PSA - Please just go get a check up

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ipposan@reddit

Yep. Diabetes came in out of nowhere even though I wasn’t obese. Noticed certain foods made me crash. Went to the doc and sure enough pre-diabetic. Genetics on both sides of the family.

Switched up my diet and remained lifting in the gym. I noticed our parent’s generation haven’t taken care of themselves. Didn’t want my kids to have that version of me.

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Regular_Error6441@reddit

What foods did you find affected you noticeably?

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ipposan@reddit

Typical flour pasta, very sugary desserts, anything with lots of sugar basically. Anything that can spike blood sugar.

I still enjoy things here and there but, I’ve switched to low glycemic foods and slow digesting high fiber carbs. For pasta noodles I’ve switched to pasta made from lentils or chic peas. It’s not the best but I manage.

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CrowWarrior@reddit

Did you suddenly get really sweaty and hot and just felt kind of off?

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ipposan@reddit

No just really sleepy. Say I ate a bowl of chicken pasta. I’m sitting on the couch watching tv. Within I say 20 minutes or less I get real tired. Can’t keep my eyes open. I doze off for however long. When my blood sugar levels come down after the spike I wake up.

I feel like I got hit by a train. Still tired. Lethargic for the rest of the day. That’s when I did a process of elimination with foods. When I avoided the pasta I ate and tried eating only protein and fats that day. No issues.

That’s when I knew something was up and went to the doc. If you are curious your doc can do a blood test and find out that day or next.

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beeurd@reddit

Recently joined the high blood pressure club myself, but luckily seems to be at the point where I can still do something about it.

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x7leafcloverx@reddit

I just did all that this year! I do have high blood pressure and am now on meds. Also something to think about is this test called a Coronary Calcium score. It checks for calcium build up in the arteries around your heart. I’m at a zero! It wasn’t covered by insurance but it gave me some peace of mind.

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Leia1979@reddit

I was just telling a friend about this today. Super easy test that cost me $180. My dad had a triple bypass and a friend unexpectedly ended up in the hospital with a heart issue last year, so I thought it was worthwhile to get that zero score.

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x7leafcloverx@reddit

Yeah it cost me $130 out of pocket. Similar thing happened where my dad had a minor heart attack back in December which prompted this for me. His cardiologist recommended my brother and I get it (and everyone really) and I’m glad I did. It also kicked me into overdrive getting healthier and going to all my doctors appointments. Next up dermatologist!

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Gsquat@reddit

Agreed.

But also, stop eating like shit, smoking, drinking, and treating your body like trash. It'll make a big difference in those checkups.

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ClearlyDemented@reddit

Yes! I’m worried for my family members crossing 40 living the lifestyle of their 20s still. We’ve already had a cousin die and another almost die from alcoholism and they still get together and even go on vacations together to binge drink.

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CauliflowerGreen7903@reddit

This. Sadly my mid-40s hubby still thinks he is 20something, he drinks like a 12 pack a day and eats a lot of gas station food, but doesn’t get nearly the amount of physical activity that he used to. I worry about him but he doesn’t wanna hear it. :/

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Maleficent-Web2281@reddit

That lifestyle caught up with me when I was 41. Ended up in the hospital for a week, half of it in ICU with diabetic ketoacidosis and acute pancreatitis. It suuuucked, for so many reasons. I went like 2 years with no drinks after that and now I’m a rare occasion drinker but I was fortunate to lose that insatiability for IPAs and other booze that I had. I hope your husband is able to cut back without going through something like that but before it happened, I thought I’d never be able to stop drinking, so I’m kind of glad it did. Sorry if that was rambling, sending good thoughts your way.

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CauliflowerGreen7903@reddit

Thanks for sharing your story. Glad you are now on the other side. He ended up in the ER at one point last year, I thought it was ketoacidosis but turned out to be something else (that the drinking surely didn’t help). He quit drinking for a few months afterwards, but is right back in it now. On his 40th he got so drunk he fell down and smashed his face all up in rocks, had to go to ER for stitches and everything. Thought that would be rock bottom, but no… it really sucks.

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RegionRatHoosier@reddit

Is what symptoms did he have that made him go to the er?

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CauliflowerGreen7903@reddit

He binge drank with very little sleep for like 3 days straight, then went to work on a hot roof. A few hours into work he came home with stomach pains, nausea, weak and shaking and just not right. He actually wanted to go to the ER and that’s how I knew he really wasn’t feeling ok. All his labs and everything were fine, and once he got a bag of IV fluid in him he improved a lot. He likely had heat exhaustion and dehydration

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Maleficent-Web2281@reddit

Oh nooo, my wife would’ve … killed me, haha! But seriously, damn, that’s rough on your 40th! Mine was during the beginning of COVID so I just sat on the couch and drank a crap ton of beer, like I always did. Wish I had better recommendations but if he’s on Reddit the stopdrinking group has some pretty good stories of rock bottom and/or success stories of stopping, etc and is worth checking out!

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NotLondoMollari@reddit

Please be careful and have him get his checkups. Mine wasn't a drinker but had an unexpected sudden heart attack at 45, and I found him too late to do anything about it 😞 We're at the age when things like that can happen even if they seem healthy

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TexturedTeflon@reddit

(Hug)

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CauliflowerGreen7903@reddit

So sorry this happened to you😞 You are so right, we have to be much more proactive about our health at this age

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MicrosoftSucks@reddit

My friend's ex-husband did that (excessive binge drinking every single day) and he'll be dead within the year of stage four colon cancer.

And he's been pooping via colostomy bag for the past 18 months.

Sorry you're in this situation, maybe the colostomy bag will scare some sense into him.

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Gsquat@reddit

Sorry to hear that. We live in an age of information and so many wish to stay ignorant.

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cathode-raygun@reddit

Smoking, toking, drinking and gourmet cooking are what keep me going.

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Sharpshooter188@reddit

Drinker myself and Ive definitely noticed the impact on my body. Plus, it aged me considerably.

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Sharpshooter188@reddit

Drinker myself and Ive definitely noticed the impact on my body. Plus, it aged me considerably.

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Sharpshooter188@reddit

Drinker myself and Ive definitely noticed the impact on my body. Plus, it aged me considerably.

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gummi-demilo@reddit

The first mammogram was horrible but the second not so bad, maybe because I knew what to expect. Breast cancer killed my dad’s oldest sister in her 50s, so I have to stay on top of that.

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brlysrvivng@reddit

I had my first one today (should have gone 2 years ago). It didn’t hurt at all but I don’t have much there. They said the tissue is dense though so I probably need ultrasound

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TexturedTeflon@reddit

Not that unusual, my wife gets ultrasounds for the same reason.

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catjuggler@reddit

Oddly I had the opposite experience. I’m guessing there could be some operator to operator difference

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idealzebra@reddit

I just had one this morning. I barely notice they're happening anymore but that's probably very dependent on what you're working with.

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velocipedal@reddit

I grew up in a household that never took me to annual checkups or to the dentist (I went once when I was around 12?). As an adult, I go to the doctor annually & get an exam/bloodwork done and to the dentist every 3 months for a cleaning and every 6 months for an exam.

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sator-2D-rotas@reddit

Cholesterol too. Started getting the annual check ups at 40. Got me to lose 20 lbs so I’m not on statins. Think I gained a little of that back so I need to watch it before this years visit. I would love my teenage metabolism back.

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I_make_switch_a_roos@reddit

no i want to die

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sjharlot@reddit

Can confirm. Just got diagnosed with osteopaenia (early stages of osteoporosis) in my 40s. Absolutely no risk factors for it. Get a Reza scan people.

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Mutualarrangement@reddit

If you go to the doctor for sleep apnea, they get to make your insurance pay for a machine. So when you go to a clinic you are going to be diagnosed with it whether you have it or not.

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w0rsh1pm3owo@reddit

[6] yeaaaah if I had insurance...

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Psynautical@reddit

Remember how great it feels to wake up from an amazing sleep, that feeling you haven't had in 20 years?

I had forgotten myself, until I had my first colonoscopy.

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PumpkinPoshSpice@reddit

Seriously why isn’t propofol used for every surgical procedure?

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orielbean@reddit

We can ask Prince and MJ if I recall

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fpaulmusic@reddit

Prince died of pills he was told were opiates that were laced with fentanyl (still an opiate I guess albeit a much more powerful dose)

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sparkle-possum@reddit

Welp, I feel like I've been tired for the last decade or two, guess I might actually let them schedule it so I can get some rest.

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No_Proposal7812@reddit

Best nap ever.

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Regular_Error6441@reddit

Iykyk 🤣

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boreddaph@reddit

Yes please.

My older brother died of a heart attack 10 days ago. He was born in '78. Now it's just me and my dad trying to figure things out and it sucks.

Go to the damn doctor, run the tests, and take the meds (if you have the ability to do so). At least quit smoking and drink less.

Things suck enough as is, don't make it suck more by dying early.

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Ok_I_Guess_Whatever@reddit

I turned 40 and got breast cancer. It definitely happens.

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73-68-70-78-62-73-73@reddit

They found 6 precancerous polyps in my colon. I'm in my early 40s. They knocked me out, stole my polyps, and gave me pictures of my innards. Win win.

Please go get a camera shoved up your butt.

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DumpsterFolk@reddit

Go to the dentist as well. I just went for the first time since my late teens and I only need one new filling plus six monthly monitoring & cleans. Dentist was lovely. No shame. I thought I was going to be looking at a huge amount of scary work. Even if I was though, I was at the point where I would rather know and could make a plan to start with the really urgent stuff and go from there. You’ve always got the option of payment plans and going to dental schools. I think stressing about the known always beats stressing about the unknown. Just make the appointment. If you haven’t been for a long time, the first one will probably only be a cleaning and x-rays.

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MotherofaPickle@reddit

We had to get the fancy, private insurance to cover the work I needed. Luckily, it only took a full calendar year. At the end, I told the dentist, “Glad it’s over. I’m tired of looking at you.” And he laughed and laughed.

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orielbean@reddit

And drove off in his nice boat

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txgrl308@reddit

I went last fall. I have 11 cavities and one cracked tooth, and my dental insurance only covers silver fillings, so that sucks.

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Assika126@reddit

Yup, and dental schools can be a good bet if you don’t have the $$$ and have the time available. You can even sign up to be a demo in order to have the pros demonstrate the procedure on you

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vintage_seaturtle@reddit

1000% agree with this. At 40 I almost had a stroke from critical blood pressure. I wasn’t over weight either. Saying combo of stress, and birth control at my age triggered it. I now feel better, but I’ve gained weight from the BP meds. That was the scariest day of my life. So many test, ct scans, X-rays, so much blood drawn. It’s a very quick way to get seen in an ER, and your room fills up with every nurse and doc on the floor that day. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone, it was very eye opening. I’m 43 now.

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vintage_seaturtle@reddit

There is a reason they call high blood pressure the silent killer, it’s cause you don’t know until it’s too late. I was lucky a sharp headache in middle of the night woke me straight out of bed, and my right side was going numb.

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Immediate-Agency6101@reddit (OP)

i feel like its safe to assume that most Americans our age have high blood pressure! how can you not / take the meds !

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GoldDiamondsAndBags@reddit

I’ve been putting off my mammogram, colonoscopy, pap and some cardiac calcium test my doc wants done. Decided to start with the least scary one this week and got my mammogram done.

Results come in at 6PM today on Friday. Ab-fucking-normal. There should be some rule that you can’t MyChart someone on a fucking Friday when you close to tell them their cancer detection test is abnormal. Found this out at dinner with my 13 year old son when we were spending solo mom-son time for the first time in a long time (my youngest had some issues that require a lot of my attention and time). So I had to put on this happy face of nothing is wrong and pretend I didn’t just read that email. I’ve been fucking hiding it all night. It sucks.

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Immediate-Agency6101@reddit (OP)

good job!! thats a huge step. take time to appreciate it bc it was scary, and you did it!! 🎉

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catjuggler@reddit

Oh no- easy for me to say, but try not to panic. It’s still mostly not cancer, by a lot! https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/screening-tests-and-early-detection/mammograms/getting-called-back-after-a-mammogram.html

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Jdojcmm@reddit

Some months I don't go a week without an appointment if you include my monthly therapy appointment.

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q120@reddit

Seriously, a colonoscopy is so easy. The prep isn’t tons of fun but it isn’t really THAT bad. The actual scope itself is a nice Propofol nap.

If you would rather have to deal with surgical resection of your colon along with possible colostomy bag and chemotherapy, have at it, but seriously a colonoscopy is not hard at all.

Colon cancer rates are rising rapidly

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BlueGiant601@reddit

From my spouse who had to do prep back-to-back days and then another within the same month: it really is best served cold and with ice. Makes it less bad.

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q120@reddit

Mine was Gatorade and MiraLAX. It tasted fine just like orange Gatorade… I can’t do orange Gatorade anymore now though haha. Makes me gag

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lastminutealways@reddit

I picked my least favorite flavor of propel for the miralax because I knew I wouldn’t be able to drink it again for a long while

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catjuggler@reddit

Orange Gatorade immediately makes me think of gestational diabetes testing lol

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Assika126@reddit

I did this but popped into a hot bath between drinks bc it kind of lowers your body temp lol

Still better than room temp

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Author_Noelle_A@reddit

Joke’s on you—I already lost my colon and had an ostomy for a while as a kid. The ostomy was dropped and I look normal now.

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islandemmm@reddit

Me too, me too. Minus the massive scar.

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Assika126@reddit

No colonoscopies anymore! Silver lining

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Moxie_Stardust@reddit

It's the fasting that I hate, utter misery.

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_gonesurfing_@reddit

Honestly, I have digestive issues so fasting and colon clean out kinda felt good for a day.

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eulynn34@reddit

You have to actually take care of yourself in your 40s. You should really do it in your 20s and 30s but once you’re hitting middle age you have to get busy living or get busy dying.

I have been overweight to obese pretty much most of my adult life. Have bounced up and down but could never maintain permanent weight loss because I like to eat garbage and I don’t feel any different than when I was 20, why should I act different?

Last August things were looking grim. I was basically becoming diabetic and I needed to make some changes because that was not an outcome I was willing to accept.

9 months and 85 pounds (and counting) later I feel terrific. People ask me how I’m losing the weight. I joke and tell them I quit drinking beer (how much beer did you drink?) but all I’m doing is eating real food and less of it. Long way to go, but I’m going to fucking do it because I can.

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sweetassassin@reddit

I do a meditative gratitude statement multiple times a week thanking my body for not kicking my ass to the curb from the years of abuse.

I now really focus on treating my body like a temple vs a landfill.

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anOvenofWitches@reddit

Not that I have much hope of seeing it, but Medicare doesn’t cover dental. Middle age is a great time to get into flossing, the dentist, and root canals!

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ReinaShae@reddit

Hey, I'd love to. No insurance.

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WordySpark@reddit

Hey, I'd love to. Got crappy insurance with a high deductible with no copay, which means I have to pay 💯 of doc visits, medical tests, etc. until I meet that deductible, plus no one near me takes the insurance so I'd have to drive 1.5 hours round trip after waiting 6 months to get an appointment. I feel ya ❤️

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ChildhoodCool7727@reddit

This resonates. My BIL just had a massive heart attack a couple weeks ago. Drank, smoked, ate like shit, just didn’t take care of himself. 32 years old and now in a coma that he may never wake from. And if he does, who knows how badly his brain was damaged. He had just been diagnosed with hypertension a couple weeks before his heart attack. I know I took that age for granted - never had I envisioned someone that age in that situation. But it happens. Look after yourselves and don’t take a minute for granted.

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Shangri-lulu@reddit

32 years old is insanely young

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BbyJ39@reddit

I started falling asleep at my desk at work. Didn’t understand what was happening. Had some blood work done Turned out my thyroid died and I had hypothyroidism. Got meds for it. But still sleepy. Did a sleep study. Had severe sleep apnea even tho I’m not obese. Now I sleep with the cpap and take synthroid daily and am back to normal. All this came up around 32 years old.

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x7leafcloverx@reddit

I don’t mean this in any negative way, and it’s a sensitive question so feel free to not answer, but are you over weight at all? I’ve always slept horribly, falling asleep at my desk or on the couch exactly like you. I was also like 50 lbs overweight. Well I’ve really turned it around this year weight and health wise and have lost just about 40 lbs since January. Suddenly, like three weeks ago, I’m waking up before my alarm, alert and ready to go. I’ve been to work an hour early the last two weeks (I’m salaried and can work on a tiny bit of a sliding schedule). I don’t fall asleep at my desk anymore nor do i even feel sleepy during the day and don’t fall asleep on the couch watching tv anymore. I mentioned it to my boss and he suggested I probably had sleep apnea and have now “lost” it because of the weight loss and it makes so much sense.

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ShillinTheVillain@reddit

I'm 5'11 160 and was just diagnosed with OSA. I was also under the (false) impression that it's something that overweight people get.

No shame in admitting it, that's a pretty common misconception.

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krystopher@reddit

I also learned recently that if you don’t do your annual physical it limits your ability to schedule a sick visit on your own.

At that point the ER and Urgent Care are your only options for something like needing antibiotics or testing.

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Froot-Loop-Dingus@reddit

Agreed! I put off going to the doctor since 2020. I dunno, suppose I’ve been in a funk since those Covid times. Took up drinking alone at home which became a bad habit.

I finally decided to make my health a priority and got a physical. My blood work came back that I was severely anemic. Which kind of makes sense since my appetite has been shot and my diet even shittier.

No reason for the anemia besides malnutrition found yet but I’m gonna schedule a colonoscopy and make sure I’m not losing iron from some sort of internal bleeding.

Sigh…aging sucks.

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booknerds_anonymous@reddit

And it could be the anemia that was causing the funk.

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Froot-Loop-Dingus@reddit

I’m hoping so! Such an easy fix! Although these iron pills do make my stomach cramp a lot.

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star_b_nettor@reddit

I take iron gluconate because iron sulfate hates my stomach.

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booknerds_anonymous@reddit

They always killed my stomach too. My doctor suggested these and they didn’t bother me as much

https://a.co/d/8wcO4zo

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Clevergirlphysicist@reddit

Heart disease is the leading cause of death and it can be largely mitigated especially if we start taking action in our 40s! Get a lipid panel done, get your LDL and Triglycerides below 100, and a low dose statin can make a huge difference in the long run in preventing damage that takes decades to develop. Also, check for insulin resistance by checking A1C and manage before it becomes diabetes.

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strangestquark@reddit

Yes! It's scary to face with certainty how bad your situation might be but remember, it's happening anyways weather or not you check!! You may as well intervene now. Because, again, whatever is going on is happening anyways every day in the background.

I started going to the Dr again in my mid 30s and we were able to get in front of high blood pressure and cholesterol before it permanently fucked up my body. if I'd just continued to ignore it I'd be well on my way to heart disease and stroke by now.

Depending on your job and insurance they might even pay you to go.

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Polybrene@reddit

I'm going in next week for a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. I have 3 second degree family members who developed breast cancer young, the oldest was in her early 40s. You are NOT too young for breast cancer. Go get checked.

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krissym99@reddit

Yes!! I gained a lot of weight and got scared to go to the doctor for years. I was worried that I'd have all sorts of crazy bad bloodwork. I wound up losing weight, going to the doctor, and having really good results on everything. But once I sort of broke the seal so to speak, I got help for my chronic headaches, got suspicious moles removed, got an ADHD diagnosis and meds for it. I worried for so long and even though I got a clean bill of health, I realized that I don't have to live with all this pain and discomfort.

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ScreenTricky4257@reddit

A PSA^* to men to get your PSA^† checked.

*(public service announcement)

†(prostate-specific antigen)

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onwardtomanagua@reddit

Good advice. I was just diagnosed with breast cancer at 43 thanks to my routine mammogram. I didn't even feel a lump yet.

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Chemical-Cream1291@reddit

Kick the crap out of cancer!

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onwardtomanagua@reddit

Fuck cancer!

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NoMagazine9243@reddit

Same! I’m glad you caught it at your routine mammo. Stay vigilant and speedy recovery.

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onwardtomanagua@reddit

Thanks!

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brlysrvivng@reddit

I’m sorry to hear that wishing you a good recovery

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onwardtomanagua@reddit

Thank you

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Chemical-Cream1291@reddit

Started going to the doctor regularly in my late 30s. Doctor said that I’m on the doorstep of high blood pressure. Ignored her. A couple years later, I had what I thought were stroke symptoms. Doctor ruled out a heart attack and stroke. But said I was having an ocular migraines, which was my warning sign she said.

I began going on morning 2 mile walks and did the high blood pressure meds until I asked if I can switch to gummies and she said that would work.

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Cross_22@reddit

I am going to add testosterone levels to the list since that's not covered frequently. Finally did the lab work and now there's an explanation why I have been constantly fatigued for the past 2 years.

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CautionarySnail@reddit

This actually applies to women in perimenopause as well as to men. Our bodies rely on a trifecta of sex hormones to keep everything functional and working optimally - estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone. (Probably a few others as well, but as a lay person, these are the big 3.)

Most doctors only check women’s estrogens; worth consulting with a specialist in menopause. Light progesterone and testosterone treatments made the perimenopause brain fog go away and massively lifted my average energy levels.

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rifunseeker@reddit

Did replacement help with that?

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TheJRKoff@reddit

I hopped on in September, it's been quite nice.

Lots of info in r/trt

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Immediate-Agency6101@reddit (OP)

to add - i was diagnosed with an auto immune disorder, broke my back, collapsed a lung, high blood pressure, menopause, plantar fasciitis- all in the last 3 years!! tbh the stress/trauma of my childhood really did a number on my body. im being treated for all these things and will be all better soon. i got my mamm, pap, and colo this year! i just dont wanna be in pain- and Im getting there. im enraged that only some people get healthcare. in my state no one can be turned away from a public hospital bc they cant pay and our medicaid is good - but most of that is done at the state level. healthcare is a human right.

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BeMoreKnope@reddit

lol, you think I can afford healthcare? I’m an American.

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belunos@reddit

This may be one folks don't want to hear, but if you're really big, don't be afraid to talk to your doctor about weight loss surgery. I know, it sounds extreme.. but you're in your 40s, it's time to lose that premise that you're going to lose weight on your own. I was 380 in my mid thirties, and for the past 15 years I cycle between 240 and 260. It's huge. I feel healthier near 50 than when I was like 35. You really have to follow their program, I have a cousin that got it, lost weight, but decided McDs and coke were too important to give up. If you follow their program, though, all of that stuff tastes like shit in the end. Deep fried food? Fucking cardboard. Sodas? Jesus, how do folks take in that much sugar in a sitting?

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DragonsGape@reddit

I've been eating incredibly healthy for the past several years. Went and got a check up and the blood test showed that my cholesterol was through the roof. Turns out, cooking with coconut oil and having rotisserie chicken with my salad has been awful for me! Go get a check up.

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CapOnFoam@reddit

And if you're a woman, the drop in estrogen also elevates cholesterol. Estrogen keeps cholesterol in check, so the perimenopausal decrease in it often comes with an increase in cholesterol. :(

I've had healthy levels all my life and eat very well, exercise every day, often high intensity cardio, lift weights, etc. Didn't matter - now all of a sudden I have high cholesterol due to perimenopause. Sigh.

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FreedomSquatch@reddit

I don’t know, that’s how they getcha!

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BeefModeTaco@reddit

Got an appointment recently for the first time in like 20 years or so. Got the blood work, blood pressure meds, and a referral to a dermatologist, paid for by family.

Everything else, including a visit to the dermatologist to find out if it's skin cancer, has to wait until some day when I have money / job / insurance...

It's a start, at least...

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OdiferousRex@reddit

Buddy, don't you know? I'm gonna live forever.

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nocapnonerf@reddit

Are you a Highlander?

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MetalEnthusiast83@reddit

Yeah, gotta go for your yearly physical. You might have something wrong and not know it and finding shit early can be very important.

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Bluevanonthestreet@reddit

Check your blood sugar too! It’s easy to check a fasting sugar at home and then some post meal numbers. Walmart sells inexpensive glucose monitors. My husband was shocked when he found out he was pre diabetic. We eat pretty healthy since I’m diabetic and our daughter has celiac. He sees so many diabetics in his practice that have uncontrolled blood sugar.

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Author_Noelle_A@reddit

No colonoscopy for me, thanks! That would require having a colon.

Also aviation medical exams for us to keep ourselves in good shape.

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GenXMillenial@reddit

Just had my skin cancer check today! Negative, such a relief.

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Reasonable-Wave8093@reddit

👍👍👍😬