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[Frank Wimberly]

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.

On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM Roger Critchlow <rec at elf.org> wrote:

> There was a hacker news item this morning about maintaining hydration and
> chronic illness:
>
>
> https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00586-2/fulltext
>
> those who exceeded 142 mmol/l of serum sodium in middle age got sicker
> more often later in life.
>
> It's the first measurement on my comprehensive metabolic panels.
>
> 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.
>
> -- rec --
>
> On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 2:04 PM glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> On 1/2/23 12:01, Marcus Daniels wrote:
>> > The last time I went in for a wellness check, the doctor seemed annoyed
>> that I was there.   I left, humiliated.
>> >
>> > 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?
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > 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?
>>
>> --
>> ꙮ Mɥǝu ǝlǝdɥɐuʇs ɟᴉƃɥʇ' ʇɥǝ ƃɹɐss snɟɟǝɹs˙ ꙮ
>>
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