Getting Our Wellness Visit Out of the Way

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United Healthcare Medicare Advantage Program likes us to have a wellness visit every year. As an incentive, they offer a $15 gift card. I haven't applied to get mine and hubs yet but we did do our wellness visit last Friday. The good news is there is no charge. The visit doesn't have a lot of poking and prodding to it, but there is a lot of questions about our mental health. I guess seniors must be a depressed bunch. My doctor loved our answers, she thinks we are fun. lol Anyway, my blood pressure was slightly elevated so we decided that perhaps changing my medication to the extended release version would be a good idea. She was afraid it might be more expensive, but no, it is $6 for 3 months of pills. She also suggested that I get a bone density test. I had one 10 years ago and it showed thinning in my lumbar spine. So I went to get that test done this morning. Within 3 hours my doctor called me with the results. It seems my exercise has improved my spin but my left hip has gotten worse. It is thinning where it attaches to the pelvic bone. I am going to start taking calcium and vitamin D and keep up with weight lifting exercise. My hubs got his pneumonia shot that day and we got a call today from the gastroenterologist to schedule his colonoscopy. SInce his mother died from colon cancer this is not something that is avoidable. We also should be hearing from a nephrologist so that he can get his kidney stones checked out. I get to skip the pap smear and the mammogram this year which is always good news. Basically, we were told to keep doing what we are doing, enjoy life, exercise and see you later alligator!! I love a wellness visit!! lol