I recently picked a new primary care doctor.
After 2 visits and extensive 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, "Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?" "Oh no" I replied. "I'm not doing drugs either." Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and bbq'd ribs?" I said, "NO, my former dr. said that all red meat is very unhealthy!" "Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bycycling?" "No, I don't", I said. He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?" What constitutes a 'lot of sex' I thought? "No, " I said. "I don't do any of those things." He looked at me and said, "Then, why do you give a shit?" |
