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Is there any reason to suspect something will be found on this body scan?Has a doctor recommended this course of action?
Seems an expensive way to attain potential peace of mind.
And if they find nothing in the scan now how will you know something may not come up a week/month/year after the scan, just how often will you plan on being scanned for that potential piece of mind?
This line of logic is like taking your car apart to the last nut and bolt to make sure all is correct.
I'm sure a scan of this type will require the expertise of multiple doctors as a neurosurgeon may not be familiar with what a gastroenterologist is familiar with or a vascular surgeons sphere of knowledge etc.
I think even after a full body scan no medical professional is going to give you a 100% clean bill of health.
I'm having some serious medical issues,the doctors want to find out the cause,these type of scans are the best way they have to look for the problem/s. I'm certainly not ordering these scans on my own volition.
If theyre necessary than yes, get one. There's no way id intentionally expose myself to a mega dose of ionizing radiation though.
I've also looked into joining an 'executive health program" but they cost a a LOT more money. They have them at Johns Hopkins, Princeton, and other places. Again, i'm just exploring ways to get a lot deeper info that what passes for a 'physical' most times.
Maybe next time I get blood drawn I'll ask for a more complete test, than standard (and pay the difference for what ever insurance would pay) It won't be as complete as the screening, though.
Personally, I don't have an issue with finding out that a spot on my knee looks like the start of arthritis, or a disc in my back looks a little degenerated, or a vessel in my eye or brain looks weak. Who the heck wants to pop an aneurysm to find out you had one?
I'm NOT a hypocondriac at all, I'm actually quite healthy, take no meds and rarely go to the doctor (other than for age recommended screenings for cancer colonoscopy, etc)
I just think most preventative health screener in the U.S. is a joke, or should I say doesn't go far enough when it comes to finding out certain conditions and illnesses early enough. MOST people don't get pancreatic cancer, and I'm not even worried about having it -- but given that is IS asymptomatic until it's awfully late in the game, why NOT screen for whatever a person might have earlier.
Hope all is well. Glad there is this kind of technology.
I think the body scan I'm referring to is ONE scan, and insurance doesn't cover it here in the U.S. because it's totally optional screening. I think it's great. Basically it just screens the whole body just to see what it might find.
I've seen them featured on news segments on TV. For that person, the doc said it found early, early early signs of arthritis.
Basically it can find PRE-SYMPTOMATIC conditions. It can let you know what you MIGHT get in the future.
there is no way you can totally prevent diseases, whether it is heart trouble, cancer or whatever. My husband does have a full body scan once a year because he is a cancer survivor. I think next year may be the last. Our insurance does pay for it because in his case it is diaganostic. You say it isn't covered by isurance in the US, where is it covered, do you know?
To be honest I wouldn't have one the more radiation and such you are exposed to, the more health risk that can occur. All these test do is, as you say, let you know what you might get sometime down the road. We all watch too much TV. What difference does it make to know you might develop something like Arthritis. There isn't anything you can do but worry about it.
Jambo; hubby went through all the tests you are going through and guess what? They have never found the cause of his weak legs. The only possible answer for him was all the hormone treatments and radiation he had.
Good luck, I hope you get some answers.
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