Re: Or Piles - Sunday 11/12 + Mon 12/12

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:51:34 +0000, Al Menzies <al@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:13:49 +0000 (UTC), Suzi
><spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>In article <I9WDn9OpzznDFwcY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, chris mcmillan
>>spam.tin@xxxxxxxxxxxx wibbled...
>>
>>[Snip]
>>> And I think they chose Betty deliberately. She's not particularly
>>> 'old', she appeared to be very fit - yet there was this hidden 'blood
>>> pressure'. And I don't know about anyone else, but there's a lot of
>>> warnings about high blood pressure and that it may lead to heart attacks
>>> and strokes. Hidden warnings and all that.
>>
>>I still don't see how that would've been missed at one of the very many
>>check ups us wimmin tend to go to?
>
>What are they then? Mammograms (every three years) are done in a
>mobile unit that comes to my local hospital - I rather doubt they
>have equipment to check blood pressure. Smears (also every three
>years) done at GP's surgery by a nurse - the appointment is
>specifically for that, although I am sure they'd take your blood
>pressure if you asked, but why would you ask if you didn't know you
>had a problem? I have no other reason to visit a doctor.

A lot, but by no means all, women will be seeing a doctor regularly
for contraception. Of those who aren't, a further percentage will be
seeing the doctor for menapause-related problems. That still leaves a
lot of women unchecked, I reckon. I can't think of another
woman-specific issue that would account for large swathes of the
population. Oh, doh! Pregnancy. But I don't think that's got the lot
covered still, and I doubt it applied to Betty. ;o)




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