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When I called to get an appointment for my rising 6th grader her necessary shot I realized this 11 year old child had not been seen by a physician for 3 years. Is that so terrible? Now if she had been sick, or course I would not hesitate to get her ASAP to doc. She had all her well baby checks and shots, what she needed for starting school, etc. But I figure if it ain't broke why fix it. She is growing fine, weighs what she needs to, all systems are working fine, skin clear, no bruises, no aches or pains.
I was told she had to have a physical and could not just get a shot. Well I guess I don't mind but it got me to thinking what do other parents do? Do you take a healthy kid to get a physical just cause somebody says (doctor lobby?) it has to be done every 12 months?
My first 2 kids are well grown and I never had physicals for them unless they were sick of needed it for sports team, etc. And they turned out great. When did this every 12 month stuff start?
No harm in getting a yearly checkup - I slacked off, but have established myself with a doctor and now go in yearly. My wife does the same.
My kids are young so they are still doing the semi-frequent well checks, shots, etc.
They will definitely go annually for physicals/well checks as they go through school.
Not a bad idea to keep a running baseline of how their system measures when it's "healthy" - can help provide a baseline for when it is not.
Plus, my insurer (like many others) encourages well checks as preventative care and covers the full cost with no co-pay
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