I am just seeking any advice from doctors or the community you can offer. I will tell you the situation:
I am dating a 38 year old Asian female. I am myself a 41 year old Caucasian male. She does not have much income nor health insurance. I do have good income, and though she would not be covered under my own insurance I have the resources to pay for a thorough medical exam out of pocket. This is what I want to do.
We live in San Francisco. I would like to try to find a place that is not a hospital that will be able to give her a complete medical evaluation and discuss with her alternative medicine options as well as western medicine. (Suggestions welcomed). I have a car so anywhere a few hours away from the city is acceptable as well.
I don't think she has had a proper (western) medical evaluation for well over ten years. She smokes, she drinks (sometimes heavily) and also has mental health issues. She is otherwise thin and has an athletic body, she walks a lot but doesn't get much exercise besides that.
She has a fear of western medicine which is not unreasonable in consideration of past experiences and her culture.
I have discussed this with her, telling her just to think about it. But I would like ANY advice I can get on any aspect of this. Also from the Doctor community an idea of just how much I should expect to have to spend out of pocket for this. Up to $2500 is my comfort zone but not my limit. Keep in mind that I'm also going to have to convince her to actually go too.
Thank you in advance for your kind advice.