Going to the Doctor for check ups?

[Greg]

oh yeah there was one other doc visit in there, the big "V" snippage....

Been putting that one off too...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

You guys are wusses. Seriously. What do you think women go through every year. And yes, we get the ole reach through, too, on top of the other stuff. :roll: You should try giving birth and see what that does to your dignity. :lol:

I feel for the ladies..I heard that the gyno gives women the shocker..lol

 

[gorgonzola]

Take it easy Peter...

wasn't there a good lou rawls youtube too?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Been putting that one off too...

If you aren't planning on having another kid..get it done!!!...I haven't gotten a vacetomy yet..lol

 

[bvibert]

Been putting that one off too...

I know it's the right thing to do, but I can't seem to bring myself to do it...

 

[Trekchick]

I go every year.
Typical female stuff as well as the usual blood work, and mammogram.

My husband never went, until 5 years ago he was suffering from a terrible cough. I finally got him to go to urgent care. (There is a long story about how things fell into place that I won't bore you with) He was diagnosed with Sarcoidosis, which has required that he see a lung specialist and an Ophthalmologist once a year to have biopsy and/or enzyme levels check to be sure the disease is still dormant.

A common cold could easily develop into pneumonia, which could easily be fatal.
See Bernie Mac Story

Now, he has his check up annually.

 

[drjeff]

Regular check-up now every 2 years. My primary care Doc had me going every 3 to 4 years before age 35. Then he wants to se me every 2 years from 35 to 40(as long as I keep my weight reasonable and the yearly blood work that he wants me to have is normal) and yearly from 40 on.

Bottomline, a little regular preventative care can go along way to early diagnosis and potentially much easier treatment of a vast number of disease processes that routinely "don't hurt" until its a BAD thing

As for the 'ol finger up the backside test, as I joke with my primary care doc, who happens to be a patient if mine, if he lets me stick 5 fingers in his mouth that I can let him stick 1 finger up my a$$

 

[Marc]

I go for a full physical, including blood work, pulm function test and ecg every year to ensure I'm healthy enough to witness fire testing for work. Aside from being generally healthy, I got good genetics in BP and cholesterol. Last cholesterol count was 104 and my average BP is 100/68. I like going and getting updated yearly numbers. Keeps me honest.

 

[Hawkshot99]

I hate going to the doctor for physicals. I hate when they have you strip down and feel you up.........

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Regular check-up now every 2 years. My primary care Doc had me going every 3 to 4 years before age 35. Then he wants to se me every 2 years from 35 to 40(as long as I keep my weight reasonable and the yearly blood work that he wants me to have is normal) and yearly from 40 on.

Bottomline, a little regular preventative care can go along way to early diagnosis and potentially much easier treatment of a vast number of disease processes that routinely "don't hurt" until its a BAD thing

As for the 'ol finger up the backside test, as I joke with my primary care doc, who happens to be a patient if mine, if he lets me stick 5 fingers in his mouth that I can let him stick 1 finger up my a$$

I never had a finger up my butt and I never will...lol..

 

[Hawkshot99]

I never had a finger up my butt and I never will...lol..

That is what you think..........

 

[severine]

I never had a finger up my butt and I never will...lol..

Don't knock it til ya try it.

 

[deadheadskier]

I never had a finger up my butt and I never will...lol..

.....I'm sure you're joking, but in case you aren't and need a bit of re-enforcement why that might not be such a good idea.....

my pop is a prostate cancer survivor. The amount of damage his front side took through surgery to save him was brutal. To be honest, if my health insurance covered a yearly finger up the ass exam at age 33, I'd take it. Hell, I'd let someone put a finger up my ass everyday if it meant not going through what he did and still has to deal with everyday three years later. His was caught early and dealt with by a top level doctor......sex life is gone forever and he has still has to wear depends because of occasional leaking.......3 years after the fact and most likely for the rest of his life.


moral of the story? bend over boys, you might regret it if you don't

 

[drjeff]

.....I'm sure you're joking, but in case you aren't and need a bit of re-enforcement why that might not be such a good idea.....

my pop is a prostate cancer survivor. The amount of damage his front side took through surgery to save him was brutal. To be honest, if my health insurance covered a yearly finger up the ass exam at age 33, I'd take it. Hell, I'd let someone put a finger up my ass everyday if it meant not going through what he did and still has to deal with everyday three years later. His was caught early and dealt with by a top level doctor......sex life is gone forever and he has still has to wear depends because of occasional leaking.......3 years after the fact and most likely for the rest of his life.


moral of the story? bend over boys, you might regret it if you don't

Bingo! Way more often than not, the difference between EARLY detection of a disease process and late detection is an outcome that will usually have much better financial as well as quality of life implications.

Frankly I'd much rather have the occasionally anal probing than a colostomy bag!

 

[andyzee]

.....I'm sure you're joking, but in case you aren't and need a bit of re-enforcement why that might not be such a good idea.....

my pop is a prostate cancer survivor. The amount of damage his front side took through surgery to save him was brutal. To be honest, if my health insurance covered a yearly finger up the ass exam at age 33, I'd take it. Hell, I'd let someone put a finger up my ass everyday if it meant not going through what he did and still has to deal with everyday three years later. His was caught early and dealt with by a top level doctor......sex life is gone forever and he has still has to wear depends because of occasional leaking.......3 years after the fact and most likely for the rest of his life.


moral of the story? bend over boys, you might regret it if you don't

My pop wasn't so lucky, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer after it was too late to save him, although they tried. He fought the battle for a little over a year before he died.

 

[deadheadskier]

My pop wasn't so lucky, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer after it was too late to save him, although they tried. He fought the battle for a little over a year before he died.

I'm sorry to hear that AZ

 

[ERJ-145CA]

I have to get a physical every 6 months for my job. The aviation medical examiner, who's also a GP, that I go to gives a complete physical, except no bloodwork. The FAA just changed the rule to allow me to get a physical once a year, however in a year and a half, when I turn 40 I'll have to go back to every 6 months. I also had to get an EKG at 35 and after I'm 40 I'll have to get an EKG once a year unless I leave aviation.

 

[andyzee]

I'm sorry to hear that AZ

Thanks, that was 20 years ago. And for anyone that may have fears about prostate checkups, it wasn't a pretty site. He went through all kind of therapy and near the end, they even castrated this once proud man, in the end, he died not knowing where he was, who he was, or what was happening.

 

[Geoff]

I had my 50 year checkup last June. That included a colonoscopy.

For my adult life, I'd never gone for routine physicals and had my first at age 48. I'm now on a yearly physical cycle.

 

[campgottagopee]

In my 20's never, soon as I hit 30 went 1 time, turned 40 and went again for them to find out had high BP and other stress related crap so now I go every year.