I agree. People seem to think they can cheat death by having as many tests and treatments done to them as they can find. No, I am not in favor of Obama-no-care, but we are being sold way too many medical interventions that often cause more harm than good. We need to become more informed health care consumers.
You would like the book, Rethinking Aging, by Dr. Nortin Hadler.
Make that a “crowd” (3). Ditto on the pain meds, jonty30.