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so, i never explained about my physical. i haven't had a complete checkup by a doctor for years now. i've never seen this doctor before.
i was weighed and had the blood pressure checked by the nurse. then the doctor came in. he took down some information, like what meds i take and past medical history and family history and all.
all he seemed to want to talk about was my weight. i had actually lost weight since the last time i was weighed four or five months ago. (i'm in the 220's, i haven't seen that since highschool).
he had me put on one of those open-backed gowns. he examined me... it was only:
- checked heartbeat
- listened to lungs
- prodded belly
- checked reflexes on my knees and ankles
...AND THAT WAS IT.
he told me to go on Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers.
when i told him that i didn't eat that much, he flat out called me a liar. he said AND I QUOTE "all my overweight patients tell me that, and you know what i tell them? there's never been a fat concentration camp victom".
okay, two things i find insulting, and really the only two things i get insulted by, is being called a liar, and being accused of overeating.
it's not fair that i'm hungry all the time and still be fat.
and the whole experience just reinforced why i never see doctors: because they don't care what is wrong with you, or if you're healthy, because you're fat.
i don't know if i want to even find another doctor, because they're all the same.
just the nerve of him! he's tall and skinny and will never know what being fat is like. and it pisses me off.
i was weighed and had the blood pressure checked by the nurse. then the doctor came in. he took down some information, like what meds i take and past medical history and family history and all.
all he seemed to want to talk about was my weight. i had actually lost weight since the last time i was weighed four or five months ago. (i'm in the 220's, i haven't seen that since highschool).
he had me put on one of those open-backed gowns. he examined me... it was only:
- checked heartbeat
- listened to lungs
- prodded belly
- checked reflexes on my knees and ankles
...AND THAT WAS IT.
he told me to go on Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers.
when i told him that i didn't eat that much, he flat out called me a liar. he said AND I QUOTE "all my overweight patients tell me that, and you know what i tell them? there's never been a fat concentration camp victom".
okay, two things i find insulting, and really the only two things i get insulted by, is being called a liar, and being accused of overeating.
it's not fair that i'm hungry all the time and still be fat.
and the whole experience just reinforced why i never see doctors: because they don't care what is wrong with you, or if you're healthy, because you're fat.
i don't know if i want to even find another doctor, because they're all the same.
just the nerve of him! he's tall and skinny and will never know what being fat is like. and it pisses me off.