This is for the blokes out there. I need to know, why you lot are so bloody useless at medical stuff?
I mean, getting check ups and all that. For example, when you see the doc because you’ve …oh I don’t know, had a car accident perhaps, and he gives you a pathology thingy for a blood test to check your cholesterol, your blood sugar (’cos your dad has diabetes), and some other indecipherable tests - not because he suspects anything but because he thinks a check up is a good idea, you damn well have it done?
Surely, when you take your wife to the pathology lab have her blood tests because she’s not a wimp, and she’s sneakily thoughtfully put your test request in her bag because she knows you are totally lame when it comes to medical things, you be a big boy and have your test?
Why do you mutter about the wife being late to work and having to “get going”?. Why do you look at her blankly when she says “Your turn!”, and pretend you have no freakin’ idea what she means? Why not just have the test - it’s covered by this thing called MEDICARE - cost (if that’s what bothers you) isn’t a factor. And when you get outside, and the wife says something sweet and considerate like “Are you scared to have it ya big baby?”, why do you deny that? If you’re not scared, and it doesn’t cost anything, and you’re at the lab, WHY NOT HAVE THE TEST???!!
My god, no wonder men don’t have babies. Maybe that’s because they are babies.
Why are men so crap at taking care of this sort of thing? I just don’t understand when a person is intelligent enough to understand prevention is better than the cure, they don’t want to check everything is ok?
Someone, tell me why this is so? If there’s a reason, it better be good, because really? When you have a family who love you, you owe it to them to take care of yourself and not be so fucking pathetic.
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When I was applying for my visa to live and work in Australia, I had to have a blood test as part of the application. I went to have it done with no arguments whatsoever. Needles don’t really worry me. However, my body doesn’t seem to enjoy losing blood and I almost passed out. A quick lie down and a drink of water later, and I was OK again. A bit annoying really, but it wouldn’t stop me having another test if I needed to.
By Ben Barden on 05.13.08 1:50 pm | Permalink
I think it’s a bit the opposite for me, I tend to be a bit of a sook, although needles don’t worry me …except for giving blood when they use a huge needle, nearly passed out, haven’t been back since. Does that make me a wuss? Yep, sure does!
By Fleat on 05.13.08 7:13 pm | Permalink
Its a well known medical phenomena called pathetic male disease or PMD. Especially prevalant in Aussie boys
By tiff on 05.13.08 7:27 pm | Permalink
I dunno really.
Probably just think it’ll go away if we ignore it.
Most stuff our bodies are so good at dealing with, whereas some people seem obsessed with taking a pill for every little thing which is wrong with ‘em, but as you say, with a family history it would seem sensible to get it checked.
Maybe just general procrastination. I know I have trouble doing lots of stuff I should do, and sometimes I have a hard time identifying the difference between important stuff, like health and not so important stuff, like mowing the lawn.
Oh well, maybe women will never understand how we tick and vice versa?
By Tex on 05.13.08 9:27 pm | Permalink
I have no idea. Last year I found a letter from MPS’s doctor. It was a referral to a a specialist about his snoring. the doctor was apparently CONCERNED ENOUGH to write the thing… needless to say MPS binned it.
By Kelley on 05.14.08 2:52 pm | Permalink
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By Frippery » Blog Archive » Titillating Bits on 05.15.08 9:00 am | Permalink
Ben: Who would have thought you are such a delicate wee flower
Fleat: Don’t say you are a sook, it spoils the whole women are the stronger sex thing, damnit!
Tiff: True. The MOTH totally has PMD, which wants me to give him ASOTH. (A smack over the head)
Tex: You’re right about the not understanding each other thing. But that’s because us women are right, and you blokes are wrong
Kelley: See? You have one too. The MOTH snores and actually stops breathing for a few seconds. That’s scary.
By Suze on 05.15.08 9:40 am | Permalink
My wife still gives me grief about not getting the chop when I could have had it done for $10 when we were in California. She had the chop herself here in Adelaide courtesy of the Government. Thank you Thank you. I am such a wimp.
That said, my brother was out of action for two months when the local GP in Scotland botched the operation. I was more than a little put off by that.
By Colin Campbell on 05.19.08 5:15 pm | Permalink
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