Prenuvo scan?

[Anonymous]

Anyone had one? I come from a family with many cancers on both sides, and am tempted. Would love to hear any experiences.

[Anonymous]

Bump. anyone tried this?

[Anonymous]

My husband and I had the full body scans at the Prenuvo in Bethesda. They were very informative. I am always going to specialists, so the results matched up with everything I knew. It did find a small nodule on my thyroid, and now I'm keeping an eye on it to make sure it stays the same size (they are very common). My husband's scan showed several things he was not aware of, but nothing that is serious or needed any follow up. I think it's a win-win, either you catch something early or there are no issues and the scan serves as a helpful baseline moving forward. Full body scan only took 45 minutes and it was very comfortable - it's loud but they give you earplugs and you can watch Netflix. The office is nice. I highly recommend it. Watch for specials; they usually offer $300 off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband and I had the full body scans at the Prenuvo in Bethesda. They were very informative. I am always going to specialists, so the results matched up with everything I knew. It did find a small nodule on my thyroid, and now I'm keeping an eye on it to make sure it stays the same size (they are very common). My husband's scan showed several things he was not aware of, but nothing that is serious or needed any follow up. I think it's a win-win, either you catch something early or there are no issues and the scan serves as a helpful baseline moving forward. Full body scan only took 45 minutes and it was very comfortable - it's loud but they give you earplugs and you can watch Netflix. The office is nice. I highly recommend it. Watch for specials; they usually offer $300 off.

Thanks for this. I searched for and found a coupon, so holding on to that!

[Anonymous]

So it's just an MRI? Just find a reason to get your doctor to order one, and save yourself $2500.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So it's just an MRI? Just find a reason to get your doctor to order one, and save yourself $2500.

Ahaha. Do you know how many hoops you need to jump through to get an mri approved by the insurance? Lol

[Anonymous]

I wish I could do this. The idea of going to a million specialists is overwhelming and frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Most doctors advise against full body scans like this because it can lead to overtesting for no reason or benefit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most doctors advise against full body scans like this because it can lead to overtesting for no reason or benefit.

if you can exclude so many conditions all at once, is that not less testing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most doctors advise against full body scans like this because it can lead to overtesting for no reason or benefit.

My dad's lung cancer was found through a full body MRI. There was a special program offered through his church.

He didn't have a single symptom. It was found early enough that he was able to have surgery for removal and didn't need any chemo or radiation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most doctors advise against full body scans like this because it can lead to overtesting for no reason or benefit.

if you can exclude so many conditions all at once, is that not less testing?

I think it’s because they often find things that are not a problem and send you to additional testing to investigate which causes unnecessary stress and expense. I am sure it has been helpful in individual cases like PP’s dad but overall many doctors think it causes more problems than it solves.

[Anonymous]

I would do Grail test instead

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most doctors advise against full body scans like this because it can lead to overtesting for no reason or benefit.

if you can exclude so many conditions all at once, is that not less testing?

I think it’s because they often find things that are not a problem and send you to additional testing to investigate which causes unnecessary stress and expense. I am sure it has been helpful in individual cases like PP’s dad but overall many doctors think it causes more problems than it solves.

I like the idea of it because so many of the recommendations are based on broad statistics (which makes sense from a public health standpoint) but some cancers that are much more deadly are not screened for. I so wish it were cheaper. Not possible for most people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most doctors advise against full body scans like this because it can lead to overtesting for no reason or benefit.

if you can exclude so many conditions all at once, is that not less testing?

I think it’s because they often find things that are not a problem and send you to additional testing to investigate which causes unnecessary stress and expense. I am sure it has been helpful in individual cases like PP’s dad but overall many doctors think it causes more problems than it solves.

I like the idea of it because so many of the recommendations are based on broad statistics (which makes sense from a public health standpoint) but some cancers that are much more deadly are not screened for. I so wish it were cheaper. Not possible for most people.

Do you have health anxiety?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most doctors advise against full body scans like this because it can lead to overtesting for no reason or benefit.

if you can exclude so many conditions all at once, is that not less testing?

I think it’s because they often find things that are not a problem and send you to additional testing to investigate which causes unnecessary stress and expense. I am sure it has been helpful in individual cases like PP’s dad but overall many doctors think it causes more problems than it solves.

I like the idea of it because so many of the recommendations are based on broad statistics (which makes sense from a public health standpoint) but some cancers that are much more deadly are not screened for. I so wish it were cheaper. Not possible for most people.

Do you have health anxiety?

I try not to. I have had breast cancer testing since I was a teenager (have many fibroadenoma which are hard to measure/keep track of) and it takes its toll over time and creates a lot of worry. I often think about how futile it is considering I could be a ticking timebomb for pancreatic cancer and get all this done for my breasts so often while other parts get zero attention.