I had my annual physical checkup today. My spouse went with me because he likes my doctor and likes to hear first hand how I'm doing. I haven't had any health issues this year so I wasn't anticipating any problems and, hooray, there weren't any. My heart rate, blood pressure, BMI, and various other numbers all good, good, good!
The sweet young thing who asked all the preliminary questions kept saying that I sure don't look 80. Wisely I think, I did not ask her how old she did think I looked. I just smiled and said thank you. Ever since one of the little boys I tutored told me that I looked "about a hundred" I do not ask that question. I was seventy at that time.
We told my doctor that we are going to Egypt in November and he was very envious. When we asked what vaccinations we might need he said that as long as we weren't camping out in the wild the RSV and flu shots should be sufficient. We assured him that we will be staying in a five-star hotel and on a Viking cruise ship which made him even more envious.
Thus reassured, his only additional advice was DO NOT eat any food from street vendors. We had already figured that one out and told him so. If I get a good picture of me on a camel I will send it to him.
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