On 12 Apr 2004 04:15:45 -0700, still_the_same_me@hotmail.com (James
Annan) wrote:

>and an annual
>full chest x-ray of completely healthy people for the theoretical
>possibility of TB must be a very poor bet.

Ahh, so that's why they do it. I was going to ask why. Next question
is is there any scientific evidence of effectiveness to support this
procedure?

Anyway, I got out of it once, as I said I'd just been for a chest
X-ray for another reason (the truth) so I didn't need another, so they
didn't give me one. Whether it was because they genuinely believed me,
or just didn't think it was worth the effort discussing further with
the gaigin, I don't know.

I was for another checkup just last week and did an ECG and a heart
echo, so I actually asked why they hadn't xrayed me, but they said it
wasn't needed, which I suppose is progress. I'll cop out of the xray
for this year's check too, as I've had my yearly dose from a CT scan
in January.

>James

Ken