Truckers not seeing doctors

last night was in a rest area.....

Watched a guy younger than me cleaning his full plate denture.

20 some years ago I went and had $5000 worth of dental work to fix the neglect from driving OTR.

Never again.

 

Prostate cancer gets 1 in 6 men. Luckily I've never had it added to my health resume. I know two that are going through it.

Trucking is rough on the human body for a number of reasons. The challenging ability to get to a doctor is one reason. Then there is diet, fatigue, sitting down all day and higher than normal stress levels.

On average a trucker lives about 10-15 years shorter than the average lifespan.

One can do many things to stay on top of things. But the lifestyle has a way of creeping up on someone no matter how hard you try. I stayed in pretty good shape until age 46 and then things done a U-turn.

A person's genetics can come into play. Certain things you can fight and postpone, but you can't stop it. I can understand you last BF's thoughts with not wanting a relationship this late in the game. Why traumatize a spouse?

Funny you say that MNdriver. That's exactly what my dental work cost. $5000.
That must be the magic number.

Overdaroad, stick your next potential BF on a treadmill. If he passes, he's good to go!

 

cardiac stress tests SUCK......


But I passed mine at 44 in as good of condition as a 30 yo....

 

speaking of magic numbers.... 46 when i got glasses, hypertension and became last surviving member of the "3 musketeers" the other two died in their trucks... and freightliners too ! poor guys

 

Prostate cancer can be detected early if a PSA test is done with regular blood work . Testing should be done by all men over 50 but I have heard cases of men in their early 40's that didn't detect it soon enough . Prostate cancer has a high cure rate with early detection . Testing is essential . By the times symptoms show up it is not curable .

 

Very true.

But when doctors are charging to just see them in excess of 300.00, additional costs are questionable.

 

I'm fortunate to be a veteran with a nearby clinic . I get my blood work done there . Even health insurance doesn't cover PSA testing more than once a year .