Reader Response on Men's Health

A. Hunter sent in a short rant (as she described it) on men's health and men's responsibility to take care of their health. You can read it by clicking "Read More" below. Hunter shares her experiences trying to get her husband to see a doctor regularly and the frustration it can cause. She raises some good points about how men are often their own worst enemy when it comes to health issues, but I think there are a lot of other factors that contribute to the problem as well. Listen up, Gentlemen...



There is no feminist plot to deprive men of appropriate health care. If anything, there is a feminist plot to force you into the doctor's office for preventative maintenance, no matter how much men resist.



I'm fed up with men who do not take their own health care seriously, and when my husband and I turned 40 together a coupla four years back, I started using a club to impress upon my love of 30 odd years that he
would get an annual physical...or deal with a seriously unhappy wife.
Eventually, it boiled down to threats. "Honey, you vill get into see the Dr. I haff vays uff makink you."



These days, I don't nag and harp anymore. I don't argue, whine or
threaten. I simply make the appointment, and I see to it that he keeps
the appointment...fortunately, he's a bright guy.



When I was 12, this man informed me that I would spend the rest of my
life with him. Had I known then that I would be obliged to use force to get him into see the doctor, I'd have had the obligation written into our marriage vows.



The upshot here is that men do continue to ignore their own best
interests, for reasons alll their own, and this feminist is calling the boys on their own nonsense!



Finally:

Gentlemen, as we women generally are obliged to see to our plumbing at a much earlier age, we get used to the indignities associated with medical examinations. We do understand that. But pain is the body's way of telling you something's wrong...and you do yourself (not to mention your loved ones) harm in your refusal to take ostensibly minor injuries and other warning signs more seriously. Moreover, no man needs to die prematurely from prostate cancer...there are superb treatments. Get the damn examination.



A. Hunter

ahunter@thevillagelink.com

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