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Healthy After 40

By Staff

Mammogram

Can not stress this one enough, yes, we all hate to see our delicate breast being squashed into a pancake. However,ladies, this is not negotiable. Book your    exam early and do so every year. Early detection saves lives.!

Cholesterol

If you never had cholesterol problems and your last exams numbers were like of a high school kid, your yearly physical should keep you in check.

OBGYN

As much as seeing OBGYN is not a pleasant experience, yearly pelvic exams and Pap smear check for cervical cancer and other disorders is a must.

DENTIST

You should probably consult your dentist to see if twice a year cleaning is good enough for your gums. Sometimes as we get older we need to either floss more or get more frequent visits for cleaning our teeth and gums.

EYES

If you were blessed to have 20/20 vision all your life, you will notice some changes with your eyes after 40 +. Visit your eye doctor for a regular check up, and every two years after you turn 45 start your testing for glaucoma, and if you are 45 you should be screened for diabetes, if you have a family history you might want to consider doing so even earlier.

ALERT

Have you heard? You should have a tetanus-diphtheria booster every 10 years.




Member Comments

    • 0 votes vote up vote up

      Stephanie wrote Jan 10, 2008

    • It crucial for us to make time in our lives to take care of ourselves. These are def. some important things to always check up on.


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      Maryclark wrote Sep 13, 2008

    • Those are all great tips....and very important ones at that.  I am behind on the ob/gyn visit but I’m taking care of that one next week.  Cholesterol is high and I’m working on that as well.  Ob/gyn annual visit is especially important.  That is where my oldest sister discovered she had kidney cancer.  A microscopic trace of blood was found in that wonderful urine sample that you always have to give.  Now you realize the importance of that urine sample.  Thank goodness she caught it in time, but her treatment was to remove the kidney.  That was the only cure.  No chemo or radiation...just the removal of her kidney.  She was very blessed and very lucky.  Make those appointments!!!

      MC


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    • 0 votes vote up vote up

      Maryclark wrote Oct 13, 2008

    • All but one appt is completed.  Mammogram comes in December along with the surgeon visit.

      MC


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