I’ve now googled and seen that they have some predatory practices and that they lobby heavily, so I’m going to amend my response to “must do some further research to make sure they’re not right wing assholes first.”
This. As a GenXer, I don't really like many of the political positions they take, so I am not inclined to give them my money.
Maybe? We say ‘jinx buy me a coke’. I am in Michigan, never heard either the ‘pinch poke’ or ‘poke poke’.
underwaterrhymes Ohhhh I didn’t even think about that. Yeah I don’t want to support them if they support that. Yeesh. I will have to look into it too.
notreal your comment is cracking me up. I can just see my 20something self rolling at my eyes about the trunk organizer.
Uhhh must be regional even in the same state because I've lived in MI my whole life LOL. We say both jinx or pinch poke but not combined like you wrote. Weird!
Wait. I am confused. I don’t combine them. We say ‘jinx’ or ‘jinx buy me a coke’ or some jinx variation. I have never heard pinch poke so don’t combine them.
Or do you mean you just say ‘jinx’ and not the extra stuff after?
Uhhh must be regional even in the same state because I've lived in MI my whole life LOL. We say both jinx or pinch poke but not combined like you wrote. Weird!
Wait. I am confused. I don’t combine them. We say ‘jinx’ or ‘jinx buy me a coke’ or some jinx variation. I have never heard pinch poke so don’t combine them.
Or do you mean you just say ‘jinx’ and not the extra stuff after?
Yes - either just "jinx" OR "pinch poke you owe a coke" but we don't use jinx and coke together LOL
I’ve now googled and seen that they have some predatory practices and that they lobby heavily, so I’m going to amend my response to “must do some further research to make sure they’re not right wing assholes first.”
This. As a GenXer, I don't really like many of the political positions they take, so I am not inclined to give them my money.
I will say that for the $12/year membership my dad is able to be on their Medicare supplemental plans that allow him to be able to afford his life sustaining medication. It’s also the only way my (especially single) freelancing friends can afford dental and eye care. There really aren’t a lot of options out there for people.
But AARP is literally a lobbying group and I’m not sure if people realize that. There have been some issues over the years about disclosures and the salaries of the employees but I’m not aware of any predatory practices beyond the issue of people continually getting offers and signing up for AARP and not realizing they were already active members. They did lobby for the Affordable Care Act and against the privatization of Social Security and are pro-estate tax, climate change legislation, mail in voting, contract tracing for Covid, subsidized low/moderate income housing in “wealthy” communities and recognized gay marriage which has led to some controversy over the years. ETA: especially because they are supposed to be nonpartisan and a lot of those issues are politicized down party lines.
I’ve now googled and seen that they have some predatory practices and that they lobby heavily, so I’m going to amend my response to “must do some further research to make sure they’re not right wing assholes first.”
This. As a GenXer, I don't really like many of the political positions they take, so I am not inclined to give them my money.
Like what? And what does that mean, "as a gen xer?"
Can you provide the specifics of what concerns you?
I genuinely appreciate @tacokicks post that has some specific examples of what AARP does, provides and stands for, which matched the link omglol posted.
Also, aging is hard and as I mentioned above there is ageism now combined with the other socioeconomic, race, and gender issues that already exist for people.
More people are living longer across generations. Someone has to lobby for access to benefits for this large portion of the population.
This. As a GenXer, I don't really like many of the political positions they take, so I am not inclined to give them my money.
Like what? And what does that mean, "as a gen xer?"
Can you provide the specifics of what concerns you?
I genuinely appreciate @tacokicks post that has some specific examples of what AARP does, provides and stands for, which matched the link omglol posted.
Also, aging is hard and as I mentioned above there is ageism now combined with the other socioeconomic, race, and gender issues that already exist for people.
More people are living longer across generations. Someone has to lobby for access to benefits for this large portion of the population.
Basically, by stating that I was meaning that while I'm older, I'm not in the retirement category yet. I honestly can't think of a specific example right now as I am at work, but I recall in the past looking into this and if I am giving my money to a lobbying organization, I want to give it to something that is either something I strongly believe in (which is where most of my donations go) or which has more of a direct impact on me and not something that may or may not be relevant when I retire. If I get some time later today, I will try to look into this to point out a more specific example or two.
I have not looked in years, but it seemed like most of the benefits were travel related. I will never be able to afford to travel, so it did not seem worthwhile. Although I may reconsider if there are real health care benefits that might help me with insurance. Part of the reason I have stuck with my soul sucking evil job is the health insurance. The pay is low, but higher than usual for my area.
Just turned 47 and i believe there was one in my inbox shortly after my birthday in Jan- i ignored it... for now. though the AARP invite was easier to handle than the script for a colonoscopy my Dr gave me yesterday at my annual physical. i thought i had 3 more years but they've lowered the age to 45 and i'm not excited.
DH and I both joined several years ago. So far we just use it for travel discounts, but we've more than broke even. For some reason I thought you had to be 50 to join so we joined when DH turned 50, but apparently that's not the case.
Just turned 47 and i believe there was one in my inbox shortly after my birthday in Jan- i ignored it... for now. though the AARP invite was easier to handle than the script for a colonoscopy my Dr gave me yesterday at my annual physical. i thought i had 3 more years but they've lowered the age to 45 and i'm not excited.
If you are not high risk, there is a fairly new option instead of the colonoscopy. It is where you provide a stool sample and mail it off to some company that tests. This needs to be done more frequently than the colonoscopy (I think every 3-5 years) but since I don't have any risk factors, it was worth it at this point. If they find anything, then they recommend a follow up colonoscopy.
Just turned 47 and i believe there was one in my inbox shortly after my birthday in Jan- i ignored it... for now. though the AARP invite was easier to handle than the script for a colonoscopy my Dr gave me yesterday at my annual physical. i thought i had 3 more years but they've lowered the age to 45 and i'm not excited.
I promise it's not as bad as you may be making it out to be in your mind! Genetically I'm at higher risk so I started when I was 40. If possible ask for the 2 dose prep. I can't recally what it is called but you don't have to drink a gallon jug of prep, it's one dose (I think 12 or 16 ounces) at 6pm the night before and another the morning of determined by when your test is supposed to start. Then you get a nice nap!
Just turned 47 and i believe there was one in my inbox shortly after my birthday in Jan- i ignored it... for now. though the AARP invite was easier to handle than the script for a colonoscopy my Dr gave me yesterday at my annual physical. i thought i had 3 more years but they've lowered the age to 45 and i'm not excited.
If you are not high risk, there is a fairly new option instead of the colonoscopy. It is where you provide a stool sample and mail it off to some company that tests. This needs to be done more frequently than the colonoscopy (I think every 3-5 years) but since I don't have any risk factors, it was worth it at this point. If they find anything, then they recommend a follow up colonoscopy.
Post by fivechickens on Mar 3, 2022 19:18:49 GMT -5
buffalogal I had my first colonoscopy in November. I had to do a gallon jug of this prep shit and it was awful. Do not take jug of stuff if that’s what they give you ask the Dr for something different.
The procedure itself it easy. You fall asleep and wake up as if nothing happened.
Just turned 47 and i believe there was one in my inbox shortly after my birthday in Jan- i ignored it... for now. though the AARP invite was easier to handle than the script for a colonoscopy my Dr gave me yesterday at my annual physical. i thought i had 3 more years but they've lowered the age to 45 and i'm not excited.
If you are not high risk, there is a fairly new option instead of the colonoscopy. It is where you provide a stool sample and mail it off to some company that tests. This needs to be done more frequently than the colonoscopy (I think every 3-5 years) but since I don't have any risk factors, it was worth it at this point. If they find anything, then they recommend a follow up colonoscopy.
I just had to do Cologuard and they rejected my sample. They tried to send me a new one and I called my doctor and told her I would much rather do the colonoscopy. I have to schedule it tomorrow, actually.
Wish I hadn’t. I never found the discounts worth the MASSIVE spam my inbox.
I only joined because I needed supplemental health insurance for Medicare,which I receive under disability. After I joined and paid, I got told sorry….we have nothing for you. The only way I could find this out (my mom’s supplement was through AARP and she raved about them) was by joining.
buffalogal I had my first colonoscopy in November. I had to do a gallon jug of this prep shit and it was awful. Do not take jug of stuff if that’s what they give you ask the Dr for something different.
The procedure itself it easy. You fall asleep and wake up as if nothing happened.
The nap is lovely although I once woke up during which was terrifying painful awful.
buffalogal I had my first colonoscopy in November. I had to do a gallon jug of this prep shit and it was awful. Do not take jug of stuff if that’s what they give you ask the Dr for something different.
The procedure itself it easy. You fall asleep and wake up as if nothing happened.
The nap is lovely although I once woke up during which was terrifying painful awful.
Also wet wipes, set up something to watch, turn up the heat (your body sends its energy to pooping not warming) and settle in for some hours.
I'm not aarp age yet, but I've had scopes since my 20s. Aren't genetics fun? I'm overdue for another but covid.
Not to derail the thread in colon preps but I attended a colon cancer symposium and a an oncologist from the University of Colorado colon cancer research team presented research on the importance of bowel prep to the effectiveness of the procedure.
It's super important that your colon is clear, no leftovers or mucus.
The miralax prep ranked the lowest in terms of effectiveness and they showed photos, and the miralax prep left the colon cloudy and full of mucus which impacted the ability to see clearly.
They said in the presentation that for people who had genetic predisposition to colon cancer basically to choose preps that lead to clear colons 🤷♀️.
Also wet wipes, set up something to watch, turn up the heat (your body sends its energy to pooping not warming) and settle in for some hours.
I'm not aarp age yet, but I've had scopes since my 20s. Aren't genetics fun? I'm overdue for another but covid.
Not to derail the thread in colon preps but I attended a colon cancer symposium and a an oncologist from the University of Colorado colon cancer research team presented research on the importance of bowel prep to the effectiveness of the procedure.
It's super important that your colon is clear, no leftovers or mucus.
The miralax prep ranked the lowest in terms of effectiveness and they showed photos, and the miralax prep left the colon cloudy and full of mucus which impacted the ability to see clearly.
They said in the presentation that for people who had genetic predisposition to colon cancer basically to choose preps that lead to clear colons 🤷♀️.
Did they give recommendations for the best prep? Say, especially for someone with chronic constipation who had a previous poor prep? Hypothetically, that person did 2 day, 2 gallon prep and it didn't work well enough.
Not to derail the thread in colon preps but I attended a colon cancer symposium and a an oncologist from the University of Colorado colon cancer research team presented research on the importance of bowel prep to the effectiveness of the procedure.
It's super important that your colon is clear, no leftovers or mucus.
The miralax prep ranked the lowest in terms of effectiveness and they showed photos, and the miralax prep left the colon cloudy and full of mucus which impacted the ability to see clearly.
They said in the presentation that for people who had genetic predisposition to colon cancer basically to choose preps that lead to clear colons 🤷♀️.
Did they give recommendations for the best prep? Say, especially for someone with chronic constipation who had a previous poor prep? Hypothetically, that person did 2 day, 2 gallon prep and it didn't work well enough.
Suprep worked the best. It was like Suprep Golytely Clenpiq Plus the miralax prep were the ones they examined. The presentation was about the factors that go into a "good" colonoscopy.
Anecdotally, I have been by my doctor that if you have constipation issues, you can take a laxative like sennacot 1-2 days before you start the prep and it helps.
Did they give recommendations for the best prep? Say, especially for someone with chronic constipation who had a previous poor prep? Hypothetically, that person did 2 day, 2 gallon prep and it didn't work well enough.
Suprep worked the best. It was like Suprep Golytely Clenpiq Plus the miralax prep were the ones they examined. The presentation was about the factors that go into a "good" colonoscopy.
Anecdotally, I have been by my doctor that if you have constipation issues, you can take a laxative like sennacot 1-2 days before you start the prep and it helps.
Post by MixedBerryJam on Mar 6, 2022 15:16:46 GMT -5
I never joined. The biggest thing I’d use it for would be travel discounts and AAA has that covered for me. I started getting mailings in my 40’s. I’d get AARP crap and “new parent” free samples in the same damn mail delivery and I didn’t like it. My financial guy told me not to get insurance through aarp but that was so long ago I don’t remember why tho. Just wait until you’re 64 to be DUCKING BOMBARDED with Medicare junk mail.