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In reply to the discussion: Steve's last lesson. (my youngest son's death) [View all]hoosierspud
(148 posts)You are absolutely correct about a lot of men not going to the doctor when they leave home. When I married my husband at 41, he hadn't seen a doctor since he was 18. I told him if something happened to you, an illness or an accident, you have no medical record in this state. Also, if you had some blood test that showed something completely out of whack, doctors wouldn't know if it was something that's been going on a while or if it was due to your current condition since they don't have any baseline testing on you. I also told him if he had a stroke that left him so disabled that I would have to wipe his ass and tend to all his bodily functions, I would do it, but he would hear about every day if it happened because he refused to see a doctor. He went once, then didn't go again until he was 50 and started going yearly. Though he was in really good physical shape, he's been the one with several hospitalizations over the years.