An Old Letter Found

One of the issues facing most older adults is the obvious fact that as we get older we are going to be in need of more healthcare than ever before...  and, while some will require more than others, it is important that in whatever condition that you find yourself that you keep ACURRATE RECORDS...  which includes but not limited to... correspondence between all doctors and patients.

Today, my wife was looking through her papers and documents not necessarily medical related, looking for a receipt, when she found a letter from one of my doctors and handed it to me.  As I read the letter I realized that I had been laboring under a misconception for several months about when I should have my next colonoscopy.

The letter stated because of several polyps found and removed that his recommendation was that I have a colonoscopy every 2 years...  when I had been thinking every 3 for some reason.  Quite coincidentally, those 2 years will end at the middle of this current month...  and on my calendar I had written myself a note to call at the end of 2020 for 2021 which would have been 3 years...  so, basically and fortunately, I am still within the range of my 2 year limit as he had recommended even though I was planning on pushing out another year.

Even though the medical letter was misfiled...  it was still kept...  and, found in the nick of time...  so, do I have someone looking over my shoulder and taking care of me?

MAKES ME WONDER...