Random Thought Thread

New Dr. here, since we moved. In the process of a full physical. Also due for an oil change, since my last one was 3 years ago. Tomorrow I have a pre meeting to meet the surgeon.

New insurance (retirement), dentist and dental check are already done.

Fun times.
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
I will not be seeing the doctor unless I have some sort of flesh wound that I can't walk off.

When it's my time to go its my time to go.
That being said Im thinking i should head to the local red cross and donate a pint or two.
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Damn, Timmy, I didn't know we were relatives. Not necessarily blood relatives, as I've not had any transfusions, yet.

My policy has always been if it doesn't need sutures, I'm not going. I guess I'd make an exception for a cast, as well.
 
Last I went to the doctor ( after my wife made me get a PCP), I met them and told them I was put on BP meds when I was 22years old. I was the fittest person I knew in several circles, and I wanted to find out how to get off the meds.
He took my BP, looks at my labs and told me I needed more meds to control it.
☠️

My brother is 41 and when he goes to a doctor and they ask him for a list of medications they are always surprised that he says None. He is the picture of perfect health.

I blame the ‘beetus.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
So... Getting sodomized on Tuesday. Turned 50. Ugh.

I got the heart CAT scan, came back with a calcium score of zero. I guess that's good. Apparently all of my lipids are not so great so, the good calcium score is encouraging. Or, discouraging, if it's your goal to die of heart disease instead of cancer. Idunno

I do have a 6 mm lump in my lung. Which, considering all of the phenolic dust I snort on a regular basis, seems a little small.

I'm 50 now, so I figure any additional lifespan past this point is just gravy. I have reached that age where, it is neither uncommon or even necessarily embarrassing to shit your pants. I haven't shit my pants yet but I'm thinking about taking it up.
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Did that calcium thing a few months ago...also zero. But also found a small spot in my lung, and a thickened esophagus, and a hiatal hernia. Yippee. Having an endoscopy Tues to check the esophagus, and another scan in Oct to check the spot.
 
The only reason I check my numbers at all is because of my wife and daughter. It's annoying, but I'm just gonna do it because I don't want to leave them earlier than I absolutely have to......ounce of prevention and all that.

It's the least I can do for them being such a wonderful blessing in my life.
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
Is it wrong that I'd just rather not know my numbers?

I know my blood pressure is consistently under 120 over 80 and my weight is above average but I'm not ''fat fat''....

So I dunno.
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Yes.
All joking aside, many serious issues can happen to people who ‘feel normal’, and yet many serious issues can be managed easily if caught early (or at least known). The human liver is an amazing organ in what it does and can handle. Problem is that it can only handle so much, then says ‘I am done’.

I had a 21 year old patient (athlete) die from a stroke because he thought he was too healthy to have issues, and kept chugging away with supplements not knowing anything about them.

Having a physical and baseline labs is a good idea.

I do not mean to sound preachy- but spending many years caring for and treating patients who could have avoided at least some of the problems makes me want folks to be pro-active instead of reactive. You should not wait until you get your ass kicked to learn to fight, or ignore vehicle maintenance until it breaks down. Same with health imho.

Full disclosure, I am still pissed off that my FIL who died last week did not have his multiple myeloma diagnosed earlier. Not his fault at all.

Rant over!
 
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