I went to my primary health care provider yesterday. Whatever that means. I guess it's the person who will be my regular doctor, right?

Anyway, I'm ashamed to say that this is the first time I've gone to a regular doctor since, um, I don't even remember when. It's been years. Seriously, I think the last time I went to a doctor was in the last millenium. I'm so bad.

But having a doctor for a husband kinda changes things. These doctor types tend to nag a lot. They whisper things like 'diabetes' and 'cancer' and other scary things. So finally, I gave in. I mean, I'm paying for insurance anyway. I also promised myself last year after that whole eye surgery fiasco that I would take better care of myself.

Of course, I'm lazy and I never keep promises to myself.

Until now.

So I sat in the waiting room of the doctor's office, filling out my medical history. My own is pretty stellar - fortunately I've led a pretty healthy life. Unfortunately, I believe that I might come from a pretty crappy gene pool, medically speaking. I've got a family history full of cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, strokes, etc. I really should be taking better care of myself diet-wise, but when you're not actually the one who's sick, it's hard to keep to a diet to prevent it.

Claudine and I were talking the other day - with our family's track record, my sisters and I will probably get one of those things that I just mentioned. It's a pretty morbid thought, but hey, it's a fact.

So I saw the doctor, and she was a no nonsense older woman, but pretty cool - because she called me a 'smart cookie'. Anyway, everything is working the way it should be, the heart sounds normal, blood pressure is ok, and I got the OK for healthiness. I escape death for another year - take that, diabetes, cancer and all you other diseases!

Next up: The dentist. Boo! Hiss!

Posted by Yano at September 20, 2005 11:03 AM

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