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Men are all the same when it comes to visiting the GP, maximum resistance every time despite the visible need for them to go and stop suffering needlessly at home and moping around because they're feeling poorly. I guess no one likes ageing and being able to do things less easily than in youth, us women too but it seems that the male of the species has blinkered vision when it comes to their own decline and feels that if they do go to the GP it's somehow a lessening of their masculinity and maleness. So sad really as usually the visit can solve the immediate problem and make them more comfortable and therefore help their self esteem by letting them do more without the discomfort. The biggest barrier though is ageing itself, to in their own eyes be in decline must be very hard to accept particularly if they've been a strong and vigorous person for all their lives. As yet they've not got a cure for that but ageing would be so much easier to deal with without the physical discomforts that come with getting older, that is achievable but you have to go to the GP to make that happen. Catch 22 isn't it and men are stubborn!!!

candlelight_2013

Mar, you have my sympathy.

I can't tell you how much I have spent on supplements and natural things to help him sleep, I must have spent a small fortune.

I have managed to bring his blood sugar right down, and I have explained that probably the GP would just need to change the tablets he has for his heart, but no if I mention it I get shouted at.

None of us like seeing the Doctor but as we become older there is more of a need, but I am afraid it falls on deaf ears (I just typed daft ears):)

Candlelightx

candlelight_2013

You said it Lyn, exactly right.

I know he hates not being able to do as much, but as you say why suffer when a visit to the GP could make him more comfortable. I know there is no cure but why would you want to feel ill unnecessarily?

Candlelightx

LaineyT

Candlelight, actually laughed out loud at daft ears but kinda sums it up doesn't it :rotfl:

Sorry to hear that you and Mar are struggling with poorly partners, agree totally with Lyn that men somehow see it as being " less masculine " in admitting that they are ill and need to see a docs. Think it goes all the way back to cavemen days when being strong and robust meant survival, so much for evolution.

Lainey xx

hoglet121

Urgh men and doctors. Mine's jus the same. He'll run out of all his prescriptions before even thinking about making an appointment (normally here you need to check in with the Dr before getting a repeat prescription, although I suppose that depends on the condition) and then he doesn't believe what the Dr tells him because 'other people are worse than I am'. Grrrrrr.

[Deleted User]

Poor old He Who Knows has come home with a shocker of a cold and a sore throat that makes him sound like a cartoon character!!! He's taking cold cure tablets but turned down throat sweets but 'please would you go to the shop and get me some nice tasting hard boiled fruit sweets so I can suck them and keep my throat moistened dear?' so I DID!!! he's not a good patient and doesn't like sitting still and resting but he must be feeling awful 'cos he's done just that all afternoon. Poor Nell is beginning to sound the same on the phone so I'm just waiting my turn.....roll on SPRING!!!

candlelight_2013

Oh dear Lyn, you will be lucky if you don't catch it.

Give my best wishes to He Who Knows, and tell him he is married to a saint

Candlelightx

[Deleted User]

Not quite!!! but I'll certainly pass on your best wishes love thank you so much. I don't expect Saints have much fun either along with the grown ups of whose ranks I am determined NOT to be a part!

candlelight_2013

Actually Lyn I have never thought of you as being grown up, the same with Monna, I don't think she is a grown up yet either

Candlelightx

[Deleted User]

Thank you!!!