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Originally Posted by Villages PL
I'm glad you asked. This should wrap things up with this thread. When I went in to get the results of my blood test, I just happened to mention to my doctor that I had decided to take a larger B12 supplement. I told him I had been taking only 100mcg per day. So he must have wondered about it and decided to require another B12 blood test. Then he must have looked over my records and saw a few other items that hadn't been checked for a long time, like urine analysis. So he combined three different items. I'm not sure what the third one was; I couldn't understand it.
Anyway, for those who might be wondering, I made an assumption that my exams would be every 6 months in the future. No! I shouldn't have made that assumption! When I called Optimum Health Care, they told me that there would be no such requirement for someone who doesn't have any health issues. As a matter of fact, they offered to cancel the appointment for me. But I told them I would prefer to keep the appointment and they said okay to it. And there would be no charge to me.
Anymore questions?  Did I leave anything out? |
I didn't ask a question. I just made a summary statement.
Urine tests, blood tests for cholesterol, sugar, vitamin D levels in blood, liver function, and thyroid function and procedures such as endoscopy and colonoscopy can all alert for illnesses that have not presented themselves blatantly.
An ounce of early diagnosis is worth a pound of heavy medicine is my feelings. Seeing your doctor once too often is better in my mind than once too few.