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Originally Posted by JammBoy
I'm 22 and I don't think I ever went to a doctor except when I was born. I have all my vaccines, though. When I was a kid I just went to the health centre, a nurse gave me the shot and that was it.
However, I know people my age who know things that have never crossed my mind, like what their usual blood pressure readings are, what allergies they have and so on or that they wish to change their family GP.
Now I just have to take the tetanus shot once every 10 years.
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Hi JammBoy,
Pediatrician here, you are probably fine. Well checkups are probably most important for vaccinations and secondarily, growth and development. There are many causes of growth and developmental delay that can be addressed if caught early enough. I would say most of these occur and should be caught within the first 3 years of life. If you have been growing and developing well up to this point, you are probably fine. The important thing is that you have had all of your vaccinations.
Not to scare you but on an aside note, I just had a colleague who had an 8 yo boy who came into the office last week from a foreign country with no previous doctor visits. He was there because he was vomiting blood. He was sent to the ICU and ended up passing away. Turns out he had leukemia which was undiagnosed.
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No but I remember other kids being sick all the time when I was in primary school. I never even had a flu. I think I missed school abou 5 or 6 times from kindergarten to high school.
