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Ken Anderson

Ken Anderson

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Yesterday, I had my annual checkup at the doctor's office. In the past, these have involved nagging about cholesterol, blood pressure, weight, and occasional worries about my low pulse rate.

This time, there was none of that. My heart rate was 46, but they've finally gotten used to that; my blood pressure was 126/58; and, from a recent blood test, my cholesterol is well within normal ranges. I still have a lot of weight to lose, but although I gained back more than 10 pounds during my trip to Michigan and back, my weight is considerably less than at my last health check.

My appointment was scheduled for 11:30 am, I got there at 11:00 am, and they took me in right away. I was out of there by 11:20.
 
Thankfully, my health seems to be pretty good! “Knock!” My last blood work was June of last year. My NP stared at my chart; chewed on her lip, furrowed her brow trying to find something wrong. She said, “Well. Um. Um. Let’s see.” She kept scanning up and down my health record and couldn’t find anything worth complaining about. And then she said, “wow, even your cholesterol is good. I can’t find anything wrong.” I said, “that’s good, isn’t it?” She said, “Um, yeah. It is.” She couldn't prescribe me any drugs so I was out the door.🏃‍♀️

I hate going to the doctor for anything because they always want to do a wellness examine, which is nothing more than a dementia test. I always tell them I do not want a wellness examine! The nurse says,” its free! It doesn’t cost you anything.” I told her nothing is free. My insurance pays for it. If it was free, they wouldn’t push the wellness examine so hard and call me every year to try and schedule an appointment for it. And now, they want patients to sign a paper to have office visits recorded. They said it is to help the doctor do less paper work. Bull! I have two theories about that. One, Corporate wants to cover their butt in case of a lawsuit. Two, they want to make sure the doctors are pushing drugs and tests. I would not sign the agreement on the recording. Conversations between me and my health care provider should be private.
 
Ken Anderson said:
Yesterday, I had my annual checkup at the doctor's office. In the past, these have involved nagging about cholesterol, blood pressure, weight, and occasional worries about my low pulse rate.

This time, there was none of that. My heart rate was 46, but they've finally gotten used to that; my blood pressure was 126/58; and, from a recent blood test, my cholesterol is well within normal ranges. I still have a lot of weight to lose, but although I gained back more than 10 pounds during my trip to Michigan and back, my weight is considerably less than at my last health check.

My appointment was scheduled for 11:30 am, I got there at 11:00 am, and they took me in right away. I was out of there by 11:20.
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May you continue to be rewarded with positive medical and health appointments.

We've lost two close friends over the past two years to them not being more stringent on having yearly medical blood testing done. Hubby and I tell everyone we know, get in and get your blood tested yearly.
 
I have more than one health issue,but they seem doable compared to others health issues.Will be going hopefully this week to find out what is wrong with me left leg. I think it is bursitis , but not getting better this time. Seems like every stinking day I wake up with some other issue to deal with. it does get tiring. I will be going for a MRI in April due to another issue.
If all goes well there will be nothing to tell ya'll! 😁
 
Krystal Shay said:
Thankfully, my health seems to be pretty good! “Knock!” My last blood work was June of last year. My NP stared at my chart; chewed on her lip, furrowed her brow trying to find something wrong. She said, “Well. Um. Um. Let’s see.” She kept scanning up and down my health record and couldn’t find anything worth complaining about. And then she said, “wow, even your cholesterol is good. I can’t find anything wrong.” I said, “that’s good, isn’t it?” She said, “Um, yeah. It is.” She couldn't prescribe me any drugs so I was out the door.🏃‍♀️

I hate going to the doctor for anything because they always want to do a wellness examine, which is nothing more than a dementia test. I always tell them I do not want a wellness examine! The nurse says,” its free! It doesn’t cost you anything.” I told her nothing is free. My insurance pays for it. If it was free, they wouldn’t push the wellness examine so hard and call me every year to try and schedule an appointment for it. And now, they want patients to sign a paper to have office visits recorded. They said it is to help the doctor do less paper work. ull! I have two theories about that. One, Corporate wants to cover their butt in case of a lawsuit. Two, they want to make sure the doctors are pushing drugs and tests. I would not sign the agreement on the recording. Conversations between me and my health care provider should be private.
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I don't go to doctor with symptomless visits. I have a bp machine. There's plenty of things they could diagnose me with to have me worry about and prescibe meds for. I have had symptoms checked out but not going in otherwise. I am thinking of going on a long fast just to clean out for a while.I've had friends who have been overmedicated (found by a second opinion) even to the point of mental decline. :confused:
 
Ken Anderson said:
Yesterday, I had my annual checkup at the doctor's office. In the past, these have involved nagging about cholesterol, blood pressure, weight, and occasional worries about my low pulse rate.

This time, there was none of that. My heart rate was 46, but they've finally gotten used to that; my blood pressure was 126/58; and, from a recent blood test, my cholesterol is well within normal ranges. I still have a lot of weight to lose, but although I gained back more than 10 pounds during my trip to Michigan and back, my weight is considerably less than at my last health check.

My appointment was scheduled for 11:30 am, I got there at 11:00 am, and they took me in right away. I was out of there by 11:20.
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46!! I gfeel good when mines in the 60s,which hasn't been in months now that I'm injured.
 
Hedi Mitchell said:
On prednisone for few days. My GP ran a few blood test my Rummie Dr in Texas ran. And yes, I do have inflammation again .May be the start of my ES again, So next is once again trying to get Rummie doctor to be checked out. The nearest one is 2.5 hours away.
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What is ES, and a Rummie doctor , @Hedi Mitchell ? Inflammation is definitely not good, and it seems like several things can cause the inflammation and pain. Do you know what is causing yours right now ?
 
Yvonne Smith said:
What is ES, and a Rummie doctor , @Hedi Mitchell ? Inflammation is definitely not good, and it seems like several things can cause the inflammation and pain. Do you know what is causing yours right now ?
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Eosinophilic Fasciitis- know as Shulmans Disease ,very ,very rare auto immune disease affecting the fasciitis between muscles
Had it really bad 5 years ago. Anyway a rheumatologist is what I call a Rummie doctor..I can never remember how to spell it.
 
I go in every 6 months for "Wellness Check" and blood work, since insurance pays for it.. I used to be on a "concierge plan" with a prior GP, and got an annual Executive Physical that took a couple of hours. EKG, spirometer (lung capacity), vision color test, specialized blood workup w/cancer markers, the whole 9 yards.

I'm lucky that the only chronic thing I have is the dead bladder issue (that I discussed extensively on the prior SOC.) I also get an x-ray every 6 months with a urologist to check for kidney stones.
 
Mary Stetler said:
I don't go to doctor with symptomless visits. I have a bp machine. There's plenty of things they could diagnose me with to have me worry about and prescibe meds for. I have had symptoms checked out but not going in otherwise. I am thinking of going on a long fast just to clean out for a while.I've had friends who have been overmedicated (found by a second opinion) even to the point of mental decline. :confused:
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You're on the right track. Many of these drugs also cause physical decline - which I've seen in my own family. I'm often surprised at people who are programmed to believe the more doctor visits, the more tests, the more drugs, the better health. My dad became a member of this group. After he reached 85, he started going to doctors and asking for tests & treatments. Frequent blood draws gave him confidence & comfort. At 75, he had prostate cancer. He had one honest doctor who said treating it would be harmful; it would make him sick with no benefit because it was not aggressive & he would die with it; not of it. After several visits, they did a bone scan just to appease him. He died at 88 of a fall.
 
Mary Stetler said:
I don't go to doctor with symptomless visits. I have a bp machine. There's plenty of things they could diagnose me with to have me worry about and prescibe meds for. I have had symptoms checked out but not going in otherwise. I am thinking of going on a long fast just to clean out for a while.I've had friends who have been overmedicated (found by a second opinion) even to the point of mental decline. :confused:
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I go to my PCP twice a year because I can't get blood pressure medicine unless I do. I watched my mother die of kidney failure due to untreated high blood pressure after being on dialysis for the last 5 years of her life. If taking a small pill each day will prevent that for me, I'm all in. I also have an unreasonable fear of having a stroke, so I take BP medicine without fail.

My PCP discovered my Inflammatory Breast Cancer when I asked her to examine a quarter-sized rash on one breast. I've survived nearly 6 bonus years thanks to her referring me immediately to MD Anderson.

She occasionally recommends that I try additional prescription meds (cholesterol, etc.) but she doesn't push it.
 
I have an "Introduction" appointment this month (July) with a new Oncologist at a nearby Cancer Care Center at a local hospital. This appointment is to set me up for my next Lupron Hormone Injection (5th one) in August. This appointment and following appointments are thru VA Community Care Network, like I had in Henderson, NV. My wife will be with me when I see this new doctor. One of the side-affects of this injection, it can definitely create diarrhea in me. When that happens, I go for the Imodium AD, that my last Oncologist told me to take.

Then, on the 8th of this month, I go to the local VA Clinic Hearing/Hearing Aid area to have my Hearing Aids either thoroughly cleaned or replaced. I've had them since 2020.

In August, I see my new VA doctor, who isn't "new" to me or my wife, since I had him when we lived here before. But, when I had him before, I didn't have the prostate problem. Wife and I really liked him and I'm very, very glad that I got him back. When I saw him before, he was in the Army Reserves as a Lt. Colonel doctor.

Other than that, wife and I are doing ok (health wise).
 
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