I am the kind of guy who has a pretty simple view on doctors. What I mean is I have always had a doctor. Ok, let me re-phrase that-I have always had one doctor. One. When I get sick or have a cold, I call that doctor up, and make an appointment. That doctor is also the one who has always given advice and done the tests for my diabetes. When I had a pain, no matter where it was, I went to that doctor. If I had a rash, that doctor would take care of it (not that I have had many rashes). If I had a migraine, that doctor took care of it. It was a very simple equation. Something is wrong= go to my primary care doctor.
My wife has a different system. Very different. Oh I know what you are thinking, how can anyone have that different of a system that it is worth blogging about. Well, let me tell you...
Since I have been married, my doctor-patient relationship has become close to a full time job. Here is my new list of appointments since I have been married.
-Primary care doctor
-Skin Doctor-(you know, to look at my skin)
-Chiropractor (at first every week, now every other for migraines and back alignment)
-Massage therapist for migraines (referred by Chiropractor)
-Eye Doctor
-Foot doctor (which I have been to - believe it or not - 5 times since I have been married)
-Endocrinologist (for all my diabetic needs)
-Dentist (I like this one and I guess I had one of these too)
-Dietitian (not scheduled yet, I am guessing after my diabetic doctor)
-Therapist (I don't have one of these but I am thinking about scheduling one myself to talk to them about all my doctors)
Anyway, I hope you can see what I mean when I say my wife has a different "system" than I had. It is funny because I never knew that I was this messed up, that I was this sick, that I had this many problems going on in my body.
As I think about this new system I am living in I can't help but to think of how it parallels our marriage. Not the obvious "we are different and do things differently" parallel. But about how when I was single I thought I had a pretty good life, that I thought it was full and rich, and I was healthy and doing well. But the truth of it is, there were things going on that I was not noticing. And now that I am married and am taking care of myself with lots of doctors-lots of doctors-I am finding I actually was missing so much. My life has become so much more full, and so much more rich, and so much more healthy all because of my wonderful bride.
So since I have been married, I have learned that I was not really as well as I had thought. I was seriously a sick guy without my wife. Not only because I had an inadequate number of doctors but because I was missing my life partner.
