Retirement ages like 65 were invented because at such an age, you need enough time for all the doctor and dentist appointments, therapies, and treatments. I remember when all my doctors were older and dignified, radiating knowledge and expertise. It was shocking when my medical providers began turning into my own age. But I kept thinking I was younger than I was. When a doctor in Wichita explained why I should have a certain procedure, he used the words, “This is what I would recommend for my own father…” I did not hear the rest. His father! I was in my 40’s. How old did he think I was? I finally accepted that some doctors were getting younger than me. This is both good and bad. I show age bias with my reluctance to have my 74 year old ophthalmologist perform surgery on my eye. I went to high school with him and am just projecting my own incompetence because I do not think I should be allowed to cut my own toenails. But then again, I was shocked that a 14 year old was performing my root canal. I thought he was in the dentist office on a Take Your Son to Work Day. I hate the concept of cheating but I have always cheated on my own medical evaluations. I faked my bite as a 14 year old, avoided braces, and was rewarded with a lifetime of crooked teeth. I memorize eye charts. If the doctor cannot see my floaters, maybe I should not mention them. I even have an Herb Doctor who plants laughter into my treatments. I am healthier on paper than in real life. So odds are that my death will come as a complete shock to everyone, including me.
I’m sure Dr. Herb is the wisest of your practitioners, lololol.
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Dr. Herb has a wiseness (apparently not a word according to the red squiggle) that sneaks up on you.
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I googled some eye chart lines I memorized 60 years ago, and that eye chart is still listed on an eye chart website.
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Could you see it clearly or was it a little blurry now?
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Blurry back then only.
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I am guessing doctors must know we lie to them, and somehow factor that into their treatment plan. At least I hope they do…
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Yeah, I told my last doctor that when I wiggle my ears, the vibrations cause the Dow Jones Average to rise two points. Sure enough, he wrote something down.
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please let me know when you are about to wiggle your ears again…
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Being a dentist at 14 would be a pretty good gig. You get a few year to make money, and then when they shut you down and try suing your hide off you escape to a cabin in the woods, change your name and have plenty of time to enjoy your retirement.
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You have done this, haven’t you?
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My lips are sealed and my dentures are shut.
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I once was treated by a dental assistant who looks like she’s hardly 18. LOL. She and the dentist talked so much during my treatment and none related with my teeth. Well, glad to provide a chance for the two to have a budding relationship.
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