Taboo / bad taste 2 ask????

[Hal-10000]

Ladies & Gentlemen,

First, let me apologize if this topic is inappropriate. I do not mean to be insensitive.

This question is directed toward everyone on here...

How often do you get tested? <You know what I mean.>

As a newbie here, I'm more than a bit curious about this.

Self-disclosure....I'm a mature fellow with high blood pressure & high cholesterol...so I get my blood checked every 6 months (with the 'standard' tests...).

Just curious; thanks for any replies,

Hal

[bored@home]

Just ask for a full panel of test next time you get you levels checked, explain you are sexually active but safe but want to be sure. Honesty with the doc goes a long way.

[Chung Tran]

I get tested every 6 months.. but I'm about to give up.


that 8th grade entrance exam is just too damn difficult..

[Texanbychoice]

Originally Posted by bored@home

Just ask for a full panel of test next time you get you levels checked, explain you are sexually active but safe but want to be sure. Honesty with the doc goes a long way.

That is extremely helpful. Ive been wondering how to ask my doc that for awhile now. Not that he wouldnt understand. Its just kind of an awkward thing to try and explain and that makes it very very simple. Thanks!!!

[TallDallasGuy]

If you can't be honest with your doctor and put your health and life in his hands, then something is wrong! All you need to do is tell your doctor you would like to be tested for whatever you want to be tested for - end of story.

There is no need to use any special code or be embarrassed, they see this every day. You're not the first person to ask for an STD/STI test.

There have been a few times I thought something was going on downstairs, and it ended up there wasn't! Once was a kidney infection, another time was kidney stones and they both can have pains that give symptoms that are similar to an STI.

Every six months or whenever you feel the need to have a test is a good time. Just tell your doctor what you want. People need to start taking their own health care into their own hands.

[anonymousbusiness512]

Originally Posted by TallDallasGuy

If you can't be honest with your doctor and put your health and life in his hands, then something is wrong! All you need to do is tell your doctor you would like to be tested for whatever you want to be tested for - end of story.

There is no need to use any special code or be embarrassed, they see this every day. You're not the first person to ask for an STD/STI test.

There have been a few times I thought something was going on downstairs, and it ended up there wasn't! Once was a kidney infection, another time was kidney stones and they both can have pains that give symptoms that are similar to an STI.

Every six months or whenever you feel the need to have a test is a good time. Just tell your doctor what you want. People need to start taking their own health care into their own hands.

Seriously, I get tested every single time I have an encounter. It's anal retentive, but honestly it's better than letting something go untreated.

[Augustus]

I have an easier solution, don't sacrifice your ass.....
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[guest012815-1]

Every 90 days
It's set up to where I simply go to lab they draw the blood and I leave.
Get results in mail following week.

[RexWoodall]

Originally Posted by Extreme

Every 90 days
It's set up to where I simply go to lab they draw the blood and I leave.
Get results in mail following week.

Did you arrange this through your doc Extreme? Or directly with the lab?

[FunInDFW]

Quarterly since college (5ish years ago).

[Brot]

Yearly with my physical exam and then periodically as my hobby exposure warrants. Usually an additional 2 times a year. These I get done anonymously at anylabtest.

[Spikebaby]

Any Lab Test Now
214-956-8378

You pay for the panel on line....go into the office (no appointment necessary and many locations) you get results in less than 48 hours

[ForeignPlaytoy]

I go once a month. Just to be safe, plus my Doctor knows what I do :-)

[dmcleod]

The only thing to be ashamed about here is the puritanical taboos in this country which make simple things like sexual education and health care feel like they're crimes. Thank you, op, and other contributors, for being open and honest about something that should be as socially acceptable as talking about your receding hairline or that semi gross thick toenail fungus that we see advertisements about every time we turn around.

[dallaswill]

Originally Posted by Spikebaby

Any Lab Test Now
214-956-8378

You pay for the panel on line....go into the office (no appointment necessary and many locations) you get results in less than 48 hours

Don't give your real name, say use for first and middle name, or real DOB. Reason: insurance industry, Obamacare, etc. are all tied into a database and if your name comes up for possibly having bad mojo, then your insurance ass just stepped in deep Kimchi, esp if you are tested for Aids. All this testing sends up red flags that insurance providers can/will use against you.

BTW, depending on how good you are, you can negotiate the price down, usually get $20 off.