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[yanfay]

How many of you here are following your annual or monthly medical check-up eventhough you are healthy and have nothing wrong with you.

I'm 2 years post injury and never have seen any type of doctors since my surgery. According to the doctor who performed my surgery he said I don't have to necessary do that. Is that okay? And I asked about my kidneys' health he said as long as I drink lots of water and keep doing caths and urine is normal then I should be fine. Is it?

Another thing, are all of you here inserted with titanium rods on your spine? Cause I heard in some cases doctors advice against it.

[Tetracyclone]

There was another discussion of the safety of titanium hardware in another thread if you search around. i have ti plate and screws in my neck.

i do not go to a Doctor unless I am sick, same as before the injury.

Edited by Tetracyclone, 01 September 2010 - 12:23 PM.

[pinkcloud]

I was also puzzled by my neurosurgeons lack of interest in follow up - as was the spinal who I paid to see privatley to get help from.

As long as their part of the operation went well - they are keen to discharge. Then you become the care of your GP if anything happens in the future. They are not very interested in follow up pain as its not their job - they have done their bit.

NOT all surgeons are the same, just some. And for this case, is the reason why I would think carefully about who I went to if I had surgery again.

Not that I like hanging around hospitals - I hate it. But to go there once or twice after the operation would be nice, just to see if what we experience is normal. After all GP's are not brain surgeons and its kind of unnfair for them to know what to do - espeically if they dont even get post-operative discharge notes. Its the NHS I'm afraid. Private care is a different matter

[davjed]

As long as you're young and healthy I don't think it's necessary unless something crops up. Once you get past 50-55 it might be well to see someone regularly just to maintain a baseline....

[airart1]

well i got my GP. nose, ear, throat, then eye dr. i like, of course the dentist to keep teeth clean, urologist, and then the VA dr in the SCI unit in memphis and my VA dr in the clinic here in town instead of going to nashville...........doesnt everybody?

[mellowgator]

airart1, on 01 September 2010 - 08:18 PM, said:

well i got my GP. nose, ear, throat, then eye dr. i like, of course the dentist to keep teeth clean, urologist, and then the VA dr in the SCI unit in memphis and my VA dr in the clinic here in town instead of going to nashville...........doesnt everybody?

that sounds about right. as far as sci goes i see my neurologists 2x a year to sort out all my prescription and supply needs. i also see a urologists at least yearly.

i then have a gp, gynocolists and dentist for non sci stuff.

mellowgator

[airart1]

yeah the VA runs me thru the ringer also once a year, and i mean 2 days of tests.....i don't mind because you get a good look at whats going on with you............plus u get new stuff!!

[yanfay]

still not sure whether to do check-up or not...

[cathie]

I haven't had a check up in many years, but because of this there have been issues that weren't noticed until it was too late. I am about to go through the whole checkup/review process for the first time in 8 years and there is so much more involved as they have to start from scratch as everything has been managed by GP's who have no idea for so long. It's as if I am going through the injury/rehab process as if it were the first time. One of the things I have found though is that it can help if you are having any issues related to your injury, such as pain, bowel, bladder or even seating issues. These things are all being looked at for me as if I had never been through a review before. It is well worth it.