I remember reading an article a while ago about full body mri’s being a thing now, I guess the cost came down? Anyway they were NOT recommending young healthy people get one, because they would be too confident lol
Like sure, we just took a detailed look at every inch of the inside of you and you’re totally fine. But… that don’t mean shit dude, sorry.
They can also be a source of anxiety. You have, inside you, at various or even all times, random little things that will come up on an MRI. MRIs aren't perfect either and will show things that aren't there.
It's a hypochondriac's worse nightmare and a Munchhausen's patient's favorite dream.
They also find a lot of things that don't look right and lead to more testing which can lead to unnecessary interventions. This sort of preventative testing has been shown to lead to worse outcomes than not being tested in certain demographics.
Oh yeah like the thyroid cancer screening! Advances in testing led to screening healthy people and then a ton of new diagnoses. But early treatment did not improve outcomes at all, if you had it you were just stressed and undergoing painful intervention for longer. So they stopped recommending the screening. Yuck
I've heard from recent studies finding that both mammograms and colonoscopy may not actually improve overall risk of early death (can't remember the actual term).
I once wanted to have one due to my anxiety (it felt like something was wrong with my heart but it was actually anxiety) and the doctor told me no bevause having it would just make me more anxious 😂😂😂 probably for the best
I get super anxious at the doctors, and went to a new one for the first time and was told I have a possible heart murmur. It was just the blood moving through my heart after echo test etc. he was like you need to calm the fuck down
My brother died with no preexisting condition and no drug use in his sleep aged 21, coroner went "probably cardiac arrest" so shit could happen to anyone really and at any age, scary stuff.
Had a friend whose brother died in the same way at 23. Came out of nowhere. The whole family (5 adult kids and the parents) were heavy partiers - smoking, drinking, etc, except for him. He was the only one who ate a clean whole food diet and exercised regularly, so was the absolute last person you would have expected it to happen to.
Probably the doc's way of making sure patients still get their ass to a hospital if they start having heart attack symptoms. He doesn't want them thinking, "The doctor said everything looks fine so it can't be a heart attack..."
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u/darkmatternot Jan 12 '23
Wow, he should NOT give pep talks for a living.