Do you visit your doctor regularly?

I have to agree that mostly it's men who have issues about going to the doctor. My hubby needs to be in extreme pain before he'll go. I've been trying to get him to go for a check up for YEARS but he won't. And he has family history of different complaints. My father was the opposite - he'd run to the doctor for anything and nothing. He was an exception. LOL.

ya u r rite. i m agree with ur opinion. we have to visit doctor to become fully fit. hence visit doctors regulary. but i dont like doctors. i visit doctors when i become sick.

ya u r rite. i m agree with ur opinion. we have to visit doctor to become fully fit. hence visit doctors regulary. but i dont like doctors. i visit doctors when i become sick.

I hope you keep well and continue to see your doctor for maintenance rather than him finding anything new. Thanks for replying.

to become halthy we have to visit doctor regulary.

LOL but it's on your homepage!

I meant your MyLot homepage :)

I definitely agree with that - we should all visit the dentist twice a year. I do.

You're lucky - I hope you have continued good health and rarely have to see your doctor.

ya me too i don't like the dr

i dont like doctors. i went to doctor when i sick.

You and I are alike, Ruralchook. I have degenerated disks in my back and neck. Mostly it's OK meaning I can put up with the pain. I feel for you. Your poor son - and poor you! He must be an active boy!

Hopefully everything will be all right.

yes i also do not know why people r afraid of doctor . there doing things for you r own good. igo to doctor only when i have a serious problem

Both Gifana and Litwriter are correct - Gifana I believe is referring to people who are not necessarily ill, but make an illness out of a symptom. These are people who constantly need reasuring and sympathy. Litwriter on the other hand is talking about people with very real illnesses. People who have to cope with various diseases. Recently I was surprised when a friend of mine lumped me in with herself and another friend - they both have severe debilitating diseases, while I have bits and pieces but nothing life or quality of life threatening. I can only imagine what you have to go through day in, day out. And you're right Litwriter - talking and writing about it are great outlets. I wish you every success.

I was just reading through your post and you do bring up something very important, however it can be misinterpreted by many individuals who have a chronic illness. I know that people who have a disability or illness tend to talk about the test they have had, or their new symptoms but it is really no different than say a room full of stuck up talking about the latest hair style, or how the Gap Jeans don't fit quite as well as the Levis and other meaninless topics. I work with many people who have chronic conditions, so I hear a lot. I also know that when a person's life revolves around an illness, injury or other limitation, it is important for them to talk about it. It may seem trivial, boring or meaningless to others but it is crucial to their overall health find some sort of commonality with others. I know that must sound odd, but I have seen this happen. I talk about my health a lot, I even wrote my first book mostly about my ordeals after a bad car accident. It makes no difference to me whether someone does not understand why I write about my problelms, I have a goal and that is to share with people that you "Can do it" anything if you are willing to go that extra mile, and work harder than all the rest. A "Disability" is not an "inability" and when you hear or see people posting about their aliments, just know that they need someone to talk to. There is a lot of emotion that comes with an illness or condition. Fear is one of the biggest, and the depression from chronic pain is something not to shrug about. I know. If it were not for the support of others and my ability to talk about things I would not be alive today writing this post. I hope this helps you see a differetn view. And, I want you to know that this post of mine was not supposed to be a defensive one, but as I was typing I felt the urge to "DEFEND" people that have fears, or other problems that warrent them to talk about things that they are going through. Writing and talking are two of the best types of thearapy, and if you read something you do not like or don't "understand" then you can always choose not to read on, you do however need to learn to break free from stereotyping people that are struggeling each and every second of their life to break free of. When someone reads a post such as this, they blame themselves for their ailment. I was hit and I was not even driving the car. It was not my fault, but why should I defend myself if say I want to post about a procedure such as the RFA that I had to do last week when I was afraid of having it done? Should people keep their fears to themselves, just because people don't understand or who would rather talk about something stupid, I think not. Thank you for your post. I just wanted to throw my 2cents in because I am an advocate for people with disabilities and I think it is time to change the view mainstream society has, once and for all. I mean after all, mainstream society once view slavery as an "Okay" thing. What were they thinking~! And now the stigma reaches yet more groups, disable, the sick, the poor, the...etc. Lets end stereotypeign, "we can learn a lot from people that are unlike ourselves" KMW comments/questions: onestopwriteshop@yahoo.com Thank you, I hope I did not come across as negitive, I just felt like standing up for many who feel that their voice is not heard. They deserve to be heard, by all. I am proud of anyone for talking about their situation, it is a sign that they want help or a sign that they have not one eles to care. Lets give them the support that they need, we don't need a reason why when there are so many needs to be met. One person at a time, we can change the world.

I don't know what it is, but most men have a phobia about it. But many women have to just because we're women. Thanks for your response.

I suppose the best way to learn is through experience and your family has enough experiences for all of us to learn from. I hope all of them recover well.

I wonder if that's a typo? a daily visit to the doctor - that would be time consuming and hopefully not necessary for you.

You'll get the hang of it as you go along :)

I agree that waiting in the waiting room can be the hardest part at times.