Paying for private ‘preventative’ health tests

[Giantpaw]

Does anyone do this?

Im terrified of cancer. My aunt died of it at my age and it was horrific. My grandmother had it, her sister died of it, my mother has had it and now my very close friend has been told she’s terminal at 45. I think about it more often than I care to admit and can’t shake the worry. I have small children which has amplified it.

I have cervical ectropian which the dr won’t refer me for and also a cyst on my ovary that they are also ignoring.

Has anyone paid for say yearly scans to check the more common things (ovaries, uterus, cervix) for changes. Would this make a difference to any outcome? Would the scanning people think I’m mad. I’m not rich at all but could afford a few hundred a year.

Thanks

Following as im in the same situation. I've had bowl issues for years and despite a clear colonoscopy it still worries me. Also get breast pain which I keep getting fobbed off about . Then I read that having children ans not breast feeding increases chances of breast cancer. I'm 45 and recently started hrt again..the side effects also worry me. I don't think id be so scared if my children were adults or i didn't have children.

I used to go for an annual health check as part of my work health insurance package (it's optional so I didn't bother every year).

They didn't do diagnostic scans as a matter of course as part of my package, but IIRC they did do basic cancer screening tests and I think the idea was that if they found anything concerning they would send you on for further tests. Obviously, if you're paying for the assessment yourself, the additional testing would likely cost extra.

I think lots of people probably do have this stuff done through work or private health insurance on an annual basis, so I don't think anyone would think you're odd for wanting to check your own health! If they offer the service, they're not going to judge people for using it.