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Your final point was kinda my point. Americans in general live very unhealthy life styles. A sedentary life coupled with a terrible diet will lead to health issues. Take a gander at the people of wal-mart! I also believe that when the medical field proudly proclaims that "people are living well into their 90s" it is largely through artificial means. Sure people can be kept alive but there is a difference between that and living.

Doctors still wear masks and require you to wear one as well.

Nuff Said

We agree on that point. But it's also true that you can live a healthy lifestyle and still have unexpected health issues. I've known a few apparently healthy people who found out too late that they had serious illness, probably brought on by work related or environmental issues. Not so big a deal in our youth, but as we age, regular check ups are wise,

How many here had doctors that prescribed Ivermectin and/or Hydroxychloroquine?

Anybody,

Never had the occasion to ask. But my doc always pulled his mask off when it was just the two of us in the room, and I did the same.

I know, I know. Yes it is probably past time for me to get a tune up.

Good for you. You can likely die together, too.

None of them wanted to talk about Ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine until just recently. Cardiologist wouldn't even broach the subject. What a dumbass Kool-Aid sucker and dispenser. Only reason I use him is he is the chief cardiologist at the hospital a mile and a half from my house.

Mine didn't, he told me to get vaxed and I told him no way I've allready had covid and can take care of it myself. He told me in a letter couple months later he was retiring and I needed to get another physician. He did retire and I found another she is bright and damned hard to look at. At my check up I had good numbers but the lab people forgot to run psa so they pulled another blood sample and it had come up some and they want another in 6 months. If she wants to stick her finger up my ass that's fine. When she went over my health history for the last year she asked if I had any issues. I told her about having covid twice, she said we have nothing in our records of that and I told her that was because I took care of it. Gave me a funny look and told her I'd lost confidence in the cdc, the AMA , and the NIH. I looked at her and said I suppose your a big Vax proponent? She laughed and said no that's your decision to make. Anything else? I told her about my right knee problems she sent me down the hall to xray. That was on a Friday afternoon, Monday they called to tell me it was full of arthritis and set up an appointment for a cortisone shot. Yeah I trust her so far...mb

News for ya - those that aren't "like that" are in the grave next to them.

Doctors don't have much choice in how they treat patients. There are treatment protocols they have to follow or they risk being sued for malpractice or having their license revoked. These treatment protocols are established by the government and by insurance companies, not by medical research. A lot of doctors now work for corporate hospitals or corporate medical centers that are run by attorneys. They are expected to find something to treat, prescribe medicine and turn a profit. They pretty much work on commission. You have to take an active role in your own medical treatment. Find one you trust and talk to them about treatment options. I have a good PA and cardiologist. My wife is still looking for a primary care person.

Just though I would add this.

If you are over 50 and have not had a Colonoscopy, do not wait and get it done! I have had two so far, the first time they found 4 polyps, the second time 2.

It's a simply 30-minute procedure and it may prevent you from getting colon cancer. One of my friends was very unfortunate and was diagnosed with colon cancer when he was 42, he was lucky he survived after many surgeries, chemo etc., and he has to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of his life.

The first year he was wearing it he killed an elk and was hanging it by himself and managed to rip the bag off of its attachment, caused a lot of problems for him.

So be wise and GetRDone :o)

Cheers ~

Checking for what? Does your Dr recommend a checkup every 3 months?

Did you get a biopsy? Do you recall what your Gleason Score was?

My father drank like a fish and died of a sudden illness at 90.

MY Dr. stopped doing the digital exam. He said it screws up the PSA test.

It does, but so does an ejaculation.

That's kind of what my late stepson did. Had a pain in his lower back. He was a body builder type so went to a chiropractor. No help. Mis mother and I both tried to have him see a regular doctor to find the problem. He refsed and said he's work through it. Fast forward about ten years and his place of employment said all employees were require to the a ful physical exam once a tear. Well, he finally saw a doc and the pain was prostate cancer that over the years spread throughout his entire body. Doc gave him 6 moths at best. He fought like hell and had three more years before his body finally said to hell with it and he passed. Hell of a kid, body builder and self taught in karate. His uncle was a black belt and when he went against uncle, he was told he was equal to a black belt. Dunno which level as he never did want to say. His mother, my late wife and I both missed him terribly.
Cancer is some nasty stuff and I sure don't want to die like he did.

Hanco, you might want to pass this along to your neighbor. Prostate cancer if caught early is survivable. Been there and done that. I've also survive skin cancer and now am fighting colorectal cancer. It my get me this time. I'm 84 and in no damn hurry to go.
PJ

Similar story here, a lunch for my father, a fishbowl of Vodka, followed by wine and Cognac, then back to work, don't know how he did it! Smoked 2 packs a day as well. Made it to 80 of a rare cancer that was unrelated to smoking or drinking.

There is a lot to be said about Great Genetics!

Its called carelessness, Everyone does it.
You just feel fine and yeah it will go away.