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Trying to be around for another 35 years and more. #menshealth #gotothedoctor #healthymanhood or #justhealthy https://www.instagram.com/p/CXm5bZhueLC/?utm_medium=tumblr
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⚠️****TRIGGER WARNING****⚠️ Mentions of miscarriage and an annoying attempt @ a social media “inspirational/motivational” post 3 years ago I had just experienced 5 miscarriages back to back and a week long ICU stay after developing sepsis from an emergency D&C surgery to remove “the leftovers” of a partial miscarriage of what were twins. Excuse my bluntness/lack of emotion, I’m trying to be brief and tbh, the trauma is still a very real and constant (daily) battle. Early 2017: I was 103lbs and the skinniest I had ever been. BLOOP suddenly I am blessed two healthy pregnancies back to back with babies born 14 months apart. 2 and a half solid years of either being pregnant and/OR breastfeeding. Early 2019: I was 200+ lbs (double my weight - yeah DOUBLE) I had 2 csections, vitamin d deficiency, PPD/PPA x2, gallbladder removal surgery, and post-concussion syndrome (from our car accident) all under my belt - and I was miserable. I avoided mirrors. My clothes barely fit. I loathed anything social and mostly, myself. So, yeah it’s 2020 and these are MY generic before & afters and MY lil clout story because well, I FEEL GOOD AGAIN. My strength is NOT defined by my size and weight but it has often reflected where I’m at in life...how I am. When I’m visibly healthy on the outside, my mind tends to follow suit. #keepgoing #chinupladies #gotothedoctor #DRINKWATER #justkeepswimming (at Norwich, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8KsZDOAeoyqsBfTmo4zgRuaCExKv5EvAXosfo0/?igshid=1h8l8y2yntayd
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Sick day! Feeling yuck today my body says it’s that time of year to start slowing down. Remember to rest and put yourself first. Listen to your body when enough is enough. Know your limits and get to the doctor when you’re just not feeling like yourself #feelingsicktoday #sickday #knowyourlimits #rest #relax #refuel #gotothedoctor #putyourhealthfirst https://www.instagram.com/p/B3XOuYIA1yU/?igshid=pfmtas45l2e5
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My Doctor’s Appt
So I recently got a clean bill of health from my doctor. I must admit, I was initially nervous about even going. All we seem to hear about these days is some new rare disease wiping out people or how expensive it is, and even though I have insurance and complete coverage, the thought of using it also sent me into a panic. I didn’t want my premiums to rise or to find out that I have some condition that isn’t covered under the medical plan I have. But, a good friend convinced me of my need to go. Though I have a pretty good track record for being healthy, it is still a good idea to get a checkup. And as a Father who religiously takes his daughter to every appointment, I couldn’t be hypocritical and not get checked out myself.
So I went, had a physical, bloodwork, etc....all of it done. I got my eyes checked, blood glucose analysis, the full workup. It took about an hour to do, and I was so nervous that I even began to sweat. When it was over, the doctor told me that I was overall healthy, but I could stand to lose some weight. No major surprise there. He also told me that he was waiting on my blood panels to return from the lab and that once it was all complete he would have more information for me. Now, to say I was nervous at this point would have been an understatement. He told me it would take three to five days and I he would give me a call. Three to five days. Which was actually longer considering my appointment was on a Thursday and his office is closed on the weekend. So in reality, I was waiting SEVEN DAYS to find out if something was wrong with me.
Now, I have a pretty active imagination. Always have. So in the seven intervening days I developed such an intense anxiety for all things medical that it was severely affecting my ability to function. I work in retail, and let me tell you something: Try to sell 20k worth of something when in your head you are imagining how you are Patient Zero for a new strain of Super SARS and you will know the level of my anxiety for seven days. I began imagining symptoms, checking my body over and over for any lesions, swelling, rashes, boils, anything that may be the first indicators of some virulent plague ravaging my body. Keep in mind, I have not been sick in months. I haven’t had so much as a sniffle in a year. But once I went to the doctor my mind would not put to bed the notion that I harbored some dark plague that suddenly had received a secret code to ravage my body. I could barely eat, and sleep was out of the question.
It wasn’t until today, the FIFTH business day but my SEVENTH in waiting ( I am counting the day I went to the doctor. It’s 2017. WHY ARE THESE TESTS NOT INSTANT?!?!?!?) that my doctor finally calls and tells me I am fine. Slightly elevated cholesterol, but nothing a slight diet change and some good exercise couldn’t cure. HUGE WEIGHT LIFTED! Now I am sitting here at work trying to plan my next move. Because while on the phone I heard “You’re a little fat but otherwise ok,” in my head I heard “YOU ARE THE MACHIAVELLIAN SUPERBEING. GO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST.
And so in conclusion, I just want to say I am glad I went to the doctor. Put a lot of concerns at peace and also superbly inflated my ego. I am not climbing Everest any time soon, but I am working to lose weight, be healthy, and live a longer, well informed life that will perhaps one day place me at the top of that mountain. Or just ensure I am here to walk my daughter down the isle. Both are great goals.
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I go to the doctor when I “think“ something doesn’t feel right. If you wait until you “know“ something is not right it could be too late. I’m definitely a fan of holistic medicine and natural products as opposed to the big business of Western medicine but you need to go to the doctor. Luckily it’s just a pinched nerve. Preventative is what I’m all about. #gotothedoctor #lifeisgood #healthylifestyle (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxiac-vlotI/?igshid=1c170t9w806u6
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Simply said we can be warriors or advocates for any cause if we do not practice unbridled and unapologetic self-care. Any veteran #activist will tell you stories the physical, mental and emotional investment people endure in the name of their beliefs. You can't continue the fight if you don't care for numero uno, point blank. So take care of yourself both with self-care and also being openly involved with your health and wellness. #realtalk #keepit100 #resist #impeachtrump cult45 #letstalk #poc #blackwomen #ericagarner #prayforher #takecareofyourself #weneedyou #weneedyourfight #loveyourself #nazitrumpsfuckoff #gotothedoctor #medicareforall #gopnazis #nazitrump #singlepayers #news #politics #taxscam #blackhealth #blackwellness
#gopnazis#blackhealth#politics#blackwellness#letstalk#news#impeachtrump#loveyourself#nazitrumpsfuckoff#resist#activist#taxscam#ericagarner#gotothedoctor#takecareofyourself#weneedyourfight#realtalk#prayforher#poc#weneedyou#nazitrump#blackwomen#medicareforall#singlepayers#keepit100
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Im fucking crying right now!!!!😂😂😂😂 #repost #yallplaytoomuch #gotothedoctor #Bahahaha
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Being a better man... As I have aged, at 51, I began to view my mortality on a shorter time line. quality has become much more important. My father who I have come to respect much more in death than in life taught me that lesson in his fight against prostate cancer. He fought hard through it's first attack and gained 10 plus years. The second time he was unwilling to fight. As A result, I know that it's a fight that I will one pick up and fight on his behalf one day. This brings me to quality. We as black men (men in general) have a responsibility to be at our best. As we age, concentration, strength, metal focus/drive and sexuality can be diminished. Go to a good doctor and find out what going on! It may not be all four but any one can have a have a profound impact. In my case, it was strength and ability to concentrate. My doctor figured out that it was lack of testosterone (caused by age and a 15 year vegetarian/heavy soy diet). He gave me two options hgh or testosterone and said ditch the vegetarian diet. That was the last piece of soy I ate, that's when I dropped 35 lbs, got my strength and concentration back... Just a thought on my personal journey to be a better man....#soapman #puresheastore #pureshea #gotothedoctor (at TA Truck Stop)
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#sick #gotothedoctor #facesinthings #sticker #smynl #stickerslapping #stickerbomb #slaps #urbanart #streetart #chicagostickers #igerschicago #foamingatthemouth (at West Side, Chicago)
#sticker#stickerbomb#igerschicago#sick#streetart#slaps#gotothedoctor#facesinthings#stickerslapping#chicagostickers#foamingatthemouth#urbanart#smynl
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And the crazy part is, we say we'll do whatever it takes to get the "Bag" except go to the Doctor's to make sure we're healthy enough to spend what's in the bag.🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
#checkups
#fightdiabetes
#kcsgservices
#gotothedoctors
#fightheartdisease
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Simply said we can be warriors or advocates for any cause if we do not practice unbridled and unapologetic self-care. Any veteran #activist will tell you stories the physical, mental and emotional investment people endure in the name of their beliefs. You can't continue the fight if you don't care for numero uno, point blank. So take care of yourself both with self-care and also being openly involved with your health and wellness. #realtalk #keepit100 #resist #impeachtrump cult45 #letstalk #poc #blackwomen #ericagarner #prayforher #takecareofyourself #weneedyou #weneedyourfight #loveyourself #nazitrumpsfuckoff #gotothedoctor #medicareforall #gopnazis #nazitrump #singlepayers #news #politics #taxscam #blackhealth #blackwellness
#nazitrump#letstalk#blackwomen#news#impeachtrump#prayforher#singlepayers#gopnazis#weneedyourfight#realtalk#keepit100#poc#takecareofyourself#politics#blackhealth#medicareforall#loveyourself#activist#taxscam#weneedyou#gotothedoctor#nazitrumpsfuckoff#resist#ericagarner#blackwellness
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Walter Sargent has type one Diabetes. It runs in my family also. My grandmother poked herself with an insulin needle everyday of my life. It can be you. #GoToTheDoctor #RIP #PhifeDawg #JDottTrife #TimBuck2 #FuckCancer #FuckDiabetes
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Now that I have time I want to do so many things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm broke though.
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I was the type to skip my doctor appointments until I see #diabetes is the real Killer out here, along with his Homies #heartdisease and #cancer 🤦🏾♂️ Black People please go get check out🙏🏾
#stayhealthy
#healingheart
#gotothedoctors
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