Health checks

[Trufflehound]

I went for a routine check-up in the autumn of 2010. Just blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, not much. I got passed with an "excellent shape for my age" (then 48).

Striding home congratulating myself on being such a fine specimen of a man, I managed to do a classic 'banana skin' slip on the only two wet leaves to have fallen from the trees so far that autumn. Landed with my full weight on my elbow, snapping the lower arm bone in two. Had to have an operation to have it nailed back in place. I still have two pins and a coil of wire in my elbow, I get regular 'old shrapnel wound' pains from it, and I've been told not to expect ever to be able to straighten my arm fully again (I still can't, nearly 7 years on).

Doctor didn't warn me about that. They clearly know nothing.




Unrelated odd coincidence: although this happened in the Netherlands, the Dutch surgeon who operated on me was married to a woman from Rustington, where my dad lived for 21 years...

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The last time I went to a hospital was to get my very very very deep voice looked at. The doctor suggested it was due to my very large penis. So I took his advise and had my penis chopped off. Anyway, once the swelling had gone down my voice had gone the other way and was way too high. So I went back to the hospital and asked if he could sew my large penis back on. He said, in a very very very deep voice "I'm sorry Sir but that won't now be possible"

 

[Since1982]

Yeah, the last 3 years could have been better. Bowel cancer then kidney failure was inconvenient. Dialysis is not too bad, though, can't really work due to the time it takes, but I dialyse at home which is good. I did almost lose a hand in March, due to infection. My next op is Sep 1st, if it goes ahead.

All in all, I'm doing ok, thank you very much, it might not sound like it

Inspirational attitude! All the best for 1/9.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

But with respect, whats the point of having a £800.00 one three years ago and none since ?

Probably I described it poorly but, in more detail, I used to spend £800 spread over 12m for a healthcheck. Did it alternate years. The last one was three years ago. Would have carried on but I couldn't access the results through the Nuffield portal due to the crap software. They wouldn't send a hardcopy, so £800 for no results. They mugged me once, but not again.
Actually £800 may have been me and Mrs Earle rather than just me, but neither of us got our results.

 

[Giraffe]

I am lucky enough to say that I have a work annual health check and it is a very thorough all day check.

Not sure whether I'd pay for it if my work didn't cover it but if I could afford to I probably would.

 

[Brighton Mod]

Shit. Really sorry to hear this.

Personally, my main concern is running. Every so often I run marathons and I train pretty hard for them and run them reasonably quickly so I put my body under a lot of stress at my age. I also lead an active life and rarely sit still for more than 10 minutes. I just want reasonable reassurance my heart does not explode during a long run. I have the attitude of when my time is up it's up but equally I want to be sensible.

I believe that we can take care of the obvious things, some will be in denial about cacers and heart attacks, but I was aware in the 70s of the link betweeen lung cancer and smoking and even though a soldier for twelve years, I consciously chose not to smoke. if what we have is genetic, and I am informed that much is, we must make the best of it while we are here and that includes a result against Man City!!!

You have been an adversary on here for a number of years, all good fun, thanks for the reply.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

There is nothing wrong with me (as far as I know) that loosing a third of my body weight wouldn't cure.

 

[BigGully]

I am lucky enough to say that I have a work annual health check and it is a very thorough all day check.

Not sure whether I'd pay for it if my work didn't cover it but if I could afford to I probably would.

But again and I apologise for keeping on at this, yours isnt a good example of why others might think it is a worthwhile thing to have done.

You as an otherwise healthy person with no symptoms has gone for a check and from what I can guess the results came back that you have nothing obvious at that moment that might be deemed cause for concern.

The worth of these check surely must be when you feel fit and healthy and they then find something that you otherwise wouldnt have known about if you hadnt had the health check and just as important is that they can then take steps to improve the outcome.

I am sure there are examples out there but I suspect the percentage of those that find something above things that perhaps we could assess and monitor and modify ourselves would be quite small.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Blimey. I'm amazed you always seem to have an upbeat nature about yourself...I'm not sure I'd be the same. Best wishes.

Well, despite the above, I'm not unhappy at all. Being a frequent visitor to the hospital I see some people much worse off than me. I may be forced to be at home a lot, but it turns out I love being at home with my cats most of the day .. after 25 years commuting to London, who knew it was so nice staying indoors !

 

[Eeyore]

Thought I'd find an existing thread, rather than start a new one.

I've been told I have elevated blood pressure (ave 134/88). Due to family history they are starting me on Amlodipine. I'm about a stone overweight and have set my face to lose this and ensure I get plenty of exercise and cut salt out the diet. I wonder if this would naturally bring the blood pressure down. It's just that I get a bit nervous of new drugs and side effects. I'm already on statins.

I'd be keen to hear other folks experience in this area.

 

[dazzer6666]

Thought I'd find an existing thread, rather than start a new one.

I've been told I have elevated blood pressure (ave 134/88). Due to family history they are starting me on Amlodipine. I'm about a stone overweight and have set my face to lose this and ensure I get plenty of exercise and cut salt out the diet. I wonder if this would naturally bring the blood pressure down. It's just that I get a bit nervous of new drugs and side effects. I'm already on statins.

I'd be keen to hear other folks experience in this area.

They seem to be putting everyone on BP pills at the moment (and statins) - I guess the pills must be cheaper than dealing with the consequences ….your reading really isn’t that high as far as I know and would imagine you could make improvements quickly without medication. A few years back mine was 140/88 (apparently ‘mild hypertension’) at one of my annual medicals, after discussion they suggested reducing the amount of salt in my diet which I did (and switched to Lo-sodium salt) and it was back to 120/80 within a couple of weeks.

 

[Weststander]

The NHS report spikes in blood pressure this evening in Harringey, Salford and Essex.

 

[Chicken Run]

Thought I'd find an existing thread, rather than start a new one.

I've been told I have elevated blood pressure (ave 134/88). Due to family history they are starting me on Amlodipine. I'm about a stone overweight and have set my face to lose this and ensure I get plenty of exercise and cut salt out the diet. I wonder if this would naturally bring the blood pressure down. It's just that I get a bit nervous of new drugs and side effects. I'm already on statins.

I'd be keen to hear other folks experience in this area.

134/88 Isn’t that bad at your age, I’ve been taking Ramipril for a decade, i wasn’t keen on Amlopodine as it makes your ankles to turn thankles, also the water pills ain’t good as they make you piss too much, good luck but at 134/88 id try diet and lifestyle change first b4 pills

 

[Chicken Run]

The NHS report spikes in blood pressure this evening in Harringey, Salford and Essex.

There was a worse one in Sussex yesterday

 

[chrisg]

138/88 is my usual. Yesterday at 4.40pm it spiked to 146/96 for some reason.

 

[Chicken Run]

Also it’s a known fact that you BP readings taken at home with a decent monitor will be more reflective than a white coat cuffing you up whilst you’ve been sat in waiting rooms listening to all the bollox being said

 

[dazzer6666]

138/88 is my usual. Yesterday at 4.40pm it spiked to 146/96 for some reason.

Bloody drinks collection shambles in The Terrace

 

[Eeyore]

Also it’s a known fact that you BP readings taken at home with a decent monitor will be more reflective than a white coat cuffing you up whilst you’ve been sat in waiting rooms listening to all the bollox being said

I've bought a home one to monitor it. It's the same as the one at the GP. Cost £22 on Amazon.

 

[Chicken Run]

I've bought a home one to monitor it. It's the same as the one at the GP. Cost £22 on Amazon.

excellent, i take a reading once a day, resist getting to obsessed with the readings just keep an eye on it, if you were pulling 150/95 then the pills would be necessary

 

[papachris]

I want one like Trump has. Your always be in perfect health, the most healthiest president ever