over 75 health check

They threatened me with a 24 hour monitor. I explained that I get really bad "white coat syndrome", and when I check it at home it is very good!

Hope yours go well jendruham.

Ana Wad'ya mean? Wanna fight?!!

Has your monitor got a memory, jingle?
I have to have a 24 hour one because they think they might be giving me too much medication, which is making my blood pressure too low when they measure it. That's not white coat syndrome. Hopefully they'll be able to take me off a tablet. Beta-blockers, I hope.
My brother in law was put on beta-blockers recently to reduce his heart rate. His GP was pleased it was only 85 now. Mine's often in the 50s.

No. No memory - like me really. (I never remember to use the thing.

Or is it, can't be bothered.

Oh no! Not saying anyone else's is down to white coat syndrome.

My BP is always high in the presence of doctors and nurses, low on other people's monitors at home. Last time I explained (yet again) to a consultant, he said 'but we haven't worn white coats for many years!' Like Jingle said, I just tell them I'll be in touch when I want medical attention. Pills make me ill!

I was like that until last year, when I had an aortic dissection. Never went to a doctor for me, apart from to get a repeat prescription for thyroxine. Ending up in intensive care for a week and hospital for another three sort of puts you in the loop.

Yes. I can understand that jendurham. Once you are really ill, the superficial fear of the doctors would go out the window.

Hope you get quite well again soon.

Want a laugh, jingle.
I had to wait for the garage to pick my car up at 9.25, with my appointment at 9.30.
Got there with my son's partner taking me, and she waited with my grandson in a new cafe nearby.
The nurse told me I would have to walk home with my arm out of my sleeve because of the equipment, so I said not to bother. However we worked it out, and I sat down in the cafe. The machine kept giving error messages.
I went into the chemists, so asked her and she said she had no idea as all machines are different.
So I came home, and it still kept giving the same error message. I looked it up on the internet, and it said batteries low. So I phoned the nurse, and she said they could not be low as they were rechargeable and it had only been used by one other person.
She told me to relax and not to check the screen all the time as it would put the reading up.
At 1.00 p.m. I realised that it had not worked for a while so checked the screen. Nothing on it!
I rang up again, and the nurse said that it wasn't possible that the batteries were flat, the machine must have a fault, would I take it back.
I took the batteries out and they were flat. But what do I know, I'm just a pensioner who uses rechargeable batteries all the time.
Haven't taken it back yet, as the garage did not bring my car back until after 5.00 p.m. No doubt I'll be told off for that.

Oh dear! I wonder if that happens very often. Hope not.

Better luck with the next one.

durhamjen you have made the mistake of thinking the NHS is run for the convenience of the sick and ill. It isn't. It is run for the convenience of the staff. Fancy making a mistake like that!!

Yes, well. That's me all over.

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Just seen this in one of my emails. Does it apply to anyone on here?
I take lots of drugs, but none of these, fortunately.

More doom and gloom...

Information, Ana. If anyone is on these drugs, they might want to try reducing the amount before it becomes law. You can't hide it if it's on prescription.

Only just come in on this thread and I have to say that I do think the comments made to durhamjen were uncalled-for. She is quite right to be cynical about the present government's commitment to the NHS. We all need to be vigilant.
I think an over-75 health check sounds an excellent idea, but I have some time to wait for mine. Shame they don't do a 60-year-old check too....

I think most GPs will give you a health check if you ask Rowantree Mine will do weight, BP, cholesterol,kidney function and so on. Sadly I won't be able to have him as my named doctor when I'm 75 as, if anything, he is a bit older than me and has already retired once.