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Everything's relative. I've had about 8 MRIs in the last few years. I also wouldn't bat an eye at spending $1k on preventative care each year. Many Americans a

• cableshaft 4y ago
  I've had like 4 MRI's total. The most recent one was I had a scare about a possible aneurism, which is what they didn't find anything for, and then had a couple for looking at my neck and back, where they found two bulging disks, one in the middle of my back and one in my lower back. And they had to check my leg for something once, maybe blood clots? I haven't needed to get one for several years now. MRI's don't seem that great for an annual preventative check, since they are usually checking a pretty small area (or at least mine were). Like those were 4 different MRI's to check me from head to one of my calves. Getting 4+ of those a year would add up quick. And that's not even taking into account any of a myriad of other tests that could be done every year. I'm sure I could probably take a different test every week of the year, but I'd be bankrupt quick.
  • throwaway09223 4y ago
    Why would you jump to an absurd scenario like one every week? It would be an enormous benefit to do one MRI a year, rotating between areas of interest, at a relatively negligible cost ($500-1k or so per year - about what it costs for an annual physical). It's extremely cheap compared to your Dr's hourly billable rate and would get cheaper at scale.
    • lazyasciiart 4y ago
      I don't believe it would be an enormous benefit at all. What are you basing that claim on?