Me too... 2017 was may last one. Scheduling one now...Due to my age and bad habits (smoking,diet) I should but only go when I need to. Last checkup was pre COVID
Yep - I don’t understand people that don’t unless they don’t have the insurance or money. So many issues and conditions are treatable if caught early.
Coward.Yes.
Tip #1 for the guys who don't go but need to: pick the doc with the smallest hands.
You'll just end up spending more time in the hospital than you otherwise would. And for doofus stuff, too.I know I should, but I don’t. No real excuse for it aside from I don’t like going to doctors or hospitals. Because of that, I find myself only going almost as a last resort type of thing.
Yep - I don’t understand people that don’t unless they don’t have the insurance or money. So many issues and conditions are treatable if caught early.
This kind of thing certainly helps.Also, the main thing that got me started doing this is 1) it is covered by my insurance and 2) my employer actually pays me $100 to get one annually.
Yep - I don’t understand people that don’t unless they don’t have the insurance or money. So many issues and conditions are treatable if caught early.
Insurance isn't even good enough, really. They "find something early", and then you end getting treated (and charged) chronically for it on an ongoing basis.
Sounds silly, I realize ... but not knowing, not being bled that co-pay cash, and then dealing with disaster in 20 years can seem weirdly enticing to the deep lizard brain. For a lot of people, too ... having to regularly put out co-pays is a de facto pay cut that affects standard of living.
Get a new doctors office. My doc always asks if I have any questions or other concerns and I'm never billed extra for those conversations.I started getting annual physicals a few years ago, starting around age 50 - which brings me to my pet peeve for the day. Most all insurance companies cover an annual well visit or physical, which is supposed to mean no charge, including my insurance. Yet my doctor's office has a policy that basically anything that you discuss including chronic conditions or any new conditions does not apply to said well visit so every single year I get charged and have to pay out-of-pocket from my HSA funds. It pisses me off every single year when I get that insurance claim and bill.
Same.I know I should, but I don’t. No real excuse for it aside from I don’t like going to doctors or hospitals. Because of that, I find myself only going almost as a last resort type of thing.
Get a new doctors office. My doc always asks if I have any questions or other concerns and I'm never billed extra for those conversations.I started getting annual physicals a few years ago, starting around age 50 - which brings me to my pet peeve for the day. Most all insurance companies cover an annual well visit or physical, which is supposed to mean no charge, including my insurance. Yet my doctor's office has a policy that basically anything that you discuss including chronic conditions or any new conditions does not apply to said well visit so every single year I get charged and have to pay out-of-pocket from my HSA funds. It pisses me off every single year when I get that insurance claim and bill.
Yep - I don’t understand people that don’t unless they don’t have the insurance or money. So many issues and conditions are treatable if caught early.
Honestly, I agree with you. But it just hasn't been on my radar, plus I always rationalize "let me just get in better shape/lose some weight first"
Well what happened to me is my doctor passed away suddenly in a car accident.I’ve tried to but doctors keep switching offices, closing, etc. So annoying.
My doctor doesn't do digital prostate exams and just goes on the PSA result.
Yep.
My doctor doesn't do digital prostate exams and just goes on the PSA result. Kind of curious about whether that's normal. It definitely makes the visit less socially awkward. (My bloodwork has always been fine, so aside from my dad having had prostate cancer, there's no special reason why I should be considered at-risk.)
I do now, but this is a very recent thing. In my 20s and 30s I didn’t. Now in my 40s I try to - plus my employer puts money into my HSA when I do it.
My doc won't renew scripts unless I see him each year and do a blood draw.
They aren't that big of a deal. Very important for us old guys to do it, plus the process cleans you out.I do now, but this is a very recent thing. In my 20s and 30s I didn’t. Now in my 40s I try to - plus my employer puts money into my HSA when I do it.
This is my answer as well. Got one at the end of June. I know he's gonna tell me it's time for the colonoscopy. :(
Haven't been doing this but since I am not 50 I plan to start and that begins with the wonderful colonoscopy scheduled for next month.. Ugh
I do like ginger ale.Haven't been doing this but since I am not 50 I plan to start and that begins with the wonderful colonoscopy scheduled for next month.. Ugh
Like ChiefD said, the colonoscopy isn't that bad. You can minimize the effects of the prep and the process itself I don't even remember. It was like an hour long nap with no idea what happened to me and at the end, I got a package of cheese crackers and a ginger ale!
Lucky. All I got was a wink from the doctor.Haven't been doing this but since I am not 50 I plan to start and that begins with the wonderful colonoscopy scheduled for next month.. Ugh
I got a package of cheese crackers and a ginger ale!
Haven't been doing this but since I am not 50 I plan to start and that begins with the wonderful colonoscopy scheduled for next month.. Ugh
Like ChiefD said, the colonoscopy isn't that bad. You can minimize the effects of the prep and the process itself I don't even remember. It was like an hour long nap with no idea what happened to me and at the end, I got a package of cheese crackers and a ginger ale!
Mine as something similar but the doctor is at least kind enough to cut me off when I started asking about anything that isn't just the basic physical. It's annoying, but at least I can gauge whether the value to the answer to the question I am about to ask is worth a couple hundred bucks or whatever.I started getting annual physicals a few years ago, starting around age 50 - which brings me to my pet peeve for the day. Most all insurance companies cover an annual well visit or physical, which is supposed to mean no charge, including my insurance. Yet my doctor's office has a policy that basically anything that you discuss including chronic conditions or any new conditions does not apply to said well visit so every single year I get charged and have to pay out-of-pocket from my HSA funds. It pisses me off every single year when I get that insurance claim and bill.