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Not necessarily. That's what the "ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" aphorism is about. Many times by the time you feel bad it takes more time and effort to get well and feel better than if you'd treated the condition at its early, less acute stages.
Do you wait until something goes wrong with your car, or do you periodically check the oil, brake fluid, tires? Think of going to the doctor as a "tune-up". As for finding a good doctor, ask your friends for recommendations, check out MD reviews on Yelp. It sounds like you're just trying to get people to agree with you because you are afraid to go.
I'm 23 and I haven't exercised since I was 18. In the past I did swimming, handball, soccer and horse riding.
I'm in no way overweight or anything similar. I've got an average body, 5'10 and 166 pounds.
However, I've noticed I get tired easily these days, even from climbing up stairs. Sometimes I feel a very sharp pain in my knees as well.
I'm planning on joining a gym this summer, would it be advisable to see a doctor first?
have you been exposed to any tall grass recently? you might have lyme disease. that is not normal for a 23 year old.
you dont need to go to a doctor before going to the gym. i started going to the gym when i was 30 pounds overweight and i ended up just fine. no longer overweight and went to the doc for the first time in 8 years in april and got a clean bill of health
What can they really find out in an appointment that lasts what...15 minutes at most? How to you get to know someone?
Thermo, I'm 26. I go, because I get a health insurance discount if I go once a year for a physical. So, the people that pay for my healthcare want me to go see a doctor, because they know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. They'll check your blood pressure, draw blood and check cholesterol, blood sugar, and maybe HBA1C.
They check your cholesterol to make sure that you're not running yourself to an early grave from heart disease (it can be an issue no matter how HWP you are.) While I didn't have high cholesterol at my last check up, it was up, so I knew that I had to watch it.
They'll check your blood sugar and HBA1C to make sure that you aren't diabetic or prediabetic. These things don't always have symptoms.
As to you feeling fatigued climbing stairs, you're getting old (and yes, anecdotally me and my friends started to notice that we had to put more aggressive maintenance into our bodies around 23-24 years old, right when we started sitting in desks all day.)
You don't need to go the the DR to go to the gym, unless you feel that your fatigue and knee pain are really something more serious than simple physical decline or an old sports injury.
Serious Question: You said you played sports in HS. How did they let you on the field without a physical? Physicals were always required for at least some stuff I did.
Do you wait until something goes wrong with your car, or do you periodically check the oil, brake fluid, tires? Think of going to the doctor as a "tune-up". As for finding a good doctor, ask your friends for recommendations, check out MD reviews on Yelp. It sounds like you're just trying to get people to agree with you because you are afraid to go.
The car is not a living being who can take care of itself or make decisions.
I've already made an appointment. No idea how good the doctor is but I don't plan on going there more than once.
Serious Question: You said you played sports in HS. How did they let you on the field without a physical? Physicals were always required for at least some stuff I did.
I don't know. I just enrolled and that's it, nobody ever asked me for anything. I'm actually amazed people had to go through exams just to play sports in school.
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