Comments on: Caring for one’s body http://transabled.org/thoughts/caring-for-ones-body.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:18:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2 hourly 1 By: Claire http://transabled.org/thoughts/caring-for-ones-body.htm/comment-page-1#comment-351 Claire Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:48:07 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/caring-for-ones-body.htm#comment-351 I have to take care of myself because I have a family. My youngest is only 4 years old, and at 37 I do feel time creeping up on me. I need to hang in there for decades yet for them, and so I do it for them, not so much for me. Well, a little bit for myself too, because I just hate feeling miserable. So I work out regularly, even though this causes me some mental anguish as it conflicts with my BIID, I try to eat right, see the doctor when something comes up, go to the dentist, and even occasionally treat myself to a visit to a spa. None of it is terribly pleasant (except the spa!) but I know that one feels better mentally if one's body feels good. Consider that, Sean. I do the routine checkups because I have seen first-hand what happens when you catch something very bad too late to do anything about it, and the regret of knowing that it could have been prevented if detected early. And I've also seen how effective it can be to detect something very bad early, and have it all come out very well. I have to take care of myself because I have a family. My youngest is only 4 years old, and at 37 I do feel time creeping up on me. I need to hang in there for decades yet for them, and so I do it for them, not so much for me. Well, a little bit for myself too, because I just hate feeling miserable. So I work out regularly, even though this causes me some mental anguish as it conflicts with my BIID, I try to eat right, see the doctor when something comes up, go to the dentist, and even occasionally treat myself to a visit to a spa.

None of it is terribly pleasant (except the spa!) but I know that one feels better mentally if one’s body feels good. Consider that, Sean.

I do the routine checkups because I have seen first-hand what happens when you catch something very bad too late to do anything about it, and the regret of knowing that it could have been prevented if detected early. And I’ve also seen how effective it can be to detect something very bad early, and have it all come out very well.

]]> By: Sophie http://transabled.org/thoughts/caring-for-ones-body.htm/comment-page-1#comment-349 Sophie Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:52:28 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/caring-for-ones-body.htm#comment-349 Sean would tell you all he would literally have to drag me into a doctors office kicking and screaming simply because although I like to complain sometimes I never think my problems warrant a doctors opinion. Some people argue it is cuz of my parents "wonderful" upbringing. Other people in the US complain to me that I'm a "bad girl" cuz I don't have routine checkups, but then that isn't something you do in NZ, Most NZers only go to a doc if they're literally dying (or a mother with an under 5 child trying to make the most out of her free doctors visits). Sean would tell you all he would literally have to drag me into a doctors office kicking and screaming simply because although I like to complain sometimes I never think my problems warrant a doctors opinion. Some people argue it is cuz of my parents “wonderful” upbringing.

Other people in the US complain to me that I’m a “bad girl” cuz I don’t have routine checkups, but then that isn’t something you do in NZ, Most NZers only go to a doc if they’re literally dying (or a mother with an under 5 child trying to make the most out of her free doctors visits).

]]> By: Jen http://transabled.org/thoughts/caring-for-ones-body.htm/comment-page-1#comment-348 Jen Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:18:59 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/caring-for-ones-body.htm#comment-348 I don't go to the doctor much at all, despite being a terrible hypochondriac. I haven't gone for a mammogram in seven years, just one example. I won't have a lot of routine tests done because honestly, there's no one around to care except for me. (Awwwww...) Seriously, if there were people depending on me, if I had a family, it would be a different story. But I don't, so it isn't. I don’t go to the doctor much at all, despite being a terrible hypochondriac. I haven’t gone for a mammogram in seven years, just one example. I won’t have a lot of routine tests done because honestly, there’s no one around to care except for me. (Awwwww…)

Seriously, if there were people depending on me, if I had a family, it would be a different story. But I don’t, so it isn’t.

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