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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of men are like this. At least your DH went in for a physical. My DH, who has incredible, zero-copay medical insurance, is 61 and has never had a physical, doesn't see doctors (or dentists), and does nothing proactive to stay healthy. He is also about 50 lbs. overweight. His only activity is golf, which isn't that strenuous since they ride carts from hole to hole. There's nothing I can do about it. I cook healthy food at home and am working hard on my own weight, activity level, and general health so that hopefully one of us will be fit going into advanced old age. It is very hard to tell an adult what to do. They will do something if and when they're ready. Sometimes it takes something to shock them into action, like a health scare or the illness/death of someone close to them who is their age. [/quote]

My DH never went to the doctor for physicals. Then one time he had an infected bug bite, went to urgent care, and found out he had high blood pressure. That finally scared him into going for a physical and now he’s at least taking care of his health. [/quote]

This made me think of how I got my husband doing checkups. He never went to the doctor. Then he got such a bad headache with a virus I was afraid he had an aneurysm. No doctor or urgent care would see him because it was such a bad flu season (pre-Covid) and they said with the worst headache he has ever had he should go directly to the ER. He was desperate for relief so he let me take him, then I had to leave to pick up our kids eventually so he had to be there alone for a while. After they got the headache under control and ruled out an aneurysm, the doctor shamed him and read him the riot act for never going for checkups. They ran a bunch of bloodwork and found he had high cholesterol and a bunch of other manageable issues that could become big problems if he didn't get them under control. Now he goes yearly.[/quote]

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