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What should healthy adults be screened for regularly?
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We all know that prevention is better than cure and lots of people have died from diseases that could have been cured if they had been found sooner. What exactly are we supposed to do if we are healthy and do not know we have got anything? I am a 39 year old male who does not have any major health probems but I have heard of Wellwoman and Wellman clinics. What exactly are those and what do they screen for?
Thanks in advance for your speedy and helpful replies and hopefully you may be able to save someone's life with your sensible answer.
Thanks in advance for your speedy and helpful replies and hopefully you may be able to save someone's life with your sensible answer.
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It's surprising how often you hear of people collapsing and dying with a burst aneurysm once you know about it!
I was offered a free aneurysm scan for the over 65's in 1996 by my local GP surgery which I accepted and they found that mine was over-sized.
I think a nurse from the hospital wasn't very busy so they farmed her out for the week!!!
I had the operation a couple of weeks later and have been fine ever since.
Since then I have never seen or heard of any similar scans and believe that most "faulty" aneurysms are found when x-raying or screening for something else. If your aneurysm bursts then it's fatal unless you happen to be on the operating table already.
I think an aneurysm scan for the over 65's is a must together with a prostate check.
That random check was certainly very lucky for me.
I was offered a free aneurysm scan for the over 65's in 1996 by my local GP surgery which I accepted and they found that mine was over-sized.
I think a nurse from the hospital wasn't very busy so they farmed her out for the week!!!
I had the operation a couple of weeks later and have been fine ever since.
Since then I have never seen or heard of any similar scans and believe that most "faulty" aneurysms are found when x-raying or screening for something else. If your aneurysm bursts then it's fatal unless you happen to be on the operating table already.
I think an aneurysm scan for the over 65's is a must together with a prostate check.
That random check was certainly very lucky for me.
Wak....that is quite an interesting post.
Abdominal aneurysms under about 5 cms in diameter, very rarely rupture and it is the larger ones that pose the danger.
Diagnosis depends upon Ultrasound and MRI with intravenous imaging, the former will show the presence of an aneurysm but not the size or extent.
MRI with dye intravenous imaging has it's dangers.
Abdominal aneurysms under about 5 cms in diameter, very rarely rupture and it is the larger ones that pose the danger.
Diagnosis depends upon Ultrasound and MRI with intravenous imaging, the former will show the presence of an aneurysm but not the size or extent.
MRI with dye intravenous imaging has it's dangers.
DT has made a good point.
I had a friend who had an aneurysm and I kept conveying him to hospital for the Specialist to keep a check on things. The reports always suggested that his condition hadn't reached a stage requiring an operation.
Consequently, he had to wait until he was rushed to hospital when it ruptured and of course he died.
Sometimes it's better not to know if one has a time bomb which is ticking away. Especially if Specialists/Consultants are more interested in full clinics than performing operations.
Ron.
I had a friend who had an aneurysm and I kept conveying him to hospital for the Specialist to keep a check on things. The reports always suggested that his condition hadn't reached a stage requiring an operation.
Consequently, he had to wait until he was rushed to hospital when it ruptured and of course he died.
Sometimes it's better not to know if one has a time bomb which is ticking away. Especially if Specialists/Consultants are more interested in full clinics than performing operations.
Ron.
it really depends on age and family history.
for instance, anyone over the 40 and with such hisory should get checked out for:
http://www.thesun.co.....html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=TV
for instance, anyone over the 40 and with such hisory should get checked out for:
http://www.thesun.co.....html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=TV
Squad....I am not seeking to have an argument on this matter about full clinics. The knowledge that I have about the NHS is somewhat limited to the fact that my Father retired as the Deputy Group Secretary of six hospitals and my brother-in law was a highly respected Consultant/Gynaecologist who was 'struck-off' for performing private operations in NHS hospitals.
Let's leave it at that, because I doubt that AB's Ed would allow me to say anymore; for fear of libel being published.
Ron.
Let's leave it at that, because I doubt that AB's Ed would allow me to say anymore; for fear of libel being published.
Ron.
Squad.......Short answer..."No".
Anyway, if I were to add further to my comments, it could be alleged that many of my facts are based on hearsay, because my father and brother-in-law are both dead. Furthermore, I wish to refrain from involving personal friends who are still alive.
Perhaps I should be grateful that at my advanced age I do not feel it necessary to have MOT's and just keep going from day to day.
You may acknowledge that members of the Medical Profession do not always agree with each other; so little chance of such folk agreeing with me.-)
Ron.
Anyway, if I were to add further to my comments, it could be alleged that many of my facts are based on hearsay, because my father and brother-in-law are both dead. Furthermore, I wish to refrain from involving personal friends who are still alive.
Perhaps I should be grateful that at my advanced age I do not feel it necessary to have MOT's and just keep going from day to day.
You may acknowledge that members of the Medical Profession do not always agree with each other; so little chance of such folk agreeing with me.-)
Ron.
Just to clarify my position, it started with a simple letter from the GP and making an appointment. The nurse did a 5 minute "jelly on the belly" scan and recorded the results on a computer which was later examined by a consultant/surgeon at the hospital. This resulted later in an MRI scan which obviously showed an enlargement of the aorta and finally the operation.
A close friend of mine had an operation for a cancer a few years ago and was later scanned to check the progress of the operation. This led to his aneurysm being found and he had to wait until it reached a certain size before they operated. You could say that he was lucky to have had the cancer operation otherwise they may never have found the aneurysm??
I think we were both lucky to have been diagnosed at the right time.
Unfortunately, the husband of my wife's friend was sat in a Motorway service station going on holiday when his aneurysm burst with no warning whatsoever. Obviously, he was one of the many unlucky ones.
Wak.
A close friend of mine had an operation for a cancer a few years ago and was later scanned to check the progress of the operation. This led to his aneurysm being found and he had to wait until it reached a certain size before they operated. You could say that he was lucky to have had the cancer operation otherwise they may never have found the aneurysm??
I think we were both lucky to have been diagnosed at the right time.
Unfortunately, the husband of my wife's friend was sat in a Motorway service station going on holiday when his aneurysm burst with no warning whatsoever. Obviously, he was one of the many unlucky ones.
Wak.
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