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Symptom pointers for aging males

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vincent43462
vincent43462

I am 67 and male. I am looking for a general guide to the early symptoms of serious illnesses to which most males, living in Britain, who are over 65, may be liable. I am not a hypochondriac. To date medical advisors have not been able to point me to such a guide. Does anyone else know of such documents? I am not looking for general health practice pointers, which are more commonly found.

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  • mrsmop
    mrsmop vincent43462

    Posted

    Have you been to your Surgery's Well Man Clinic?  They check the sort of thing that you are thinking about, blood, blood pressure, prostate etc..

    You should have your eyes tested regularly too.

    I have posted a link to the NHS website which is quite comprehensive.

     

  • vincent43462
    vincent43462

    Posted

    Thank you Mrsmop. The Five Health Symptoms men shouldn't ignore of NHS Choices is a good first list. Have not heard about a Well-man clinic with my local GP group. Should I phone them and ask them if they have one? Have just turned down a Free Eye Test because I currently do not have enough money to pay for any new specs should I need them, because I will not get another free eye test for 2 years, so prefer to go when I really perceive a problem.
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy vincent43462

      Posted

      As Mrs Mop says the eye test can tell other things about your overall health. If you find you do need glasses, I got mine online for twenty five pounds. You do need your lens prescription from the optician though.
    • derek76
      derek76 ptolemy

      Posted

      Some opticians are better than opthers. Since my last eye test in January at Boots I have had two problems found. One was noticed by a Junior doctor at the blood pressure clinic the very next day. Boots said it was something they don't check for as they only check the health of the eyes!

      The other problem  I noticed myself and phoned the hospital eye clinic for an appointment. It is probably Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAAION) rather than Glaucoma. I am still waiting on more tests.  

  • mrsmop
    mrsmop vincent43462

    Posted

    Vincent, you really ought to have your eyes tested.  You don't have to buy specs if you can't afford them but the Optometrist can tell a lot from looking at the back of your eye and, if necessary, refer you to your local eye clinic.

    Some Opticians offer a free eye test anyway.

    You could telephone your surgery, or pop in.  Ours has all sorts of posters up on the walls and also leaflets that you can take to read.

     

  • vincent43462
    vincent43462

    Posted

    Thank you Mrsmop for further advice on Eye Tests and Man MOT. I have contacted the latter.
  • derek76
    derek76 vincent43462

    Posted

    Has your doctor checked your BP and blood glucose for you? If your waterworks are becoming a problem ask your GP for a DRE and a PSA  test. That would get three  Biggies out of the way. Most surgeries should be doing Well Man Clinics or you could pay for a BUPA or similar health check. Opticians can often pick up on a wide range of problems in cluding brain tumors.

    There are now national screening programmes for colon cancer and abdominal aneurysms for your age group. Google for the bowel cancer screening kit. For the aneurysms you should have automatically been contacted when you reached the age.

    If you don't smoke, limit drink and exercise a lot is in your favour.

    Good Health.

  • yollie074
    yollie074 vincent43462

    Posted

    find out if you can have a scio test in your country....its an amazing test and can tell you everything that is going on in your body, from mineral deficinecies to the enzymes and organ etc.... it might clear up some of your questions in one test. google scio testing and you might find one in your country. Good luck smile
    • mrsmop
      mrsmop yollie074

      Posted

      Thank you Yollie but if you Google it, it tells you it is a scam and a fraud and, needless to say, very expensive.

      Vincent has already commented that he cannot afford to buy glasses at the moment.

       

    • yollie074
      yollie074 mrsmop

      Posted

      hi there... sorry but in our country the scio is an extremely good source of medical information and definitely not a scam... it literally saven my life. perhaps the people in your country are taking advantage of folk and scamming them...so sad..... well it was worth a shot to mention.
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