Met my out of pocket insurance max, so what routine things should I get done this year?

Definitely colonoscopy - unfortunately I have to repeat them every 3 years - my first one I was wide awake and watched on the monitor - the second one I was totally out and don't remember a thing.

Bone density good idea. Mammogram good idea.  Skin check great idea. 

Will they pay for a podiatrist visit?  I like getting my feet checked out each year - nails trimmed, corns taken care of, etc.  I have horrible feet. 

Can't remember but if you still have your ovaries a check of those would probably be good, too.  I get mine checked each year.

I have met my out of pocket, too, about as much as you = I may go for some GI studies (already had endoscopy) since I am still having bloating problems after my hernia repair.

Good luck!

hmmm. what about the osteoporosis bone scan???

 

Tamara

My PCP says that even with a hysterectomy, we need a Pap test. Not sure why, I agree with you on this one, but that's what he said!

A pap smear is checking for cervical cancer.  If you don't have a uterus, you don't have a cervix.  The cervix is the opening of the uterus.  So what would they be checking for?

My sister had a hysterectomy but still had a cervix. After many problems she ended up having another surgery to remove the cervix. I just always assumed the cervix was part of the uterus!

Definitely get the colonoscopy. It can be costly and it will be a breeze. Just sounds bad.

Lora,

Don't put off the colonoscopy!  I did - waited until I was 60, and unfortunately had developed quite a lot of polyps, as well as one which was called a flat adenoma, which was under the actually lining of the colon.  It couldn't be removed during the colonoscopy so I had to have a bowel resection.  I'm very fortunate that it wasn't any worse than that - it was benign and the surgery was done laproscopically, but it was a pretty painful surgery all together.

The prep for the colonoscopy is the worst part, and it's really not that bad. - for the procedure they give you really good drugs so it's a breeze.

I would definitely put that on my list to get done this year, you just never know.

Kathy