My husband refuses to go to the doctor!

Hi dlkuku! My husband is the same way and also has the same problem. He eats rolaids like candy. He also take over the counter zantact for it too. He says theres nothing they can do for it he. I think he just doesnt want to go through the tests. So I just let him go. If it gets that bad Im sure he will want to go the hospital on his own. You cant make them do anything they dont want to.

One thing my wife has always conveyed to me is that we can give up other things, but when it comes to health, we mustn't ignore it or stinge on spending if it is necessary. We only have one life to live, and should our health deteriorate, there's no point suffering for it while we let our money be stashed away somewhere. Also if one does not take preventive measures to arrest a known health situation, it can get worse and if that happens, more money may need to be spent taking care of a more serious problem. Your husband is not only stubborn, I dare say straight to his face that he is irresponsible, whether he realizes this or not. If gentle persuasion doesn't work for your case, please seriously tell him that his stubbornness equates to irresponsibility because should his in-action cause his health to turn bad, or should something untoward happens to him as a result, then he might never be around for you and will he desire to be responsible for this outcome? He needs to shed his stubbornness and take positive action, both for his health sake, as well as for the sake of those he loves. Having said all these, I will pray for his health, that he will overcome his stubbornness and get the right treatment for his situation, and that he will become well again quickly.

My husband is the same way. I have been after him for years to get checked for sleep apnea. He refuses. His friends have told him the same thing after he fell asleep in the car one night on the way home. (No he wasn't driving). Acid reflux can develop into serious problems. I am guilty of being a little tight with the money sometimes myself though so I guess I can't say much. I take Prilosec OTC but I don't take it everyday. It still seems to help me. The price of those meds are really high. I wonder if there is a generic he could get? Sometimes my doctor will give me samples of meds too if he has any.

my husband has the same problem.he goes to the doctor and they always give him sample.he never had to pay for the medication. i do know that if he doesnt go it will become more frequent waking up coaking,he could choke to dealth its not something to mess around with. and if he doesnt want to pay the doctor bill they have over the counter medication just ask the pharmacist. another concern is it will cause his eshophagous to become so irrated he wont be able to hold food down and it gets pretty serious after that and he wwill have to have surgery.you need to convince him to go get it taken care of.good luck and god bless.

My husband was also stubborn, was because he passed away 4yrs ago. Heart attack , but before that day, he's complaining that his lower left ribs hurt so I told him to see the doctor (that was sunday) but he hesitate to go. so the only thing he did was called the doctor and asked for medicine but the pain didn't stop till the following morning. when I woke up I told him again that he must go see the doctor still he hesitate, so I went to pee before I came out of the toilet I heard something bang he collapsed. doctor declared him DOA. So force your husband to go see the doctor. Man's really very stubborn.

well you cant say why he is been so stubborn but if you will take it easy on him,pet him and ask him he might have a good reason for not deciding to go the hospital

What excuse is he giving you now to not go..I mean if he KNOWS (feels) that something is that wrong I am just wondering what he reason is for avoiding the doctor...You're very right, it could be serious and IMO somehow you need to FORCE HIM to go.... My husband pulled a stubborn stunt like that on me about 2 yrs ago...so after hearing excuse after excuse I decided to pull a less than pleasant fast one on him to con him into going...I stopped taking all my medication cold turkey for 2 weeks and refused to go back on it until he went to the doctors to find out what was wrong...I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS....it was very foolish and dangerous in some ways for me to do it (and my doc b!tched me out when she found out) but it worked..... Is there some way (safer of course) that you could bribe him into going?

I guess most men are so stubborn when it comes to medical check up. They don't want to be subjected to the routine laboratory test and other medical test. I think they are afraid of the procedure or afraid of the outcome or result of the medical lab test. My husband is sometimes like this. When I tell him lets go to the hospital or clinic for medical check up, he says, there's no need coz he doesnt feel anything wrong. But then he is not so stubborn as your husband , coz sometimes I can convince him to have medical check up when he complains of something painful in his body. I guess your husband can be brought to the hospital thru 911.

I think it is not because he doesn't want to spend his money on medication but he is in denial. Some people who is sick refuses to acknowledge it. They will try to act as if everything is normal until they can no longer stand the pain . Try to get someone to talk to him about his illness and tell him prevention is better than cure. Sometimes it helps.

as u said above,he may care about money.i dont know how rich you are,but u must company with him go to hospital whatever how much money u will spend on it.life is more important that money,isnt it?u 2 could earn money after ur husband recover if u must borrow money from ur relatives or friends for his serious disease.go hospital right now!!anyway,good luck for u

Sorry to sound horrid, but the graveyards are full of people who wouldn't spend their money on looking after themselves. He needs to go right now. Tell him that there is no better investment than in looking after himself. Men have this tendency to "wait and see". That can be fatal - I know 'cos my Father in Law didn't bother too much about the blood he coughed up until it was too late. Next time he is like this call 911 and to hell with the expense.