checkup

Glancing ahead at the calendar, one notices a checkup scheduled in a couple of months at the physician.

Instead of being offered treatment for a miscarriage, De Pablos Velez says she was advised to hold out hope and come back for the next checkup.

The OB-GYN, you have to drive an hour to get regular checkups, and most of them are in urban and suburban areas.

He said the condition that caused the opacities could have killed him if his wife hadn’t sent him for a checkup.

"I have seen parents spend as much as 10% of their incomes on their pets - be it taking them to special parties or even regular checkups."