tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post2241193236995961881..comments2024-03-28T05:14:44.500-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: Am I a Hypochondriac?Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-11184823124188889792015-12-13T21:51:01.042-05:002015-12-13T21:51:01.042-05:00Don't get me started! At least twice a month ...Don't get me started! At least twice a month since August, I have been making the rounds for well checkups. There's a specialist for each body part... Three for my mouth alone. They didn't put this in the brochure! I know I should be grateful, but by Dec, I am just irritated. Next week it's the opthalmologist...Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-11586636265805265162015-12-13T12:45:44.033-05:002015-12-13T12:45:44.033-05:00I go to the doctor a few times a year. They rarel...I go to the doctor a few times a year. They rarely take anything I tell them seriously. I have been having pain in my foot so they sent me for an xray and that was months ago. I have heard nothing about it! I think as we age we get more sensitive to changes in our body and our body changes more as well.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-69145787935118460662015-12-12T17:59:56.760-05:002015-12-12T17:59:56.760-05:00I would say you're vigilant! My main deal this...I would say you're vigilant! My main deal this year was my second cataract surgery, pre- and post-appointments.<br /><br />I want to get to the place where I am well taken care of (I already am) but don't give anything a second thought. Not there yet.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-39011272230004683702015-12-12T10:03:08.498-05:002015-12-12T10:03:08.498-05:00Hmmm. I think I've gone three times, but I did...Hmmm. I think I've gone three times, but I didn't keep a good count. Mammogram, blood sugar check, nutrition counseling, bone density check. I guess that's 4 that I can remember for sure. I'll keep a better tally in 2016. (I'm moving into my mid 50s.) I'm glad the doctors didn't find anything too serious. It's good that you are erring on the side of caution!Karen D. Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681456166093275598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-64133333087680041302015-12-11T22:26:24.909-05:002015-12-11T22:26:24.909-05:00Well, honestly, I skipped my annual physical this ...Well, honestly, I skipped my annual physical this year, b/c I figured they've already tested me for pretty much everything there is. I'm gonna try to go to next summer before running to the doctor again ... for next year's annual skin test and then the physical. But, who knows. Anyway, I've got to say, Medicare has been good to me. It offers almost as much coverage as my old insurance plan, but only about half the cost.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-82127718690453560622015-12-11T15:41:50.280-05:002015-12-11T15:41:50.280-05:00I got really ill with my right foot getting all sw...I got really ill with my right foot getting all swollen up and I could not walk..I went to a young doctor lady and she prescribed me off of my foot, Tylenol extra strength cautiously, wrapping it in a gauze she put on the foot..I am feeling much better..I belong to a HMO and it is great except for the monthly payments to belong but we get a deal thru my husbands union plan..We don't go in unless we feel really really ill and the tests are all covered ex-rays, shots, etc..But we don't go overboard..hope you are feeling great for all the holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-4664108104932663532015-12-11T10:51:21.611-05:002015-12-11T10:51:21.611-05:00I've gotten to the point that I simply refuse ...I've gotten to the point that I simply refuse tests unless they can tell me exactly what they are looking for. Tests are expensive- not for me- but for my society. I like my decision and I am sticking to it! <br />Hope you don't have anything else this year!<br /><br />Enjoy the season!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-47286876068943165062015-12-11T07:00:58.690-05:002015-12-11T07:00:58.690-05:00I hope you have a great insurance plan because gro...I hope you have a great insurance plan because growing old means more doctors'visits, for checking up and tuning up as well as fixing up. I read that the longer you live, the more chances you have to get some sort of cancer, or ailment. Who knew!Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-6411474934656862342015-12-11T00:05:32.202-05:002015-12-11T00:05:32.202-05:00I just got back from the doctor today. So I feel ...I just got back from the doctor today. So I feel you. I find myself going in and being embarrassed about thinking I might have something. I guess it is an aging thing. We realize that things will start going wrong so better to catch it in the beginning.Barbarahttp://www.babybloggingboomer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-82301902153198833552015-12-10T19:49:51.022-05:002015-12-10T19:49:51.022-05:00So, you made me wonder at 73 how many times I went...So, you made me wonder at 73 how many times I went to the doctor this past year: my annual exam in January; once to the retina specialist for the macular degeneration issue (all went well); once to the dermatologist to get things burned off; and once for an infected hangnail. That was the worst one! And in January, back for my annual visit. I think I'm doing well, when I read about your doubled visits. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-67601876276405932822015-12-10T18:56:04.111-05:002015-12-10T18:56:04.111-05:00Just back from a family doctor's appointment--...Just back from a family doctor's appointment--probably about no. 7 for the year. My doc wondered why a specialist hadn't scheduled a return with me. He considered my legendary inattention to medical matters and said he would make an appointment for me. So on to no. 8. It's a race to the finish, I think.Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-28936289620314212962015-12-10T18:04:06.801-05:002015-12-10T18:04:06.801-05:00Yes, you are.
What’s wrong with you, you think it ...Yes, you are.<br />What’s wrong with you, you think it matters?<br />You’ll outgrow it in the end anyway.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-86360474441598351672015-12-10T17:12:39.834-05:002015-12-10T17:12:39.834-05:00Oh, come on! Go for an even dozen.Oh, come on! Go for an even dozen.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-35099282909841847712015-12-10T16:59:19.790-05:002015-12-10T16:59:19.790-05:00Now that you're on Medicare, did you have any ...Now that you're on Medicare, did you have any co-pays? Do you have supplemental insurance? How's that working out? Just curious.<br /><br />PS: I don't think you are a hypochondriac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-28717065142473836702015-12-10T13:31:27.570-05:002015-12-10T13:31:27.570-05:00Some years are like that, glad you got good care. ...Some years are like that, glad you got good care. Nothing to do but sigh and laugh.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-71423155031118272662015-12-10T12:22:54.199-05:002015-12-10T12:22:54.199-05:00If you were a hypochondriac your doctors would fin...If you were a hypochondriac your doctors would find anything to remove. It sounds like you're getting excellent care.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-28998294523838270062015-12-10T12:00:59.279-05:002015-12-10T12:00:59.279-05:00No, you are not. Be glad you never had cancer. I h...No, you are not. Be glad you never had cancer. I have four checkups with (2) the surgeon (this won't be forever, two or three years I think) and (2) with the follow-up oncologist. Forever, or maybe when they "declare" me cancer free after five years,<br /><br />This was my year for the colonoscopy, and I was having trouble with digestion too. Had the endoscopy (same dr. couldn't she just do it all at once. No. insurance wouldn't pay for it) and have a hietal hernia and acid reflex. I was glad we weren't talking GERD or worse, Barrett's syndrome. So it's treatable and I do have a good drug plan!<br /><br />Both me and my husband had arthroscopic knee surgery. I had torn a meniscus before my cancer diagnosis and some things just get put on the back burner. It worked for Jerry and didn't for me. I am looking forward to a knee replacement in 2016. Whoopee.<br /><br />All of this on top of the PCP who does have my blood done twice a year. We share data with the oncologist. NO sense in doing it twice.<br /><br />Because I take a pill for five years for the cancer, I am developing osteopenia, which is a precursor for you know what. So I am not far enough along for Fosomax, but I am taking Vitamin D and Calcium out the ying-yang. I need to talk to her about dropping the blood test for Vit. D. It is way too expensive and I think we have it under control. Maybe once every two years?<br /><br />I take a BP and statin because these things run in the family. My Dad had a heart attack at age 45 and died two years later. He weighed 160. I weigh 200. Makes a little sense for me, but him? Well, I never have smoked.<br /><br />You are in very good shape, but things can go wrong quickly. I probably don't have to tell your readers that once you've had cancer, even if you have been declared "cured," it's always in the back of your mind. So if anything weird is going on, I head to the dr.<br /><br />And pain is pain. Your body is telling you something.<br /><br />Oh and everyone should have a skin check once a year. I preach it. Skin cancers can develop into killers.<br /><br />DKDDenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04713042854886303569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-78626910315849433052015-12-10T11:12:39.911-05:002015-12-10T11:12:39.911-05:00Well, at least, you have a sense of humor. Hope y...Well, at least, you have a sense of humor. Hope you don't go to the doc to ask him why people are laughing at you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com