Has Anyone Done An Annual "Wellness " Visit

rbtvgo said:
We are next, so protect yourself and stop with the denial. just my opinion. bob
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I agree.
I have three months' visit to my Primary Dr., although he asked whether I'd come to see him either 6 months or 3 months. I told him I live close to his office and chose 3 months visit.

Last visit, I asked Sleep and Skin meds. just in case my current Sleep med. regimen does not work and he sent them, both to CVS. which I appreciate him what would happen if current Sleep-regimen stopped working. 6 moths is too long for me to wait to see the Dr.

I admit I'm twilight age and a good-nite sleep is crucial to me, because I love chores and garden which I enjoy enormously.
 

Amanda76 said:
I agree.
I have three months' visit to my Primary Dr., although he asked whether I'd come to see him either 6 months or 3 months. I told him I live close to his office and chose 3 months visit.

Last visit, I asked Sleep and Skin meds. just in case my current Sleep med. regimen does not work and he sent them, both to CVS. which I appreciate him what would happen if current Sleep-regimen stopped working. 6 moths is too long for me to wait to see the Dr.

I admit I'm twilight age and a good-nite sleep is crucial to me, because I love chores and garden which I enjoy enormously.
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What sleep med regime are you talking about? You mean sleeping pills?
 
I have to routinely front the GP's surgery every six months for new scripts. He checks my BP and orders blood tests to make sure the medications are still effective and safe.

I have a personalised health care plan and once a year I see the practice nurse who asks questions before handing me over to the GP. Podiatry is the only addition to an otherwise uneventful plan and is subsidised by the federal government.

The practice nurse also comes to my house every 2 years for another questionnaire to see how I am coping at home. I'm coping quite well ATM but should that change it will not go unnoticed.

Because of my age, I am also required to submit a form signed by the GP, to state that I am fit to hold a drivers licence and do not require eyeglasses when driving. He gives me an elementary eyesight test without wearing my specs and I have been scoring 20/20 for long distance vision.

Because of bulk billing, I am charged nothing for any of the above, including the blood tests and home visits.
 

My wellness exam consists of me taking the reins after the nurses weigh mešŸ’©, check my blood pressurešŸ’©, and make me read an eye chart with and without my glassesšŸ’©

After the doctor greets me and asks the standard ā€œhow are youā€, I smile brightly and say great! I still have my horses at home, Iā€™m still mowing 4 acres with the 4-wheel drive tractor, and the only reason Iā€™m not Bushhogging is because the farm tractor needs injectors.

He then asks how Iā€™m getting along with the farm since husbandā€™s passing and I reply itā€™s a good thing I was raised on a diary farm, so Iā€™m still hanging in there.

End of wellness exam, BP meds renewed, I donā€™t owe them any money thanks to BCBSTN, and I am out the door, walking with a cane because they likely have half a file cabinet regarding the Grade II spondylolisthesis.

My drivers license was renewed this past spring for eight years, so Iā€™m good on that until Iā€™m 86šŸ˜³
 

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