08-03-2012, 08:02 AM
can we be realistic for a second? how often do you really need to go to the doctor? in 'Murica, we have the healthcare debate every day on tv, and the media make it seem like every day, a thousand people get lupus and have to go into the ICU for months at a time. I haven't needed to go to the doctor for anything for almost 8 years. I drink (a lot), i smoke (different things) and i MAYBE buy a good multivitamin every 6 months. i also exercise, but not as much as i'd like. i also have a stressful job. shouldn't i be homecoming king of the ER by now? if having health insurance was mandatory, then i should be getting diseases that don't have names yet on a weekly basis.