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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I see doctors only when I have to. I am deathly scared that if I went to one now, he'd tell me to stop doing something I like, and I'd rather die than stop enjoying the things I like.
I am married to a medical family. I've explained this position to them several times. You'd think they'd disagree with me, but they don't.
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That's nothing to be proud of: in my experience, medical families have the worst health care because they always self-medicate and self-diagnose and feel the same about doctors as you do. (Although it is very convenient when you forget a prescription while traveling.)
Anyway, I was amazed that our doctor did not advise the OddMan to alter his diet, stop smoking, or stop drinking. Well, she does want him to stop smoking, but she didn't give him a hard time about it.
So maybe it wouldn't be as bad as you think.
