My pizza is very upset about this, but I do not care.
Here's how I see it:
Doctor: You have a terminal illness that wouldn't exist if you hadn't made this appointment. Also, stop eating so much bread.
Or you could find something minor now before it creates years of problems. I get it, no one wants to go to the doctor and most everyone is afraid of going because they may find something. I didn't go regularly for several years because I was afraid of finding some terminal disease, which I know is retarded, but still. Once I had kids, it was less about me anymore. They deserve to have me around ruining their lives for as long as possible.
What I underestimated was how much better I felt knowing the truth, and not wondering what's under the hood. So much less anxious. Yeah, I have a few minor things, like every other 40-something year old dude. But I know what they are, they aren't gonna kill me, and I know I'm doing all the right stuff to manage it. For a chronic worrier like me, that was the best medicine.