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    Doctor check up

    Alright, there are enough old fogies on here to be able to advise with some degree of authority... at what age should men start going to the docs for the old MOT?
    "Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "


    Thomas Jefferson

    #2
    Originally posted by Ruprect View Post
    Alright, there are enough old fogies on here to be able to advise with some degree of authority... at what age should men start going to the docs for the old MOT?


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      #3
      Originally posted by Ruprect View Post
      Alright, there are enough old fogies on here to be able to advise with some degree of authority... at what age should men start going to the docs for the old MOT?
      The only time I was offered a health-check was when I moved Doctors surgeries. IIRC this comprised a blood pressure test and a urine receptacle thingy to wee into at home. All exited at getting my first ever test I went back with it the next day to get my results! They were closed, since the surgery was only open a few days a week and they hadn't thought about that the day before, and the woman who does the tests is only there once a week anyway. Apparently the stuff goes off after a while, so I had to take it home again since the receptionist wasn't interested in it and they didn't offer me another test. If I were fat and unfit I expect I'd be keener to get another MOT, but otherwise can't be arsed. My Doctor is a fat unhealthy sort though, and has a wheezy breath, so I'm not sure whether he is even still alive.

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        #4
        If its a finger up the arse you are after, surley you could just ask the missus?
        The Mods stole my post count!

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          #5
          Silly me for hoping for a sensible response

          "Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "


          Thomas Jefferson

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            #6
            Originally posted by Pickle2 View Post
            If its a finger up the arse you are after, surley you could just ask the missus?
            Or book a flight to the USA (allegedly),

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              #7
              I went for a BUPA healthcheck at 35, primarily because they had an offer on. I'll go for another one at 40.
              Older and ...well, just older!!

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                #8
                Best advice I can give is to stay away from the medics at all costs.

                Unless you are practically at deaths door, give the whitecoats a wide berth.

                Once they find some minor condition they will make your life hell with endless tests and outpatient visits, 6 months waits to see this or that specialist, prod you around with painful and unnecessary procedures.

                Bastards then lot of them.

                You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Ruprect View Post
                  Silly me for hoping for a sensible response

                  ok, ok, ill try. imho if it puts your mind at rest, its never too early for your first one. Just no need to increase the frequency until you get older. Bupa etc do health screens and will tailor them to your age / risk profile.

                  Here is a decent overview of the process.

                  http://www.independent.co.uk/money/i...sh-601628.html
                  The Mods stole my post count!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Ruprect View Post
                    Silly me for hoping for a sensible response


                    Top Tip. Take out a large life assurance/critical illness policy BEFORE you go for a full physical.

                    That way, if they do pickup on something very nasty, you are covered for the future. Then if you get the all clear you can cancel the policies. Once you are diagnosed, you won't get cover in the future.

                    HTH

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