Doctors visit
crip494
Published
08/04/2008
I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age. A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be 80?"
He asked, "Well, do you smoke tobacco or drink beer?"
"Oh no," I replied. "I've never done either."
Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
I said "No, I've heard that all red meat is very unhealthy!"
"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf?" he said.
"No, I don't," I said.
He said, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or fool around with sexy women?"
"No," I said. "I've never done any of those things."
He looked at me and said, "Then why do you care if you live to be 80?"
He asked, "Well, do you smoke tobacco or drink beer?"
"Oh no," I replied. "I've never done either."
Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
I said "No, I've heard that all red meat is very unhealthy!"
"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf?" he said.
"No, I don't," I said.
He said, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or fool around with sexy women?"
"No," I said. "I've never done any of those things."
He looked at me and said, "Then why do you care if you live to be 80?"
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