Don't do what I do-- Listen to your Doctors!!

[John T 744]

I have this problem going on and once again I think it will heal on it's own. I told my Dad about it at his B-day we celebrated this past weekend along with my Mom's b-day. There B-days are a day apart which makes my Dad 364 days older then my Mother.

I told my Dad this little problem I've been having for almost a month and he told me to stop acting like my mother and go to the Docs.

So I went today and this is the same Doc that I dealt with when I ripped my Knee last year on a parking garage and I didn't see him until we completed--that one became a medical emergency. Then a month before x-mas this past year I blew off this head pain which became an Eye Rash and this Doc wasn't happy when he told me I had the Shingles and I waited to long for meds to help that.. I got lucky with that one.

I hate to make Doc appts because I'm always doing something and I can't make them so I go to walk in Centers which is what I did today. I get the same Doc and we go thru the same routine again. He wants me to promise him I'll stop waiting for the last second with this type stuff.. He was pissed at me. He made an appt for me tomorrow with a specialist. He does treat me well by getting me fast appts but then again I wait to the very end so I guess they have to get me a fast appt then.. I have to try to change my thinking with medical issues.

I never really get sick, I always feel like I can conquer whatever it is I deal with everyday. Another words I pretty much feel pretty good almost everyday. But maybe I don't feel as good as I think. My doc told me that the high tolerance of pain I have is going to cost me one of these days and what I'm dealing with now there is no infection so it most likely is something else.

Tomorrow hopefully won't be to bad.. and I made a promise to my wife who was also pissed and my kids today I will no longer do this again.

So listen to what your body says and don't take things for granted because you just never know. Keep your fingers crossed and hopefully I get good news tomorrow.

Oh yea listen to your body,your love ones and the Doctors and don't be a fool and blow things off like I have done again.

Edited August 15, 2012 by John T

[AAPaint 14]

I don't go to doctors, because usually all I get is a diagnosis and no solution, and I really don't agree with the pharmaceutical garbage they shove down people's throats. I also don't play the vaccine bit either. Just be careful they don't prescribe treatment that's not necessary. Had a few try that as well.

[Jason Reider 25]

I'm right there with you Adam. I could go on for a long time why I'm against many of modern medicine's practices, but I will bite my tongue on this. Yes, you should see your doctor when something is wrong, but don't blindly follow their advice. Do your due diligence and make an educated decision by truly studying the situation. Don't be afraid to question, disagree or refuse when discussing your health options. Doctors are just like any profession; there are great professionals, average professionals and terrible so-called professionals.

[Jason Reider 25]

Also,

I'm glad your doctor was able to help you out John. Hopefully you have a great doctor.

Edited August 16, 2012 by Jason Reider
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[John T 744]

I don't go to doctors, because usually all I get is a diagnosis and no solution, and I really don't agree with the pharmaceutical garbage they shove down people's throats. I also don't play the vaccine bit either. Just be careful they don't prescribe treatment that's not necessary. Had a few try that as well.

Hey Adam thats the mindset I always had. I have excellent health insurance from my last job but unlike my wife and girls I don't have my own doctor except for the sleep disorder I had for yrs working night shift mostly for 29yrs. That Doc I had to have but everything else my attitude is if it ain't broke then don't fix it.. my mother has a similar attitude and she still smokes, refuses to quit and hardly ever gets sick. She's just turned 75 and never had a colonoscopy.

Buuuuuuttt... I'm running into things that could have possibly been less severe if I went to a "walk in center" quicker.

I have to start changing my thinking a bit when it comes to my health. This one here shouldn't be as severe as the last 2 things I had but it's still yet to be determined. I never knew it was much of anything because there is no pain here but it could be something if I don't take care of it which is what I'm doing now.

Still I won't take pills I don't need, I won't go on diets when nothing says I have to(such as cholesterol problems because I don't have any) and I'll keep enjoying life and not "stressing" over any of it but I will get checked more often when something just doesn't feel right and it refuses to go away. Some things you can't will away and if I could and you knew me... I would.

[AAPaint 14]

Yeah, I don't want to say don't go. There are times you HAVE to go, and you know down inside when that is. I would certainly do like Jason said. Take their advice with a grain of salt, and don't be afraid to argue the diagnosis or get a second opinion, and don't ever be afraid to refuse their solution. They are quick to talk you into expensive and invasive procedures. They're selling jobs to make money too, but most people don't see a doctor that way. It's the oddest thing!

I have some rough health issues, but if I had taken their advice on some things, I would probably be in a wheel chair. Instead, I am out washing houses and staining wood, and managing what issues I do have with NUTRITION! That's the best way to go if your issues can be solved in that manner, and most can. Infections and things of that nature, you might not be able to if you let them get too far.