I go to the doctor.

Several years ago, it was my just after my sixty-fifth birthday when my doctor’s office called and said that it was time for a full check-up. The appointment day came and they took blood for testing, checked my weight and blood pressure and sat me in the room to wait for the doctor to come in to talk to me. He listened to my heart and my lungs. Then we just chatted. As we talked, he asked me if I was still sexually active. I told him that I had not been able to get an erection for a couple years now, so no. He asked me if I had heard about a new pill that had come out called Viagra.

I told him that I had, but that I had not thought about trying it. He asked me if my wife and I would like to be able to have sex again and I told him that we did miss it. “The company has sent me some samples. Would you like to try one and see if it works for you? It doesn’t work for everyone but for the ones that it does, they are really happy with the results.” I told him yes. “OK, take this pill and then go wait in the waiting room for about 45 minutes. We will call you back in and check your blood pressure and heart again and we will see how you react to the med.” I took the pill and went and read most of his old magazines while the time passed. I felt a little flushed but nothing else.

Finally I was taken back into the doctor’s exam rooms. Dr. Hanson came in.