 months into the statin.

I had a load of blood tests at Christmas (normally have a box of dates and some fruit jellies but fancied a change) and it showed I was scoring 11.5 on the Q-risk index. I got an email from the docs saying "you're eligible to have statins, ring us if you want them".
I wanted to know more before I signed up for them so I had a call with the paramedic practitioner and we agreed that it would be good to try to lose weight, exercise more, eat better and drink less. I've lost half a stone, done more walking and drink less than I did (still eat a lot of shit though because I don't really like much veg and hardly any fruit). Got a blood test in a couple of weeks and hoping to get the score under 10.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

I had a load of blood tests at Christmas (normally have a box of dates and some fruit jellies but fancied a change) and it showed I was scoring 11.5 on the Q-risk index. I got an email from the docs saying "you're eligible to have statins, ring us if you want them".
I wanted to know more before I signed up for them so I had a call with the paramedic practitioner and we agreed that it would be good to try to lose weight, exercise more, eat better and drink less. I've lost half a stone, done more walking and drink less than I did (still eat a lot of shit though because I don't really like much veg and hardly any fruit). Got a blood test in a couple of weeks and hoping to get the score under 10.

I’m just in to my 60’s, just over 6ft and around 75kg. I’m fit for my age so was annoyed to find out that my cholesterol was above normal with good cholesterol going down and bad going north. Put on Statins at Christmas. Blood test last week and bad cholesterol went from 4.8 to 2.2 and good cholesterol has gone up a bit as well.
I was told in my case that changing my diet wouldn’t have made a difference.

 

[dazzer6666]

Q-Risk index calculator for anyone interested

QRISK3

qrisk.org

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

I’m just in to my 60’s, just over 6ft and around 75kg. I’m fit for my age so was annoyed to find out that my cholesterol was above normal with good cholesterol going down and bad going north. Put on Statins at Christmas. Blood test last week and bad cholesterol went from 4.8 to 2.2 and good cholesterol has gone up a bit as well.
I was told in my case that changing my diet wouldn’t have made a difference.

Quite often it's genetic and changing diet to what is supposedly a 'good for the heart diet' makes bugger all difference. I've been on statins over 10 years (20mg Atorvastatin). I've come down from my 8.6 TC and log my results. Interestingly, my most recent - and 'best' results - came after being on a high fat/protein Keto diet for 3 months or so

 

[East Staffs Gull]

Had a health check today. I’m a shade under six feet tall. In terms of BMI, an acceptable weight is apparently 9.5 to 12.5 stone. I’m just over 12.5. When I was just under 12 stone last year, people commented on my gaunt and skinny appearance. Lord knows what I would have looked like at a ‘healthy’ 10 stone.

 

[Eeyore]

Q-Risk index calculator for anyone interested

QRISK3

qrisk.org

I'm 14.4. Although I'm now only half a stone overweight and on statins. I suppose it gets a bit 'luck of the draw'

 

[Eeyore]

Had a health check today. I’m a shade under six feet tall. In terms of BMI, an acceptable weight is apparently 9.5 to 12.5 stone. I’m just over 12.5. When I was just under 12 stone last year, people commented on my gaunt and skinny appearance. Lord knows what I would have looked like at a ‘healthy’ 10 stone.

I read that as 'I'm a shade six feet under'

 

[LamieRobertson]

I had a load of blood tests at Christmas (normally have a box of dates and some fruit jellies but fancied a change) and it showed I was scoring 11.5 on the Q-risk index. I got an email from the docs saying "you're eligible to have statins, ring us if you want them".
I wanted to know more before I signed up for them so I had a call with the paramedic practitioner and we agreed that it would be good to try to lose weight, exercise more, eat better and drink less. I've lost half a stone, done more walking and drink less than I did (still eat a lot of shit though because I don't really like much veg and hardly any fruit). Got a blood test in a couple of weeks and hoping to get the score under 10.

I was advised statins earlier this year after a TIA …the resultant blood test showed my bad cholesterol was slightly higher than it should be ….don’t drink a lot, don’t smoke….get plenty of exercise through my job …so I pushed back a bit on medication (rightly or wrongly)…and whilst I have been taking blood thinner tablets (hopefully only temporarily) I havnt the statins and instead changed my diet….blood test due next week…hoping it is ok…if not I’ll reluctantly sign up for statins….but I will stay on my new healthier diet