4/2/11

My new GP!

I recently picked a new primary care doctor.  After two visits and exhaustive Lab tests, he said I was doing 'fairly well' for my age (I'm 67 like many of my OHS classmates). 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?'
'Only occasionally,' I replied..  'and I don't do drugs!'
Then he asked, 'Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs? I said, 'Not much... my former doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!'
'Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, or do you like playing golf, sailing, hiking, bicycling?'
'No, I don't, I'm not much of a sportsman' I said.
He asked, 'Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?'
'No,' I said. 

He looked at me and said...'Well then, why do you care? '