Annual Wellness Visit

peppermint said:
My wellness visit was free.. I'm sitting in the waiting room with a 2 page paper to answer questions....Unbelievable.. It asked how much alcohol in a day I drink? (I hardly drink alcohol, except on a Holiday)
How many times in a year do you visit your Doctor....Am I depressed....Do you get angry most of the time...and on and on with stupid questions....

I finally get to go to the room for questioning....It was weird!!!!! A nurse or whatever she was, started asking me questions....and drawing pictures....I had to draw a dog....a hamburger, and some other
stuff that I was really annoyed with....So after many questions, she asked me what she asked me 3 min. ago....I told her and she said it was wrong...So I said to her, Oh, maybe that was 2 min. ago...
She got perturbed....I didn't care, this was ridiculous thinking Seniors are senile... She leaves....The Doctor came in the room...(I have been going to this lady Dr. for 40 years)...She asked why
I didn't answer the question that the nurse asked...I told her a thing or too, and she said she is obligated to ask these questions for Medicare....So I asked, Did I fail....She laughed!!! She said No....
As long as you were talking and not slurring your words.....WHAT!!!!!! Good thing I love my Doctor...She stayed with me for 10 min more, just talking about her husband who had passed away....
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Asking questions, etc like that is SOP for a annual physical for seniors...its a good why to check if one is senile. I have no problem with it.
 

My annual wellness was free, I did not answer questions that I felt were nunyas (none of your f_ _kin business.) The one that made me question the questionnaire was, "Do you have smoke detectors." The nurse explained that these questions were to determine our general well being, mental health, etc. The next time I will answer them all and not be defensive. I had to pay for one extra test as I had a complete blood work-up which tells you everything you need to know about your heath. If doctor finds anything when he reads the results they call you or you can read them onine if you are interested.
 
I don't do the so-called Medicare annual wellness visit. I go have my annual checkup and that is all. No intrusive questions -- and I wouldn't answer those questions others are talking about either. Not my doc's business whether or not I have smoke detectors, etc. I consider that kind of stuff to be "Big Brother" type intrusiveness into how I run my life and I refuse to participate. As to drawing a dog or a hamburger, I couldn't draw worth a flip when I was 20, and I still can't -- what does that prove?
 
I do not have a copay and have never been asked about smoke detectors. If I am asked I will say yes and do not see the big deal. If I do not want to answer a question, I don't. Some things are none of their business.
 
I had a wellness visit last year. First time that I've done that. The visiting nurse was a little unorganized with her schedule that day, but she did convince me to get my eyes examined. That visit led to laser surgery during the summer, and for that I am grateful. It helped with my AMD.
No fees were charged to me, and I even got $100 in gift cards from Blue Cross for doing this.

However, my doctor does not approve of these wellness visits. He let me know that their opinions aren't of any importance to him. ???
 
I went today. I feel my doctor did a good thing. No questions except have I had colonoscopy, when was the last mammogram, ask me about pneumonia shot, shingles shot. Thats its. I told her I dont want a colonoscopy. So she suggested a different test called colonguard test. I told her I am not sure about the shingles shot and told her I want to research it. I did ask ask her about my thyroid medication. And explained why getting 6 months supply saves me money and my insurance does not pay for it. So she wrote me a prescription for 6 months. Yay. Im so happy. But the visit was pleasant and ive been seeing her since s
before she built her own building and opened her own practice.

Any feed back is appreciated on shingles, pneumonia shot and colonguard test.

Thank you
 
Pauline1954 said:
Any feed back is appreciated on shingles, pneumonia shot and colonguard test.
Thank you
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There are two pneumonia vaccines for seniors, Prevnar 13 and Pneumovax 23. I've had both. They are given about one year apart, and I would strongly recommend both of them. They fight several types of bacteria that can affect seniors, and especially important if you go to a hospital or are around sickly people.

I cannot address the shingles shot or getting a colonguard test... I had a routine colonoscopy some years back and it was just an inconvenience, nothing more.
 

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