Do you get a medical check up each year?

Hey pat~ I go to my doctor for so many different things during the year that we just never get around to the "full yearly exam" and I know that I really need that! I had all 4 grandparents, my father and brother die from heart disease and I still haven't had a cardiogram in years! I do have to go for bloodwork every four months for liver values because I am taking Lipitor for high cholesterol and I take high blood pressure meds too! In fact my last blood test showed something wrong with my liver and I still haven't gone for the bloodwork! Will be going soon!

dear pat, i wish i could do too. i have had a few checks (complete blood chem) but not the general check up which probably is what you are saying. with these it would probably cost 3-4 thousand pesos. philhealth (insurance deducted from salary) does not cover a complete check up. one has to be hospitalized first before availing. isnt that unfair? i want to have a complete check once a year and it upsets me that i am forced to contribute to that but not get the services. ann

I have done it only once in my lifetime and that was donkey years ago. It was good to have thorough medical check to detect early and potential health hazard. I am thinking of doing it since age is catching up and it is around this time that diseases are fond of licking on the aging body. Prevention is better than cure.

I am male 76, and I haven't had a medical checkup for 32 years. I am a Yogi, and have learned to look within. My health is carefully monitored, (by myself) as is my diet. All the food I buy is carefully checked for unhealthy additives. I never eat precooked or prepared food, preferring home cooked meals. My weight has remained the same for 40 years, and I can still wear a belt I bought in 1953 (just one notch further out) I do a 45 minute Yoga workout every morning 6 days a week. A Doctors job is to find disease, (and he is damn good at his job) I am never sick, and I want to keep it that way, so I stay away from the doctor!

I have high blood pressure. I regularly check ups with my doctor. This time I'm late. Soon I shall go to my doctor.I use particular medicines and my blood pressure remains normal. So I have no tension.

For me,when it comes to doctors and hospital,we're talking about a real adventure.For some reason I hate to go to a doctor,in any kind of circumstances.Actually it makes me even more sick and depressed.Difficult for me to visit a doctor.

I think I need to keep up at this more. There was one time where I skipped medical check-up 2 years in a row. I think that's not so good, and considering the fact that it's just good to play safe and go for a general check-up, I think I'm going to do it soon. Perhaps.. I'll see how. So far, I'm feeling very healthy and I couldn't be more happier than that, but just you know... you never know this kind of thing. It's best to detect something sooner rather than later, but I always pray for a good health.

Nope, I go in for so many other things, I figure that if something's up , they'll find it. I do go for my annual female checkup though.

In the UK, we have a free health service that is supposed to deal with illness as it arises, so we don't have annual checks unless they are required for career purposes. As a taxi driver my hubby had to have a medical every three years until he reached the age of 65 and every year after that to ascertain that he was fit for the work. Up till last year he was paying £75 for that (about $125 I reckon) and it certainly wasn't a complete heath check. I believe you can buy a BUPA health check for about £250, but I have too mnay other things to budget for. Not sure where I'd find money like that. If I'm worried about any symptoms I can discuss them with my doc for free.

I wish you both nothing but good health and I do understand the cold sweats. I use to have a yearly checkup when I had medical coverage.I would get so nervous and upset. I do eat good and take care of myself. I eat healthy foods with lots of fruits and veggies. I don't eat red meat, in fact I only eat chicken and turkey once in awhile. I don't eat fast foods and I'm not underweight or overweight. I really hate going to the doctors so that is why I take care of myself as much as possible. I haven't been sick for a couple of years, Thank God. So until I feel sick or feel something is wrong I probably won't be going anytime soon. God willing!

Hello my friend This is very important so due to my Blood Pressure I know I need to take care of myself and seeing the Doctor helps me to do this, so I don't worry about it much. Thanks.

I get a health check-up every 6 months. I have heard of people getting them done once a year every year, and they think they are fine, but the doctor tells them something was found. If they went about business acording to how they felt then things might have been too late. I can think of one individual that discovered from this check-up on a yearly basis that cancer of the liver was found. I will not go into any more details about this than to say that check-ups are important.

The school where i work from requires annual checkup for all employees. We get to go to the doctor every end of the year. It's a good thing for me coz, i could monitor my health conditions.

Get a complete check-up EVERY year! Please! No matter your age, play it safe. if you are an adult.. go every year because every person is different and there is NO set age for serious things to happen. Men get prostate cancer at age 21. I know because I see these patients come through from time to time. I see women with cervical cancer as young as 27 (younger from what other people tell me). I get one every year but I want to put out there that I use to put them off every two years or so and just get by with a regular check-up however, my fiance' has just done a regular check-up for the past three years and went for his complete last week.. since then, we have had two Urologist appointments because his PSA levels are very high. We are hoping it is one of many simple things but considering his dad had prostate cancer (PSA levels being high is a big indicator when they look for cancer of the prostate) and his dad waited so long that he had to have his prostate removed, we are a bit nervous. So I cannot stress enough to please, please get a complete check-up every year to catch early signs of many different diseases, complications and the like. Many serious things can be prevented or dealt with if caught in time.. many, can cause serious, irreversible and permanent damage if not caught in time. Without having had complete check-ups each year.. they cannot know how high his levels jumped from one time period to another. which would have been helpful in knowing. since they did not know. he has undergone many unpleasant tests. Look after your health people. it truly is precious!

Personally since I have Diabetes and right now dealing with this Chronic wound that is taking it's time to heal, I am always seeing a Doctor and asking questions if there is anything else going on right now. I find seeing a Doctor and being proactive about it, is one of the Best things you can do. I feel it never hurts to get a yearly check up and have Blood work done, etc. to make sure that everything is alright as well. It can actually add extra yrs. to your life.

I do on my Lungs by the Consultant Any other time I have Nurses coming out who deal with my Illness and depending on how bad it is whether they contact the Consultant Yes I worry when I have to go I don't like it

I have never had a yearly checkup. In fact, except for my appendectomy last May, I haven't been to a doctor for four years! Probably not a good idea at my age, especially since I was told 4 years ago that I have very high cholesterol, but I just haven't wanted to pay for something like that. I really should go, just so I will have a doctor to go to when I do need one--I don't have a doctor here.

I get my periodic medical checkup done every 3 years. I take it coolly.