Whether of not I am sick I get yearly phusicals that way my doctor has a baseline to go by when I do get sick. Then I see my doctor for other things on a schedule that he chooses for example. I was on depression medication and I wanted to try and go without it. so he set a schedule of med checks every 6 months (just like I did when I was on medicaton) that way if and when my depression kicks in again we catch it BEFORE I reach the edge not at the edge of going over. Even though I am now cancer cell free I get blood work drawn every 6 months to make sure I am still in remission because regardless of my cancer cancer runs in my family so I have been having caner preventive and screening appointments as early as my turning 18. Because I saw many relatives die of this desease and I know the earler its caught and diagnosed the chances of suvival is alot better. Alot of my friends even though they are perfectly healthy go for screenings of varios problems specifically for catching it ealy should the problem attack. So for me and my friends yea getting check ups is in our best interst.