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 will live to be 80?"
He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco or drink beer or wine?" "Only on special occasions," I replied. "I'm not doing drugs, pot, or anything else either."
Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
I said, "No, my other Doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!"
"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, skiing, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?" No, I don't," I said.
He asked, "Do you gamble, ski fast, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?"
"No," I said. "I don't do any of those things."
He looked at me and said, "Then why do you care?"
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 will live to be 80?"
He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco or drink beer or wine?" "Only on special occasions," I replied. "I'm not doing drugs, pot, or anything else either."
Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
I said, "No, my other Doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!"
"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, skiing, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?" No, I don't," I said.
He asked, "Do you gamble, ski fast, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?"
"No," I said. "I don't do any of those things."
He looked at me and said, "Then why do you care?"
