Life Line Screening

Doing a screening is worth it. We sat there, waited a while and our name was called, then we went up and it was good. I didn't have any problem with it. The reps explained things, and the results tell us things that we need to be aware of without going to a doctor. I don't have much luck with the doctors. When I went in there last time, first thing they do is weigh you, then get your results. On your paper, it says you weigh 175 pounds and I said, "Crap, I've never weighed that much." I said, "If they can't get that right, they can't get anything else right." In six months, we'll do a screening again.

My wife set up the original ones. We went two or three years running. And we decided we should just use our regular doctor. But a lot of the tests that Life Line Screening does are not done by the doctor. That's why we decided to do it again this year. They suggest that you follow up with your regular doctor. And the one thing that turned up with me was abdominal aortic aneurysm. My results says it might be possible. So, my cardiac doctor is gonna look at it and run some more tests and see if he concurs. We also had AFib, body mass, lipid panel, glucose, liver, thyroid, kidney, vitamin D and waste. We're both 75 and we felt that as much preventive medicine as we can have is good, because that way we can head offset before it becomes a problem. That was an incentive to do it again, especially when they come up with something like this.

Life Line's screening techs were very pleasant, so I wasn't afraid of anything and I felt comfortable. But on my recent visit, they were doing two tests at one time on me and I felt creeped out about that. One was doing one thing and the other one was doing the other. Then during one of the tests, the machine was broken. So, I won’t be getting that test until next year. They called me and I won't be getting appointment until January, which is a very long time. It's an inconvenience because they will not have a test at the testing site to replace that test that I needed and paid to have. But I still feel like the test that I was able to get was a quality test of my circulation.

My experience has been excellent with the people assigned me and also with the people doing the test on me. This last time, it took a half hour. The last two years, I've turned the results over to the APRN that I was seeing. Last year, it showed that I had buildup in my left artery. She insisted on me going to the hospital and having an ultrasound done. She wanted to see it for herself. It ended up costing me about $700 out of the pocket after insurance. She told me the results showed that I had no plaque buildup at all in that particular artery. This time, I went back in. Life Line Screening showed me the same thing. It said my aorta was ballooning a little bit. I talked to my doctor and she said she wanted to keep an eye on it. They said it was a good idea that I get those tests done with Life Line Screening. The price was right too.

Life Line will do what they say they're gonna do. It's easy and doesn't take long. There's no pain involved. I go for the results of their ultrasound as opposed to anything else they offer or their narrative and assumptions about my health conditions, and I present this information to my primary care physician and my cardiologist. The day that I was there, I did my blood pressure and they said it was 126 over something and wrote it up as being hypertension. I know for a fact that I am not hypertensive. Every day I do four different routine tests - my temperature, my blood oxygen level, my blood pressure and EKG, and I document this. I have it all the way back to the first of the year and it was nowhere near what they were saying. In fact, my cardiologist who I see regularly took me off of blood pressure meds about five years ago.

The young lady from Life Line who was doing the screening seemed very knowledgeable and focused in doing good screens, and I was very well satisfied. She seemed to know what she was doing and what she needed to do for me to be relaxed. It was a good experience.

My last visit was the sixth time that I've gone to them and it was good. They take care of me and do their job.

The techs from Life Line seemed to be competent. Sometimes, they were a little harried just from the standpoint of everybody trooping through and trying to get everybody processed in a timely fashion. I had a screening done in the last month and it was just a general health. The results seem to be alright. I can see some consistency and some inconsistency on numbers, but that happens. There are a couple of things that popped up in this last one that I'm gonna pursue a little further and see what happens.

I had a great experience with them. They did a test that saved my life. The result showed osteoporosis, which was no surprise. But it showed that I had an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Doctors don't usually find that because it doesn't have any symptoms. They don't find them till they rupture. They found mine at 3 centimeters, which is relatively small. I can make lifestyle changes and hopefully not have to do the surgery. I didn't enjoy getting that news, but it saved my life to get that news when I did. But, I would do it again. I also have been recommending everyone get it done. All of them were also wonderful. They were courteous, helpful and they really tried to ensure my privacy.

Life Line Screening discovered that my left carotid artery was 90% blocked. I've gone every year since just to make sure it doesn't happen again. I do the five screenings. My doctor always said that it's a good thing that I get it done as it helps him out. Life Line has always been very good and they really know what they're talking about. This screening has made me a little more aware of what's good for my health.