New Doctor
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:37 pmI 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'll live to be 80?"
He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco or drink beer or wine?"
"Oh no," I replied. "I'm not doing drugs, 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, sailing,
hiking, or bicycling?
"No, I don't," I said.
He asked, "Do you gamble, 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 give a shit?
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'll live to be 80?"
He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco or drink beer or wine?"
"Oh no," I replied. "I'm not doing drugs, 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, sailing,
hiking, or bicycling?
"No, I don't," I said.
He asked, "Do you gamble, 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 give a shit?
