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Depressed over the over use of doctors and procedures..approaching 80
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Dec 23, 2025 | Replies (83)Comment receiving replies
@margaretob
I'm not trying to be mean, but I think at our "more advanced" age, it is probably not going to get any better overall. I wonder to myself why am I making/keeping this doctor appointment. I have five maintenance drugs and I'm required to go to the doctor twice a year to get these prescriptions. But the dentist? New partials at 86 years old. I don't think so. The eye doctor - of course I always want to go there. The hearing aid? Expensive. Why go when I might not last much longer. Do I want to tell my GP who approves my maintenance drugs about any new aches and pains? I don't know the answer but I remember what my Uncle at age 94 said about his last doctor appoint: "If I take this pill, that might happen and if I take that pill this might happen. So I decided to quit going." He lived well into his 97th year.
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jwoodring120@icloud.com
I don’t know if you have a Cosco near you, but my husband received a hearing aide there and they are much cheaper then anywhere else we have seen. He had them for I think 5 years. One of the cords broke. He thought he would have to get new ones, but they fixed it and revised them for nothing. They also give free hearing tests. I am going to make an appointment because I find myself not understanding what people are saying.