No fan of the Follow up

I am not a fan of the "follow up" doctors visit. I can't be the only one. I can follow through without following up. For example, if the doctor says finish the antibiotic even if I feel better, if the doc says don't lift over 8 lbs for the next three weeks (okay, bad example since Juniper is about 22 lbs.) . I can follow through with the doctors instructions but chances are I am going to cancel the follow up appointment. Even after four children, I only made it to 6 week postpartum check ups for the last two. I felt okay. Its a baby not open heart surgery. I didn't have c-sections. I didn't need any pain meds at home. I didn't even want to follow up with bilirubin checks on Calvin and Juniper when they were born jaundiced. Why? I already knew to wake them every hour to feed them until the jaundice was gone. The doctor would have tried to get me to supplement with formula and I wasn't having it. I reluctantly made to my post op carpal tunnel suture removal but I really wanted to do it at home. If I had the strength to hold the little scissors I would have cut the stitches myself. Maybe I am crazy, but there is so much we can take care of from the comfort of our own homes. Perhaps I will join the essential oils cult.