Or, How I Went Looking for Everything Wrong With My Fat Body and Found Very Little
Because, you know, they always tell us that obesity is a disease and is going to kill us and we owe it to the world and to ourselves to lose weight… until an insurance company has to pay for it.
I recently had my Welcome to Medicare examination, which, as it turns out, is a rather extensive introduction to the wonderful world of being 65. Apparently, when you reach this age, the medical establishment wants to take a good look under the hood and see what kind of mileage you’ve accumulated.
Fair enough. I’ve been driving this particular model for 65 years, and I know I’ve put some wear and tear on it. In fact, for a solid twenty or so of those years, I drove it like I stole it.
There were blood tests. Lots of blood tests. So many blood tests. There was and oophthalmologist exam, a sleep study, a mammogram, and enough medical questions to make me wonder whether I was applying for Medicare or trying to get security clearance. I have a DEXA scan scheduled for October 27 to check my bone density, so we’re not quite finished with the inspection.
To read the full article, go to the Body of a Goddess Blog: https://krasbold.substack.com/p/apparently-im-disgustingly-healthy