<div dir="ltr">I got the flu about 10 days ago. I contacted my PCP by email and he did the diagnosis based on a list of symptoms I told him about. I complained that I had no appetite. He said, "You don't need to eat, you need to drink." Even after all this time I still don't feel 100 percent. I lost 6 or 7 pounds. Want to lose weight? Get sick.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM Roger Critchlow <<a href="mailto:rec@elf.org">rec@elf.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">There was a hacker news item this morning about maintaining hydration and chronic illness:<div><br></div><div> <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00586-2/fulltext" target="_blank">https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00586-2/fulltext</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>those who exceeded 142 mmol/l of serum sodium in middle age got sicker more often later in life.<br></div><div><br></div><div>It's the first measurement on my comprehensive metabolic panels. </div><div><br></div><div>It would be really funny if there actually was "One simple trick to staying healthy!", but it was only discovered after we had conditioned ourselves into never reading any article with such a title.</div><div><br></div><div>-- rec --</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 2:04 PM glen <<a href="mailto:gepropella@gmail.com" target="_blank">gepropella@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I think a mobility checkup would be more useful than blood tests. See if you can stand on one foot for 10 seconds. Spin you around and measure eye wobble. Measure joint angles in a sit-to-stand test. Etc. Strength and reflex tests would also be useful. I *suppose* cognitive testing trends would be useful. I'd love to see, eg how my performance varies on something like a memory test or some logic puzzles. With the covid loss of smell and taste thing, it would even be cool to have a battery of sensory stimuli of some kind. If the personality tests had any credibility, they'd be interesting to track over time as well. Would you learn anything? IDK. But it would be more interesting than the typical test results.<br>
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On 1/2/23 12:01, Marcus Daniels wrote:<br>
> The last time I went in for a wellness check, the doctor seemed annoyed that I was there. I left, humiliated.<br>
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> But it has been a while, and I am wondering what it would take to actually learn something from a checkup. Is there some standard package of broad blood tests and/or MRIs that would be a clue I was becoming gravely ill? I was just shopping for new insurance and was excited to learn all the things I can prepare for (Aflac's various products). What would I even ask for?<br>
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> A few years ago, I had a car accident on the snow in Santa Fe and had to have quite a bit of work done on my car. I have to say billing the insurance for that was very satisfying. I had been paying all these years and had nothing to show for it. It is especially true for my medical coverage.<br>
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> To me going to the doctor is just an opportunity to get COVID-19 in the waiting room. How can I get more from this experience?<br>
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