How healthy are you

[Cari 0]

Lifestyle options:
Smoke? No
Alcohol? No
Drugs? No
Obsity? (BMI under 25?) 21.3
Diet? (green veggies and lower portion of carbs/fat or Micky D's) No fast food, high protein, low carb, low fat
Vitamins? Daily multivitamin
Exercise? (3-5x/wk) Less than I should because most of my day is spent chasing around a toddler. We go for walks, but it isn't exactly a brisk pace or anything. She's not even 2, so a walk around the block takes an hour!
Prevention of infections/injury Wear protective equipment as needed....married and monogamous

Preventive care measures:
Appropriate vaccinations? All up to date
Prevention or managment of cardiovascular risks
Blood pressure and/or cholesterol screening? All good last time I was at the doctor
Appropriate cancer screening:
Females - recent pap? If over 40, recent Mammogram? Yearly pap, under 40 yrs old.
Males - prostate screening? Haha...I'd rather have a pap.
All - if over 50, colonscopy? Under 50

[LadiDadi 0]

As usual, it seems that I will be the odd one out on most things:

Lifestyle options:

Smoke? Yes. About a half a pack a day is the high average. Unless my home has been broken into and then I'm chain smoking.

Alcohol? I rarely drink. I'm too much of a control freak. When I do drink, however, it is straight shots of Wild Turkey until I'm drunk, drunk, drunk. That's maybe three or four times a year. I do drink wine about once a month. A bottle of champagne every year on my anniversary as well.

Drugs? (not just narcotics... but also over the counter meds like tylenol or ibuprofen) I take prescription medications for migraines when I get them. I take allergy medication every day and one other medication every day for narcolepsy. I almost never take OTC meds. I can't take any OTC pain killers other than Tylenol. I have been known to take a benadryl on occasion. Nasty colds in the wintertime call for NyQuil. In my sordid past, you name the illegal substance and I've done it. Some of them I've done a lot of. I don't use any illegal substances anymore and I haven't for years.

Obsity? (BMI under 25?) My BMI depends on what freakin website I'm using at the time. Apparently it's between 24.8 and 26.6. I could definitely stand to loose some pounds but I am fairly certain that this calculator dosen't adjust for muscle.

Diet? Oh boy. Well, um... I have never been a big fan of veggies so that's always limited my food options. After many years of illness, I was finally diagnosed with Celiac Sprue disease (gluten intolerance) so my food pyramid is essentially a food stick. I survive on mainly salami, cheese and fruit. If I'm feelin' frisky, I'll shake things up with some potatoes or some rice pasta. Oooohhh!!!

Vitamins? See above. I'd likely be dead if I didn't.

Exercise? (3-5x/wk) I walk to the store to get cigarettes.

I also try to do ballet a minimum of three times a week but it has slacked since my husband broke his toe. Yes. I was teaching him ballet. He's man enough to take it. It was also starting to fix a problem that two spinal surgeries couldn't fix. So there.

Prevention of infections/injury (ie.... using protection to prevent STD or helmets on motorcycles or living in a safe padded room) I don't use condoms because I've been married for almost ten years. When I was single, though, I was absolutely adamant about that. I've ridden on a motorcycle once in my entire life and that was in the neighbors field and I was 4 or 5. He crashed it. I've never been on one since and likely will never again. I don't live in a padded room but probably should.

Preventive care measures:

Appropriate vaccinations? Define 'appropriate'. Yes. I'm one of *those* people. I haven't had a vaccination type thing since I was 16 and had to get a tetanus shot in the ER. That was almost twenty years ago. I will be traveling to the Mid East in the near future and will get shot up with all kinds of crap but, other than that, I see no reason for any immunizations for someone of my age, lifestyle, geographic location, etc.

Prevention or managment of cardiovascular risks
Blood pressure and/or cholesterol screening? Blood pressure screening comes standard with every doctor visit. My blood pressure averages in the 80-90 over 50-60 range.

Appropriate cancer screening:

Females - recent pap? If over 40, recent Mammogram? Yup and I had my first mammogram when I was 28.

Males - prostate screening? Does not apply but I will be yammering at my husband about this when his time is due.

All - if over 50, colonscopy? Due to the fun and joy of the five year process of getting diagnosed with Celiac Sprue, I have had two colonoscopies and two endoscopies. Yay me.


Obviously, I could live a healthier lifestyle. Obviously. I was just visiting my doctor on Wednesday and we had a conversation about patients helping the doctors.

While she doesn't agree with a lot of the things I choose, and have chosen, to do - she is grateful that I have told her all about them. From her point of view, not telling your doctor that you smoke half a pack a day is detrimental to your health. I stay healthy because I'm honest with myself and my doctors.

I donated a kidney to my mom and spent two days in the hospital having every test they could think of run on me to make sure that I was the best kidney and kidney donor for her. The doctors, psychologists, social workers, psychaiatrists, nurses, etc. were all very shocked at my openness about myself and, especially, my past. It's the flip side of people that go to the doctor and pretend to be angels.

If you can't laugh at yourself, I'll be happy to do it for you.
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Be like the cupcake and suck it up.

[poe62 0]

I am the epitome of unhealthy for a lot of reasons...

I drink WAY too much at the DZ (which is the only time I drink) and smoke occasionally there.

I have extremely LOW blood pressure (last week at the doc it came up as 88/52. My mom's is always low too.)

I take my share of prescriptions plus OTC stuff (that my doctor approves)

BMI is 19.1

I do moderate exercise everyday...treadmill, weights, etc.

I don't take vitamins.

I eat cake, cookies, bagels, peanut butter, and pretty much anything that doesn't involve health food.

I don't do so well with preventive screenings. I felt like a lab rat growing up with all the testing I have had done. I avoid the doctor at all costs, but I still go once a month for other stuff.

~Nikki
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Irgity Dirgity

[Zep 0]

I'm as fit as a fiddle

Last revision,

Weight 90KG
Hight 189cm
Artirial tension 152/95 God she was a sexy doctor
Cardiac frequency 61 bpm
IMC 25.5

Leucocits 11.79m
Total colesterol 274mg/dl VNL
Trigliceridos 809mg/dl

an thats just the good news.


I drink like a fish, smoke like a trooper (although I did once give up for a while but felt so bad I started again) but funnily enough I dont swear.
I exersise four times a week (Bonking the wife)
Weekends I eat all the wrong food, (High in colesterol) Monday to friday I eat loads of veggies an blue fish

weekly intake of alcohol
140cl spirits
500cl beer
490cl wine


I'll probably die before sixty, but it's been fun

Gone fishing

[LisaH 0]

Awesome!

Be yourself!
MooOOooOoo

[Beerlight 0]

So, my creatinine was "slightly" above normal (1.4 mgDL) on my AF Class 1 today. Gimme da scoop...!

And I forgot to work out for the last 3 months....

[kbordson 8]

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Smoke? I haven't had a nice cigar in YEARS!!
Alcohol? Rum and wine. Not binge amount (well.... except for New Years Night)
Drugs? (not just narcotics... but also over the counter meds like tylenol or ibuprofen) Last year I was really bad at waking up and automatically grabbing a gram of Tylenol and 800mg of Ibuprofen as I got out of bed. I have been needing less and less of that.
Obsity? (BMI under 25?)My BMI is just under 25... but it could be better
Diet? (green veggies and lower portion of carbs/fat or Micky D's) On this I really suck too. I am trying to eat more greens... but since I don't do the cooking, it's a little harder to influence change in the house.
Vitamins? In the medicine cabinet, I HAVE folic acid and iron. I know it doesn't count unless you actually TAKE them... but I do have them.
Exercise? (3-5x/wk) Swim 2-3x/wk. Lots of walking. Should do more
Prevention of infections/injury (ie.... using protection to prevent STD or helmets on motorcycles or living in a safe padded room) I always wear my helmet. But don't always wear my seatbelt.

Preventive care measures:
Appropriate vaccinations? Did not (and hope not to) get the flu shot this season.
Prevention or managment of cardiovascular risks
Blood pressure and/or cholesterol screening? Blood pressure is EXCELLENT! Cholesterol .... not so much. (back to the diet thing)
Appropriate cancer screening:
Females -
recent pap? Honestly, I WAY suck at this one. (Yes... and I am an gynecologist. My excuse is that I have to work with them... I don't want them to be looking up there! But... I know it's just an excuse.)
If over 40, recent Mammogram? Not over 40 (yet)
Males - prostate screening? Not a male.
All - if over 50, colonscopy? Not over 50 (yet)

Overall... I'm healthy "enough." But I have no idea what that truly means. In my teens and twenties, with my family history, I didn't think about living a long and happy life, so I just lived hard. Then in my early 30's, I didn't care about living a long and healthy life, so I REALLY lived hard. But... might be time to grow up and be healthier overall.

But.... it is INCREDIBLY easy to break the rules when you know them.

[downwardspiral 0]

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Even when I was in the military, I knew how to get around some of the "required" health maintance screenings.

I was more healthy, I will admit that. But... just being a service member doesn't guarantee that you will do what is "recommended"/"required."

I'm just thinking that people make choices... and a lot of times, when it comes to health, we break the rules KNOWINGLY, but then expect to have a hero in a white coat fix it all.

I'm willing to admit that I have broken the rules (infrequent annual exams, BAD American type diet, chronic anemia due to desire to donate as frequently as possible, RUM!!!).... how many others can do the same?

During my seperation screening the doc looks at my chart after the corpman took my vitals and ekg readings. He says

Doc - You smoke don't you?

me - Yes sir

Doc - drink too don't you?

me- yes sir

Doc - hmmmm

me - Why the reaction sir? Does it show?

Doc - No....you're the healthiest Marine I've seen all day.

me - think I need to increase my alcohol consumption sir?

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[Misternatural 0]

health nut-

my latest theory;
Live like a wild animal and eat foods that are as fresh and alive as possible- right off the vine,right from under the tree or other wild animals recently harvested- for maximum nutritional benefits.

"Those eagle eggs have no nutrients!!"- Nacho Libre

Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires.
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[DFWAJG 4]

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recent pap? Honestly, I WAY suck at this one. (Yes... and I am an gynecologist. My excuse is that I have to work with them... I don't want them to be looking up there! But... I know it's just an excuse.)

There are some yoga moves you could practice that would help you do your own pap.

[kbordson 8]

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recent pap? Honestly, I WAY suck at this one. (Yes... and I am an gynecologist. My excuse is that I have to work with them... I don't want them to be looking up there! But... I know it's just an excuse.)

There are some yoga moves you could practice that would help you do your own pap.

Actually.... I know that I could do my own pap, but the bimanual exam might be tricky.