1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning. 2 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: tip is to schedule a checkup. If you have some 4 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 1: sort of health need that hasn't been addressed in a while, 5 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: make that call today. You can cross it off your 6 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 1: list and stop thinking about it. So I am talking 7 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 1: about today's tip in part as a nudge to myself. 8 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: All five of my children and my husband recently went 9 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: to the dentist. Guess who did not go to the dentist. 10 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: My kids needed to get a cleaning before the school 11 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: year started so I wouldn't have to pull them out 12 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: of school. I don't have the same restrictions, so I 13 00:00:55,880 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: could schedule an appointment whenever, but I didn't. So by 14 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: putting this episode out there, I am raising the stakes 15 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: that I will call and get this done. Perhaps you, likewise, 16 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: are overdue for something or another. It could be a 17 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: dentist appointment, or perhaps a basic well exam, or something 18 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: preventive like a mole check or a mammogram. We know 19 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: we should do these things, but they aren't exactly urgent. 20 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: It is not particularly fun to call a doctor's office 21 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: and perhaps wind up on hold, You take some appointment 22 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: time that they offer you, and then you have to 23 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: take time off work or arrange to get to the 24 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: appointment during your free time or when you can arrange childcare. 25 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: A lot of medical and dental care isn't inherently enjoyable. 26 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: Adulting is not always fun, but it is also just 27 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: part of life. So even if it is annoying, why 28 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: not make that call and get that check up on 29 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: your schedule now? To be sure you can, over time 30 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: make these tasks easier on yourself. Choose providers who make 31 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: it easier to schedule an increasing number allow for online 32 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: scheduling so you can choose from a list of available 33 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: times or available practitioners. Services like ZocDoc help you find 34 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: specialists you might not have known about, like a highly 35 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: rated dermatologist if you haven't been to one before. You 36 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: can also get in the habit of scheduling your next 37 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: appointment while you're at your last one. If you have 38 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: a provider that isn't organized enough to allow for that, 39 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: like a dentist that only books three months out when 40 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: the usual rhythm for coming is every six months, that 41 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 1: might not be a very good sign. I am also 42 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: a fan of places that offer early morning appointments and 43 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: evening appointments and weekend appointments. Places that are patient friendly 44 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: will offer appointments very soon, so when you call, you 45 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,679 Speaker 1: don't have to guess your schedule eight weeks from now. 46 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: All that said, even if your favorite office is only 47 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: offering appointments four months from now, better to make that 48 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: appointment and have the four months pass than not make 49 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: the appointment and have four months pass. Anyway, take a 50 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: few minutes this morning to call wherever you are hoping 51 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 1: to schedule a checkup and get something scheduled. You will 52 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 1: feel better having done it, and you can cross one 53 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: more thing off the to do list. In the meantime. 54 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 55 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to 56 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 57 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, 58 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: and Instagram at Before Breakfast Pod that's b E the 59 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: number four then Breakfast pod. 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