<p>I got a mailer about this screening. Supposedly for $139. they do four screenings for stroke, vascular disease and heart rhythm. DH is 51 and never goes to the doctor. Is this worthwhile or a scam for money?</p>
<p>You know, I always thought it was a scam, but my 80+ year old parents went and had it done by that organization a couple years ago and they found an aortic aneurysm in my father that was unknown by his family doc…so I don’t think it’s a waste of money if someone is contemplating having the screenings done. Your medical doctor could probably request the same scans TBD your particular insurance etc. but you know your H should probably have a physical one of these days LOL.</p>
<p>We have a HSA insurance plan that doesn’t cover most basic stuff. That’s why I thought this might be worthwhile. Of course, DH isn’t in his 80s…yeah I know about the physical. I have given up on getting him to go. I just pay the life insurance and keep my mouth shut.</p>
<p>I went to one of their “free screenings” that was being offered at my school once. I felt great: massages, etc. But now that I’m on their mailing list, they are relentless. I have lots of tension that shows up in my tense muscles, that’s true, but I don’t need to have them tell me things I already know. For me, I’m glad it was free.</p>
<p>I did one of these earlier in the year. If I remember correctly it was screening for peripheral artery disease, carotid artery (?) buildup, aortic anurism and osteoporosis. I only had 3 of the tests done but it didn’t take long and they told you the results then & there as well as sending them in a week or two. I found it non-invasive and reassuring and I’d do it again in a few years!</p>
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<p>Which reminds me, I need to drag my husband to the doctor. It’s only fair–he was the one who dragged me to a gynecologist for annual checkups some time after we first started dating back in college, saying, “Hey, someday I’m going to have a vested interest in making sure that your reproductive system is functioning well!”</p>
<p>…which is very sweet, but now it’s my turn to cajole him into taking care of himself. A well-placed “But what if you die of something preventable and leave me here by myself!?” usually does the trick.</p>
<p>As we are risk-averse, we’re both insured to the hilt, since it’s really cheap through my company, but even a swimming pool full of hundreds wouldn’t replace my snoogerwookums. :o</p>