But you don't have the entire thing every 6 months, just fill out the form, pee into a bottle, have the ECG, height, weight and BP from a nurse, then off to the quack for confirmation of the eye test (it's invariably AECONHTL!), the usual groping and poking, end of finger prick, part with about £180 and that's it. Every so often you have to huff and puff into the tube thingie or listen to inaudible beeps, but not every time!