Do You Go To Doctors?
I have to admit I am not a good patient for doctors. I do not do yearly checkups and only go if it is really necessary. Now I know this is not the right thing to do, however, after a few decades it has become my norm.
I have a home blood pressure kit, so I do check that. I have a heart rate monitor I use when riding my spin bike. It lets me know if I if I am training too hard or not enough.
I do get to visit an orthopedic clinic a couple of times a year to have a knee drained. I don’t actually see the doctor but his Physicians Assistant Gregg. Gregg knows just what to do when I come because I am a regular. It takes about 5 mins for him to do his thing and I am out of there. I get a day’s heads up when I know I will be seeing him. My knee starts to swell. I have no idea what triggers it. Each knee has the problem. Sometimes I have gone 12 months without a draining and sometimes it is 3 months.
I am very fortunate that my medical issues have been pretty mild. Other than arthritis in knees and feet, I have no other major problems. I am very grateful for this. I have a lot of empathy for people who are in constant pain.
I am due later this year for a colonoscopy. I had one in 2008. That is a procedure I will have done and not blow off.
Some people go to the doctors for the most minor things. I am not one of them. But if that is what they feel they need, then ok. I can only do things that I know will help keep the doctor away. At least that is the plan.
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