My first B ultrasound examination
@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
China
July 5, 2016 5:36am CST
Here, people aged 65 and above have a free checkup once a year. The last few years,I just did other physical exams and chose not to do B ultrasound examination,because I thought that I hadn’t ever felt out of sorts anywhere in my body. This year,I eventually agreed to do it under my wife’s nagging me to do it.To be frank,I felt a bit nervous and feared there would be some bad examination results before I went to hospital this morning .It just took about 20 minutes to finish the B ultrasound examination and was not as complicated as I had thought.To my relief,all was normal!.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
6 Jul 16
Oh,I amn't alone in it!But then ,at least it proves that you are hale and hearty.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
6 Jul 16
@changjiangzhibin89 Yes, I'm very lucky.
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Oh, I'm so glad all turned out to be normal! My parents rarely go to the doctors, and I have inherited their attitude about going - but I know I should go. What a relief to know once and for all that you are healthy!@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jul 16
@changjiangzhibin89 Ah, so now it's all about "maintaining" your good health. The good thing is you don't have the stress of worrying about the test as much anymore as the results on this first one was just fine.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
14 Jul 16
Yes,I didn't want to take the trouble before now.Since it is a free check up and the hospital has a duty to get us to check up once a year,I have to do it every year.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
15 Jul 16
@much2say Yes, next year I will think nothing of it.But there again,it is better to find it earlier if something is wrong in our body.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
12 Jul 16
@changjiangzhibin89 Yes, i know what an ultrasound is . But you said B ultrasound , so what does the B stand for , my friend ?
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
12 Jul 16
@SIMPLYD B stands for type-B.There are type-A,type-M and doppler ultrasound except type-B.Sorry ,I don't know them well enough to detail them.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
12 Jul 16
Ultrasound is a sound that is too high for human to hear ,which is used to produce an image of something inside one's body and determine if it is normal.I think your daughter knows well about it .
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
6 Jul 16
I also didn't know what a B ultrasound was until I read Sids reply. I'm glad it was normal, I know I need to get on my doctor to check me for that one eye disease (where they dilute the eyes) because my doctor has not done this and by my age, I should have been tested years ago.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
7 Jul 16
This time they mainly scanned my liver,gall bladder,pancreas,etc.The B ultrasound is safe to do.I don't know what the "dilute the eyes"means.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
8 Jul 16
@Carmelanirel2 They must have put the atropine eyedrops which dilates pupils so that they could check the eye ground.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
7 Jul 16
@changjiangzhibin89 They put drops in your eyes (and you can't see clearly for a while, so someone has to drive you) and they check for this eye disease that causes blindness.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
26 Jul 16
Yes, there is nothing like getting that examine results.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
27 Jul 16
@marlina Yes, all is normal .Thank you !
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
26 Jul 16
@changjiangzhibin89 So I take it that your results were good then.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
11 Jul 16
Thank you !It seems that I have to do it once a year from now on.I will feel at ease the next checkup.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
12 Jul 16
@JudyEv Few of the people my age still have a perfect set of teeth.However toothache ,periodontitis and so on can't be trifled with ,which even cause heart disease.Hope the checkup result is normal!
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@JudyEv (325654)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jul 16
@changjiangzhibin89 Now you've done it once you won't feel so worried about it next time. I need to go to the dentist just for a check-up but I have been putting it off for ages! Hopefully it will all be okay when I go too! 
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@youless (112108)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Jul 16
@changjiangzhibin89 You are right. Perhaps I will feel worried if something goes wrong and it will make my situation worse.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
7 Jul 16
@youless Yes ,this is exactly why I couldn't be bothered to do it.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
6 Jul 16
My point exactly! We would be upset and depressed all day if something in our bodies was found by mistake.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
14 Oct 16
It always feels good to get "everything is normal" news. I'm glad yours was so.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
15 Oct 16
Yes ,nothing like getting this news !
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
12 Sep 16
You are right.People my age should do it once a year.Hold our lives dear !
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
5 Jul 16
Hello changjiangzhibin
I had to search for what actually is the B scan and now I know it is about the eyes (in the broadest sense). Glad that the test results came out to be normal.
Somewhere I do think that these tests should be done regularly after a particular age - just because of the Prevention is better than cure thing-getting diagnosed and finding out if there is anything wrong early, can help a better treatment.
I had to search for what actually is the B scan and now I know it is about the eyes (in the broadest sense). Glad that the test results came out to be normal.
Somewhere I do think that these tests should be done regularly after a particular age - just because of the Prevention is better than cure thing-getting diagnosed and finding out if there is anything wrong early, can help a better treatment.2 people like this
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
6 Jul 16
@changjiangzhibin89 traditional medicines are mostly good. I have an Aunt who makes her own medicine for eyes and the best thing is that even at 75 she does not need any glasses to read. She can read newspapers too without glasses.
but on the other hand, that medicine/preparation of hers is too strong for the eyes and they keep having a burning sensation for about 20 minutes after she puts in a drop in her eyes.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
7 Jul 16
@thesids That is really a wonder medicine which must be handed down from her last generation.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
6 Jul 16
Thank you ! You are right ! People my age should do it regularly,only I am a stubborn one and trust in the traditional Chinese medicine.
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
21 Sep 16
YAY! Glad you passed your tests with flying colors. Glad your wife loves you enough to nag you! 
A free checkup once a year? That's great! They should do that in America!
A free checkup once a year? That's great! They should do that in America!2 people like this
@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
22 Sep 16
Thank you ! However there is a age limit, namely people aged 60 and above.
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
22 Sep 16
@changjiangzhibin89 - Yes! That's what I understood you to say. That sounds like a wonderful health benefit for that age group.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
29 Sep 16
@changjiangzhibin89, Your last post was in July, will we have the pleasure of reading something new from you soon?
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
30 Sep 16
Thank you ! That is how I am here,I prefer reading others' posts to starting my own ones.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
2 Aug 16
I agree with you.Better to be safe than sorry,many people say so.
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@LadyDuck (457973)
• Switzerland
2 Aug 16
@changjiangzhibin89 This is what my husband think, I cannot say that I like to see the doctors.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
8 Sep 16
Thank you ! Yes, nothing like test result being normal !
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
26 Aug 16
They like to have a good normal baseline ultrasound. Then when something or IF something goes wrong they will have images to see how things look for you when all is right. I am glad all is well at this time and wish you many more years of good health.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
27 Aug 16
Thank you! You know well about the ultrasound.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
1 Aug 16
Yes,I do it for nothing once a year.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
13 Jul 16
Thank you ! I was very happy to see the examnation result.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Jul 16
I am glad to hear that it was over quickly and with such good results too.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
10 Jul 16
Thank you! I did heave a sigh of relief then.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
20 Jul 16
Yes,if there is something wrong,the earlier ,the better to treat it .
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16532)
• China
6 Sep 16
Yes,sometimes it is ourselves to frighten us ,not the test result itself.
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