Monday Physical
I had a physical on Monday morning which I was NOT looking forward too. The appointment was for 7:30 I had to fast for 12 hours, which was no big deal cause I eat at about 6 on Sunday night.
[Sunday was my younger brothers 33rd birthday. We had dinner at his Father-in-laws house in Oklahoma, he lives at 157th and Nall but from my house it might as well been in Oklahoma. As with previous birthdays in my family we brothers don't get each other anything not even cards. We just show up for the free meal and harass the little kids. Or at least I do.]
Back the doctors appointment. I got to his office at exactly 7:30 a.m. where I checked in with the receptionist. She gave me a form to fill out as per their usual procedure. I always have to fill out the same form every time I see him. The form is basically a list of symptoms that I have non of so the answer to every question is no. I have filled out the form so many times this year that I don't even bother reading it any more. Its quite lame.
I do that give it back to the lady and take a seat and wait about 5 min before my favorite nurse Farrah comes thru the door and calls my name. She escorts me to the scale where she says:
"So you're here for a physical, huh?"
"Nope, just to wanted to see you" I reply sarcastically.
She just gives me this "fuck you" glare. She obviously was not in the mood for flirting.
"First thing I need is a urine sample." She orders
"First thing? That must mean you're going to need a second. What is the second thing".
"D.N.A" She said's with a smile and a wink.
"EXCELLENT" I command!
I go in to the bathroom room and or course I don't have to pee whatsoever but I do have too poop. So I just take a seat and relax everything and low and behold I pee so I grab the cup and filler up. I put the cup in the little window deally thingy and rejoin Farrah in the hallway. We then go into this room that has a chair that looks like a dentist chair.
"Have a seat, and roll up your sleeve" She orders. (she's very bossy)
"I thought you wanted D.N.A?" I question.
"I do, your blood ya horn dog."
"You tease" I exclaimed.
"Shut up you knew what I was talking about."
So I get in the chair, roll up my sleeve. While she gets all of the stuff to take my blood.
She sits on the stool, pulls the tray over takes out this needle, swabs my, left arm, and says:
"O.K. ready? Little prick"
"How do you know? You've never even seen it?" I say surprisingly.
She practically fell out off her stool. She was laughing so hard. She almost stabbed herself with the needle. Then I start thinking of all these other smart-ass answers like:
"I bet you say that to all the boys."
Or.
"No thank you."
Or. My fave.
"Maybe you have a big vagina" But that one does not really apply to this situation.
Once she recovered she went about her business of taking my DNA.
"When was your last physical? Farrah asked.
"1994 when I was discharged from the Marine Corps."
"Marine Corps huh? What did you do"
"Infantry" I boast proudly.
"Ever kill any one?"
"I cannot confirm nor deny that statement" I say jokingly.
She sees right though that answer and ask "Where were you stationed?"
"I spent 3 years at Camp Pendelton, 6 months in Okinawa Japan, and 6 months aboard the USS Peleliu"
This kind of meaningless chit-chat went on for about 5 or 10 more minutes.
We then go to an exam room. I sit down.
"I am going to take your family history". She says
"Where are you going to take it?" I say.
"Umm, right here, right now?"
"O.K. but WHERE are you going to take it I kind need it."
She rolls her eyes and shakes her head. She is obviously grown annoyed with my jokes. We get though the family history. And she leaves and says the Doctor will be in in a few minuets.
"I don't have to get in some lame gown or anything?"
"Not unless you like to where gowns"
"Nope".
She leaves I sit.
The Doctor comes in and we basically start talking about my health and stuff I might be at high risk for because of genetics and lifestyle and all that kind of stuff. Then we get to my weight loss and diet, he seamed really impressed with the weight loss, 55 lbs since September 1st thankyouverymuch! Then he tell me to get on the table and lay down. Where he started to pock and prod my body, just like doctors do. he Checks my testes for abnormalities, and check me for hernia. (FYI ladies everything is fine with my genitals so you don't have anything to worry about.)
Then the best part of the entire morning happens in a single sentence said by the doctor
"Because their is no prostate cancer in your family, and your still pretty young I will NOT have to do a rectal exam".
My reaction:
"That is THE BEST NEWS EVER IN THE HISTORY OF ALL NEWS!!"
My cholesterol is high at 203 but it is not dangerously high so I don't have to go on any medication for it. I just have to keep losing weight. And my blood pressure wan high again so he wants me to buy a BP machine which I really don't want to do. I think the higher readings are from being nervous in a doctors office.
He did recommend that I enroll in a program they have that is not covered by insurance and cost 700-900 bucks. It's a 60 day fitness and weight loss program Where they run a shit load of test and tell you a lot about your body. Like how many calories you burn when resting and how may calories you burn when working out. They also tell you what your body fat percentage is and what it should be for my age and height. They also have a nutritionist meet with you and go over your labs and taylor a very specific diet for your weight loss goals. They guarantee that you will lose 3" off your waist and 25% of your body fat.
It sounds like a great program but I don't have 1000 bucks just sitting around so I will have to wait until I do my taxes and get my refund (if any) to decide if I am going to do it.
I prolly will but not until after St. Patrick's Day. Which is a HUGE party day here in Kansas City, Plus it's on a Saturday so its going to be extra big this year. Plus Aphrodite is coming in town for it so I VERY excited about that.
I have more to tell but you will have to come back tomorrow.
See ya then.
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