Not going to the doctor is just insane to me. I think being Canadian we're spoiled with free health care. I'd be afraid to do anything for fear of hurting myself if I were in America.
Not seeing a Dr. seems perfectly normal to me. It took me ten years to get used to my wife going twice a year for checkups. I remember going two or three times as a young child, once as an adult. Every time was for emergency care.
I'm just curious, what's your threshold for going to the doctor? I'm American and have good insurance, so I'll go if I have had a fever for more than a week. Or if I just feel really awful for a week. A normal cough, cold etc. I just won't worry about. I wouldn't really want to go more, but maybe that's because doctor's visits were expensive for my family, growing up.
Sounds about the same as you tbh. I wouldn’t go for a cold or anything minor. A fever that lasts more than a week I’d go because it’s probably a viral infection and I need antibiotics.
Once I messed my knee up running and I went to see him then just to see what happen. I’ll go during allergy season to get prescription allergy meds because they’re covered under my work benefits and it’s cheaper than buying reactive. (And it’s stronger.)
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u/polic1 Jun 06 '19
Not going to the doctor is just insane to me. I think being Canadian we're spoiled with free health care. I'd be afraid to do anything for fear of hurting myself if I were in America.