Looking back, what's one thing you prioritized for your health?

Well, I generally like to ignore my health problems unless they get on my nerves or I woman-up and go get the tests or consults taken care of.

I had a CT scan lately and when I called the doc's office about something unrelated, the lady said the doc wants me to see a general surgeon. I sighed deeply, and said gallstones or kidneys? Gallstones. I said tell the doc that these gallstones and I are best friends. They don't cause me any trouble and haven't for years.

Well, the doc thinks you should think about having your gallbladder removed.

No, he doesn't. He's given up on me thinking about it, since I said no. Now he thinks if I go see a surgeon, the surgeon will persuade to get rid of my gallbladder. Meanwhile, my doc is afraid that my gallstones will start causing me a lot of pain right when I get too old to have them removed. That happened to one patient of his a long time ago.

And the lady sighed, and said she would tell the doc all this.

And the biggest problem I have, is if I go to the general surgeon, I will be on my way to having seen one of every specialist in the city. Also I will break my record of not seeing most specialists.

So what plagues me is that if I end up seeing all these extra doctors, I will wish I had gotten out of the way earlier because I have things to do. I have to learn more German and a bit of French, get a passport, plan a trip, and continue research what kind of dog I will want in a year, plus read a lot of books, see friends, eat the stupid diet I'm on because of my various health problems, and get used to driving in an unfamiliar and large area that has 3x as many vehicles than the roads were built to handle.

Plus, before the weather gets freezing cold, I have to take a few trips around Georgia. The last time I lived here (for 17 years) I thought the state revolved around the city I live in. I traveled during that time, but out of state, except for when I went to Augusta to meet my husband's parents.

I have come to the realization that I need to know more about my state, so I plan to take some trips. I mean, all of my husbands went to UGA, but I've only been there for football games. And I thought Macon was 2 or 3 hours west of us, but it is 2 hours south. And the place I am living in now was nothing but farms when I moved away. Now it is nothing but huge houses that cost $450-$650K and all look alike and are too close together.

By now you will have discovered that if I can answer a question you ask, I get very talkative. I have always been like this. My mother said it's because I am 1/2 Irish. Put it this way, I fit right into the Irish side of the family.

Oh geez, now I see you are getting one word answers. Pretend I am 100 people.
 
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WheatenLover said:
Well, I generally like to ignore my health problems unless they get on my nerves or I woman-up and go get the tests or consults taken care of.

I had a CT scan lately and when I called the doc's office about something unrelated, the lady said the doc wants me to see a general surgeon. I sighed deeply, and said gallstones or kidneys? Gallstones. I said tell the doc that these gallstones and I are best friends. They don't cause me any trouble and haven't for years.

Well, the doc thinks you should think about having your gallbladder removed.

No, he doesn't. He's given up on me thinking about it, since I said no. Now he thinks if I go see a surgeon, the surgeon will persuade to get rid of my gallbladder. Meanwhile, my doc is afraid that my gallstones will start causing me a lot of pain right when I get too old to have them removed. That happened to one patient of his a long time ago.

And the lady sighed, and said she would tell the doc all this.

And the biggest problem I have, is if I go to the general surgeon, I will be on my way to having seen one of every specialist in the city. Also I will break my record of not seeing most specialists.

So what plagues me is that if I end up seeing all these extra doctors, I will wish I had gotten out of the way earlier because I have things to do. I have to learn more German and a bit of French, get a passport, plan a trip, and continue research what kind of dog I will want in a year, plus read a lot of books, see friends, eat the stupid diet I'm on because of my various health problems, and get used to driving in an unfamiliar and large area that has 3x as many vehicles than the roads were built to handle.

Plus, before the weather gets freezing cold, I have to take a few trips around Georgia. The last time I lived here (for 17 years) I thought the state revolved around the city I live in. I traveled during that time, but out of state, except for when I went to Augusta to meet my husband's parents.

I have come to the realization that I need to know more about my state, so I plan to take some trips. I mean, all of my husbands went to UGA, but I've only been there for football games. And I thought Macon was 2 or 3 hours west of us, but it is 2 hours south. And the place I am living in now was nothing but farms when I moved away. Now it is nothing but huge houses that cost $450-$650K and all look alike and are too close together.

By now you will have discovered that if I can answer a question you ask, I get very talkative. I have always been like this. My mother said it's because I am 1/2 Irish. Put it this way, I fit right into the Irish side of the family.

Oh geez, now I see you are getting one word answers. Pretend I am 100 people.
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lol..join us Celts... we're all talkers....
 
The use of my legs. I couldn't walk half way down an aisle in a store without stopping, waiting 10 minutes
to able to get to the next one.
I was checked for arthritis and all other things. Came up negative on each test. Five vascular surgeons later one finally asked me instead of "Rate Your Pain" to a simple "Tell me your story". He re-looked over the circulation area of my legs (Himself) and hips and found the blockage 80% to one leg, 45% to the other. Put a stent in the cardio-iliac artery and "Instant mobility", distance, like brand new.
I had been kept being told "You have to accept you are getting older". I hear that comment as a comment from a "Lazy Doctor who only wants to collect his fees for an office visit" now and don't go back.
Doctors age too and get tired so maybe their lack of digging into something should be looked into for age related "Tiredness" or "Burn Out" issues themselves.
 
I will go with teeth. I was never required to brush my teeth as a kid, and only went to a dentist when I had a toothache. Even though I wasn't missing teeth the stage was set for a lifetime of dental problems.

Then I became obsessive about my teeth. I have spent thousands upon thousands of dollars on my teeth, fillings, root canals, crowns, caps, implants, some teeth have had all five procedures.

You wouldn't know it to look at me, I have a full set of teeth, just not all real, but even so every single day I have discomfort in my teeth or jaw. It's been my life's curse.
 
Two questions in this thread.

1. What’s the one thing you prioritized for health.
2. What’s plaguing you now.

1. I prioritized nutrition, eating whole and healthy foods, watching portion size, taking supplements.

2. Weight gain, and overall stamina. In spite of a careful diet, I’m still carrying 15 pounds of menopause weight, and I tire more easily. I know those two things are linked. If I weight less, wasn’t carrying around that extra weight, I’d have more stamina.
 
Mike said:
I thought that they could shatter Gallstones
and wash them away, or is that just here, that
they do this.

If they are small, tablets will get rid of them,
if they are large and hard, they use a laser
to break them up.
Speeding up treatment for gallstones and a UK first for Oxford University Hospitals - Oxford University Hospitals

Mike.
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Thanks for the information, @Mike . I will find out if this can be done here.

Cleveland Clinic says "Once [gallstones] begin to move, they become dangerous. These tiny, pebble-like pieces can do a lot of damage when they get into tight spaces in your delicate biliary system." So it is a lot more likely that I will see a surgeon. I don't want my delicate system to become damaged.
 
Imogene said:
@WheatenLover , Once I learned I have gallstones, I pretty much gave up what annoys them, which is almost everything I like.

When my gallstone(s) do start misbehaving, I drink PURE apple juice concentrate. It helps. I neither know nor care why, but it helps.
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Thank you, @Imogene .
I've given up a lot of foods I like, too, due to various health problems. Now I have a hard time figuring out what to eat at meals because what I'd like to eat is already verboten.
 

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