Comment on Only a few years left

Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  are you 40-45m

  have you had your:

  • prostate examination
  • colonoscopy
  • thyroid checked TSH T4 T3
  • white BC checks (cancer)
  • blood pressure screening
  • cholesterol screening
  • fiber liver scan
  • bloodsugar A1C test
  • skin cancer screening

  no? then you better. by the time you’re in your 50s, having the results of those tests could be the difference between living until you’re 60 or 90.

  getting results sets a baseline result of where you should be and makes it easier for your physician to make decisions on your health later.

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  • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    could be the difference between living until you’re 60 or 90.

    Sweet, we get to choose?

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  • Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I just do what the physician recommends at my annual physical. Usually, it’s just bloodwork.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Aren’t regular colonoscopies a 50+ thing?

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    • capnbubblebuns@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I believe the recommendation has moved to 45 because the increase in colon cancer

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