grasshopper
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Yeah, my paternal grandmother was like that, and she also had at least one brain scan to make sure her headaches weren't brain cancer. (They weren't.) She also insisted on seeing her podiatrist regularly even though I'm unaware of any ongoing conditions that would have required it. We think she liked the attention.
My mother, OTOH, said you should never let them do a scan of anything because they'll find all kinds of problems you never knew existed. When DH hurt his back they found a lesion on his lung that's probably Stage I non-small cell lung cancer. His PCP was really adamant that they should do a biopsy and get it treated if necessary even though DH had already been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. His oncologist (for the leukemia) said not to even bother unless the leukemia achieved remission, which it has not. It was almost laughable at that point. Even if it's lung cancer, treating it wouldn't accomplish much.
Me? Never had a PET scan/CAT scan or MRI yet. Hoping I never do.
A lot of old folks can't reach their toes anymore and have a podiatrist do the job.