Anyone ever had a private full body check up?

[danny0001uk1]

Hi All,

Thinking of arranging one of these anyone here had one or has any recommendations.

Are they needed at all?

Thanks

Danny

[Boosted LS1]

Depends on if you like that sort of thing. Big Mike will be along to straighten you out shortly.

[VR99]

I've only ever had one of these through work...and even then only as it was free. It was definately useful but they really went to town on the detailed metrics and graphs etc

• If you are referring to the other full body checks done by a big hairy bloke in the showers courtesy of HMP it's not something I have experienced and hopefully can avoid going forward!

[blueovercream]

Just quickly Googled this and found the Nuffield Health one.

Many of the tests are things you could reasonably ask your GP for if you were concerned about something in particular. Some are completely unnecessary. Some just sound like waffle - "hydration levels", "functional movement screening" and "measurement of physiological response to stressors" to name a few.

I'd advise you not to waste your money.

Edited by blueovercream on Monday 11th January 21:04

[Sid's Dad]

Let’s put this in PH terms:

Is your car running badly? Does anything look, feel or sound wrong? Is there a design flaw that is known to cause problems in your model of car that needs checking for? Has it been poorly maintained or driven very roughly recently?

If the answer to any of these questions is Yes, then get it booked in for a check up. If not, don’t. All you will get is a load of data that is of no use to you.

[MC Bodge]

I once heard that a detailed full body scan typically shows 3 things wrong with somebody, but you'll probably die of something else at an old age.

Edited by MC Bodge on Wednesday 13th January 07:48

[MSR12c]

I had one through Spire a few years back. Consisted of a blood test, heart / lung health test (treadmill and wired up) and a body scan - can’t remember if CT or MRI but not the noisy one.

Got a report about a week later saying all was well. Cost me about £900 maybe.

A good friend of mine went to Preventicum which apparently is the one to go for if you are really wanting a thorough examination. I am told it’s quite invasive but I guess it’s just one day.

[CzechItOut]

Sid's Dad said:

Let’s put this in PH terms:

Is your car running badly? Does anything look, feel or sound wrong? Is there a design flaw that is known to cause problems in your model of car that needs checking for? Has it been poorly maintained or driven very roughly recently?

If the answer to any of these questions is Yes, then get it booked in for a check up. If not, don’t. All you will get is a load of data that is of no use to you.

So you're saying that servicing my car is a waste of time and money and I should wait for something to go wrong before I get it seen to?

If anything, the car analogy suggests I should get one of these full body check-ups every year.

[MC Bodge]

CzechItOut said:

So you're saying that servicing my car is a waste of time and money and I should wait for something to go wrong before I get it seen to?

If anything, the car analogy suggests I should get one of these full body check-ups every year.

Does your body have specified oil, filter, spark plug and timing belt/chain change intervals?

[MC Bodge]

MSR12c said:

I had one through Spire a few years back. Consisted of a blood test, heart / lung health test (treadmill and wired up) and a body scan - can’t remember if CT or MRI but not the noisy one.

Got a report about a week later saying all was well. Cost me about £900 maybe.

Money well spent?

[Sid's Dad]

CzechItOut said:

Sid's Dad said:

Let’s put this in PH terms:

Is your car running badly? Does anything look, feel or sound wrong? Is there a design flaw that is known to cause problems in your model of car that needs checking for? Has it been poorly maintained or driven very roughly recently?

If the answer to any of these questions is Yes, then get it booked in for a check up. If not, don’t. All you will get is a load of data that is of no use to you.

So you're saying that servicing my car is a waste of time and money and I should wait for something to go wrong before I get it seen to?

If anything, the car analogy suggests I should get one of these full body check-ups every year.

A check up isn’t a service, is it? And it was an analogy, ffs.

[MSR12c]

MC Bodge said:

Money well spent?

For me yes, very much so. I was suffering from stress. I was having symptoms that I thought were heart related but could have been psychosomatic. The check-up results left me feeling hugely relieved and stopped me worrying about my health at least. I should add that I am far from a hypochondriac and generally am a (typical) bloke who avoids the doctor.

[MC Bodge]

MSR12c said:

MC Bodge said:

Money well spent?

For me yes, very much so. I was suffering from stress. I was having symptoms that I thought were heart related but could have been psychosomatic. The check-up results left me feeling hugely relieved and stopped me worrying about my health at least. I should add that I am far from a hypochondriac and generally am a (typical) bloke who avoids the doctor.

Fair enough