[The Larger Cyclist]

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/meet-cyclist-who-glad-knocked-8122308

Hit on a roundabout, knocked unconscious, Paramedics note high blood pressure and it turns out to be hereditory blood pressure issue which ould have caused him to have a heart attack or stroke at any time.

 

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[brooksby]

perce wrote:

… height and weight checked…

I had that and discovered I’m shrinking.  I’m 52 this year, and I’m an inch shorter than I was when I was 20 (which was, in all fairness, the last time I checked my height).  That extra inch would make all the difference on my BMI…

[wtjs]

I was hoping they’d do the

I was hoping they’d do the test for prostate cancer (the blood one, not the finger up the bum one)

You should be hoping they don’t ‘do the test for prostate cancer’. There are good reasons there is no NHS Prostate Cancer Screening Program like the excellent NHS one for bowel cancer. The Health Check is almost completely crowd-pleasing junk, except for BP and diabetes tests. The smokers will be obvious on sight and will continue to smoke until their first heart attack or stroke, and often after- if they survive it

[The Larger Cyclist]

Steve K wrote:

Steve K wrote:

Thanks for the expectation management.  I was hoping they’d do the test for prostate cancer (the blood one, not the finger up the bum one).  Pretty sure I’m ok on everything else (marginally overweight, blood pressure should be ok, I’m active, don’t drink, don’t smoke, not brilliant diet).

Talking of expectation management – the blood test isn’t perfect. You can get both false positive and false negative results.

[Steve K]

Thanks for the expectation

Thanks for the expectation management.  I was hoping they’d do the test for prostate cancer (the blood one, not the finger up the bum one).  Pretty sure I’m ok on everything else (marginally overweight, blood pressure should be ok, I’m active, don’t drink, don’t smoke, not brilliant diet).

[perce]

Don’t expect much if it’s

Don’t expect much if it’s anything like mine – height and weight checked, blood pressure taken and a blood test taken for cholestorol. A few questions about  general health, smoking and drinking habits and that was it. Five minutes at the most.

[Steve K]

Coincidentally, I’m having

Coincidentally, I’m having one of those ‘over 40s’ health check ups this afternoon (I’m 53, and it’ll be the first one I’ve had).  It seems preferable to being knocked unconscious by a driver, and certainly less risk of damaging my bike.

[brooksby]

I’m sure that there are

I’m sure that there are easier ways of finding out you have high blood pressure… 

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