Physical

Today I had a physical and I was surprisingly a little terrified for it. I haven't had a physical since probably 2007 or sometime around then. It was with a female doctor too.

Anyone I tell about that asks me if it was awkward. Or says 'that must have been awkward,' but that's not the case at all. She was one of the coolest doctors I've ever met. She loves working with college students because of the discussions we have with each other.

I guess I don't really know if I'm 'allowed' to share this, but she told me about a time she was talking to a college student and they got on the topic of the game "Would You Rather..." And told me the question that got her the best: Would you rather drink menstrual blood or a cup of semen? I burst out laughing and so did she. She was just happy to know that college students talked about stuff like that! Hilarious!

But I was most intrigued to learn that doctors are starting to phase out the "turn and cough" test. The reason being that they over diagnose things like testicular cancer or other genital problems. She said that if there are problems a guy is going to know! She said that guys actually touch their testicles so there is no need for doctors to do it

Then I asked her why exactly they did that, because I had forgotten from the first time I learned. It's for hernias. If you cough the thought was that you would push a hernia out a little and the doctor would feel it. She then told me about the reflex on the inside of your thigh. If it gets touched, your testicles will get "sucked up" close to your body. I told her about a couple friends of mine who are med students and learned about that. They tend to randomly try and get you and when they do it's really annoying!

Other than that everything went great! My blood pressure was 120 over 60. Nice and calm! I grew an inch from the last time too! Now I'm six feet and one and a half inches tall and weigh 166 pounds. Too much information? Probably, but I don't care.

I did get some bad news though. My vision! I used to have 20/15 vision. Better than normal or "perfect" vision. But now I have 20/20 vision. NOOOOOOO. Not perfect vision! It just freaked me out because I knew it would happen someday, but not while I was in college. My grandpa only got glasses when he was an adult and late in his adulthood. Everyone in my family thinks I got his eyes and immune system. Either way I'm happy about it.

Part of me wishes I could have a serious disease that could be cured by the one and only:

House. I know he's not a real doctor, but he's so smart and funny and entertaining. He tells it like it is. But then another part of me realizes that's stupid. I don't want a disease!