And you said earlier that you thought it was unlikely that even if the AFP results came back suggesting there was a raised risk that it would affect your decision?
Yeah.
So did you think about not having the AFP in that case?
I did actually. But then, I think, more - not more for my husband's peace of mind - but, you know, his opinion was that we should be, you know, I should be screened for everything and, you know, if it's part of the routine screening then just, you know, have it done.
But I did actually think, you know, as far as I'm aware at this point - I mean, I don't know if something does change that I'll, we'll think differently - but I did think, you know, is there actually any point in having it done?....He's completely non-medical….His father died when he was 8 of a cardiac arrest, so he has been screened for heart disease.
So I think that probably has influenced the way that he approaches healthcare himself. That he feels that if it's on offer, you know, you should have it done and that was more the thinking than the actual outcome of what the screening was for. I'm not suggesting that he didn't understand what the screening was for but, you know, “Well, if they do it as routine, then you should have it done.” But I never actually voiced to him that I was thinking about not having it done. |
