Why wont men go to the doctor?

Question

I have a 25 year old boyfriend and he is really sick. Hes having issues breathing and I just cant seem to get him to go to the doctor. Hes says its too expensive I say I'll pay for it. He just wont go!!! What should I do??

Answer 1

Well I don't know about me, because I haven't got sick, well not enough to go to the doctor. Lately my dad hasn't been wanting to go to the doctor because every time he has, he ended up getting sicker from taking that stupid unnecessary medicine. The same thing is happening to my grandmother in her mid80's, she never use to got to the doctor, before she was mowing her several acre yard and raking it then around that time that she was healthy, she decided to go tho the doctor just for the heck of it. The doctor ended up saying to her, just like my dad who had a different doctor, your blood pressure is too high, soo take these pills. A few months later, THEY ALMOST DIED!!!!!!!! IS THAT A CLEAR ENOUGH EXPLANATION FOR YOU? My other grandmother hasn't been getting any better either from going to her idiot doctor who is also different. HA, they gave her a knee replacement when she was 100Ib over weight, what a stupid doctor, and she still is over weight, O.K. tme for her other knee replacement. I went to and auto parts store and over heard a OLD limping guy saying "my doctor wont operate on my knee until I lose 60 pounds".

Answer 2

I hate going to the Doctor and I'm male. I don't know how you can convince him to go. Aside from all the usually stuff like, "I'm really concerned about your health, please go... (bat your eyelashes a couple times) pretty please"

The reason i don't go is because they blow everything out of proportion. Never have i gone to the Doctor and had them say, "Ahh just walk it off". They always prescribe expensive medications, and recommend exercises and crap ill never do, so why pay $80 to walk in the door to hear that.

Another reason i don't go; No mater how bad i may feel at the time i know the cure is gonna hurt way more.

Answer 3

I understand completely. I hate the doctor so I sympathize with your man. I won't go to the doctor unless forced.
I had an ex boyfriend call my grandmother on me so that she would take me to the emergency room. I guess it's a good thing he did because I almost died from an abscess in my throat. I was still pissed because I had to be hospitalized for two weeks.

Answer 4

From experience, I used to not go because I was afraid of what might be wrong. Men don't want to be afraid, and the irony is that they are so afraid of being afraid that they screw themselves with prideful crap - until they have a death scare that is. But that wears off in about a year, then its back to normal.

Answer 5

because guys think they can fix everything themselves even health issues my bf has asthma and he wont go to the doctor either.

this is what i do i tell my bf that i'm worried and that hes all i care about and i dont know what id do if i didnt have him and yeah stuff like that crying make help even more hope this helps

Answer 6

Just tell him , Real men are smart enough to see a doctor when they are sick.

Answer 7

were not babies. it is just in our instincts. historicaly, the man is the protector. he is in charge of the family and is responsible for its saftey (not so much now, as in, say, cavemen days). to go to the doctor would be like an admittance of weakness... like you cant take care of your familly (as in you dont want to admit you are weak).

Answer 8

He won't go because it shows he's weak. And men hate looking weak.

Answer 9

same with my dad and then when he did go he found out he had cancer so maybe they are scared of what they might find out. but good thing my dad went when he did or he could be dead.

Answer 10

Men like to think they're like superman and don't need any help.