Keeping up with checkups may not be anyone's idea of a good time, but they play a critical role in keeping you healthy.
Even our experts make appointments with other experts to keep preventable problems at bay. Discover what they always prioritize in the midst of very busy lives.
Sara Mansfield, Certified Cancer Trainer, Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program: I'd say going to the dentist is what I never miss.
Joy Heimgartner, Dietitian, Clinical Nutrition: I never miss a dentist appointment. Other than that, I'm not really that good about it.
Amanda Holloway, Director of Sustainability: I go to all of them. Mayo's good about sending reminders.
Mark Truty, M.D., General and Gastrointestinal Surgery: Get a colonoscopy. It's one of the few completely preventable forms of cancer.
Max Trenerry, Ph.D., Psychology: Probably my flu shot, and checking in with my doctor once every year or two.
Danielle Reuss, Transplant Social Worker: Well, I'm a living kidney donor, so I never miss my checkups for my kidney donation.
Ian Parney, M.D., Ph.D., Neurosurgery: I get my blood pressure checked on a fairly regular basis. It's the silent killer, as they say.
Danielle Reuss: Otherwise, yeah, I don't miss my mammogram. I don't really want to talk about Pap smears either.
Dr. Parney: There's no other way to really know about it other than to get it checked. But it's also partly because I'm a very competitive neurosurgeon, and I just want to make sure that it's all good.
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