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April 29, 2007, 10:03 am PDT
 Quote From: txrose2006 Somehow the first posting of my reply disappeared so here I go to reconstruct: I was absoluteley livid when I read your comment. Why are folks so focused upon that the "fix" to being overweight is to redesign your eating habits? There is so much more taken into factor. While I am happy that your resolve was quite so simple, but for many it is not. 1. In Feb 04, I was in an auto accident where my knees hit the steering wheel then I had trauma induced lymphedema. While I had medical coverage under my auto insurance, the treatments worked. When they ended, the problems continued to escalate and cause more harm. 2. As a result of the non-insurance and lack of treatments, I have been biding my time until I do have coverage by continuing to elevate my legs and feet. I do so at all times (even try to do some while at work without disturbing those around me). When I am at home, I try to elevate my feet & legs constantly which finds me sleeping because I am bored stiff. 3. While exercise is a key to maintaining weight, it is difficult to do so while elevating my feet and legs. If you can figure that one out, please let me know. 4. SSI disability benefits is a joke. You can't get it unless you are unemployed. Where is the concern for the disabling health? 5. Medicaid and other low-income medical programs are a joke. Public Citizen revealed the stats about Texas ranking 48 out of 50, which I wrote about in my blog posting -- http://iwim.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/duh-texas-medicaid-program-scores-4850/ . Pull up the report of Public Citizen and you will see that there are big fat zeros by eligibility for individuals and couples. There is a reason for that. Unless you are a family with 6 kids, you don't often qualify for these programs. One can't survive off the income they require in order to have medical coverage provided. 6. Employers are often not wanting to pay for health coverage for their parttime employees. Although I work 40+ hours for my employer, I don't qualify since I am not a full-time employee. According to the Texas Workforce Commission there is no law making employers to offer benefits to their employees who are working a specific number of hours, if they decree a job is only parttime. 7. Employers look down upon a person that is overweight and an overweight person will have a hard time getting hired on fulltime, even if their qualifications meet or exceed other contenders for the same position. 8. While one can get treated by the emergency room by federal law, one can't simply walk in and say "fix me!" and expect all the ailments will be fixed -- especially at a reasonable cost. What does that say about society's viewpoint on having healthcare benefiting all of those needing it. Facing those exorberant fees of the ER keep many that need treatment away. 9. Your comment that one can be referred to doctors for surgery may be true if you have insurance. Otherwise, there are many doctors turning away folks because they have no insurance. I know. I have an umbillical hernia that is going untreated as well because I have no insurance. I have to wait until I have extreme pain to go to the emergency room for treatment. Sometimes I wonder how much pain is extreme; many don't put up with the aches and pains that I do. Until healthcare is re-thought, re-formed, and re-structured, it is unlikely that many people who are overweight will get the help that they so rightly deserve as the next person. At any rate, I would hope that you would re-think what you wrote about being able to change the situation you are in. It is a judgemental statement that prejudges one's own factor in being overweight is due to one's own eating habits along. I am glad it worked for you, but don't be thinking that it is indeed the issue behind these folks as well. Grrrr..... If you find some benefactor that wants to pay for my uninsured treatements and surgeries, please let me know. I would love to find myself weighing 150 pounds lighter!! I agree, I too have many medical problems that can't be solved by pushing myself away from the table. Even if you can get the weight off, what do you do with all the lose skin if you can't afford to have it removed its just as bad as being heavy.I have worked two jobs most of my life at the same time til my body just couldn't do it anymore. I know I have a problem with food too, but most "healthy foods" are not in my budget after bills are paid. I do eat chicken boiled or baked and salads to the point I should have a bunny tail.I do what exercises i can do given my pain and back and other medical situations, but I go thru it alone,every female in my family is over weight, I have had my stomache staple once already and after you have a child, doesn't work so well, it wasn't the kind they do nowdays. I have had many relationships, most with alcoholics and no its not the same.Most real drinkers are very thin,but they never said anything about my weight. I weigh 350lbs,currently,was down to 200lbs. before having my child 16 yrs. ago it has taken ke that long to get back up to where I used to be, I am ashamed but, don't know what to other than having a restapling, but was told I might not be able to be put to sleep and make it thru it. For all of you that do lose and maintain it -i'm proud of you. |
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May 5, 2007, 6:36 pm PDT
Quote From: txrose2006 Somehow the first posting of my reply disappeared so here I go to reconstruct: I was absoluteley livid when I read your comment. Why are folks so focused upon that the "fix" to being overweight is to redesign your eating habits? There is so much more taken into factor. While I am happy that your resolve was quite so simple, but for many it is not. 1. In Feb 04, I was in an auto accident where my knees hit the steering wheel then I had trauma induced lymphedema. While I had medical coverage under my auto insurance, the treatments worked. When they ended, the problems continued to escalate and cause more harm. 2. As a result of the non-insurance and lack of treatments, I have been biding my time until I do have coverage by continuing to elevate my legs and feet. I do so at all times (even try to do some while at work without disturbing those around me). When I am at home, I try to elevate my feet & legs constantly which finds me sleeping because I am bored stiff. 3. While exercise is a key to maintaining weight, it is difficult to do so while elevating my feet and legs. If you can figure that one out, please let me know. 4. SSI disability benefits is a joke. You can't get it unless you are unemployed. Where is the concern for the disabling health? 5. Medicaid and other low-income medical programs are a joke. Public Citizen revealed the stats about Texas ranking 48 out of 50, which I wrote about in my blog posting -- http://iwim.wordpress.com/2007/04/19/duh-texas-medicaid-program-scores-4850/ . Pull up the report of Public Citizen and you will see that there are big fat zeros by eligibility for individuals and couples. There is a reason for that. Unless you are a family with 6 kids, you don't often qualify for these programs. One can't survive off the income they require in order to have medical coverage provided. 6. Employers are often not wanting to pay for health coverage for their parttime employees. Although I work 40+ hours for my employer, I don't qualify since I am not a full-time employee. According to the Texas Workforce Commission there is no law making employers to offer benefits to their employees who are working a specific number of hours, if they decree a job is only parttime. 7. Employers look down upon a person that is overweight and an overweight person will have a hard time getting hired on fulltime, even if their qualifications meet or exceed other contenders for the same position. 8. While one can get treated by the emergency room by federal law, one can't simply walk in and say "fix me!" and expect all the ailments will be fixed -- especially at a reasonable cost. What does that say about society's viewpoint on having healthcare benefiting all of those needing it. Facing those exorberant fees of the ER keep many that need treatment away. 9. Your comment that one can be referred to doctors for surgery may be true if you have insurance. Otherwise, there are many doctors turning away folks because they have no insurance. I know. I have an umbillical hernia that is going untreated as well because I have no insurance. I have to wait until I have extreme pain to go to the emergency room for treatment. Sometimes I wonder how much pain is extreme; many don't put up with the aches and pains that I do. Until healthcare is re-thought, re-formed, and re-structured, it is unlikely that many people who are overweight will get the help that they so rightly deserve as the next person. At any rate, I would hope that you would re-think what you wrote about being able to change the situation you are in. It is a judgemental statement that prejudges one's own factor in being overweight is due to one's own eating habits along. I am glad it worked for you, but don't be thinking that it is indeed the issue behind these folks as well. Grrrr..... If you find some benefactor that wants to pay for my uninsured treatements and surgeries, please let me know. I would love to find myself weighing 150 pounds lighter!! Medical care is not a right; it is a privelege. I know too many people who waist their money on cigarettes, alcohol, video games, drugs, etc. and then complain that they can't afford to go see a doctor. Peope have their priorities screwed up in this country. I for one, definitely don't want socialized medicine in this country. Just look at Canada. They have waiting lines and you are lucky if you get the treatment you need. I don't want to have to pay for theses worthless, low lives and illegals we have in this country to have health benefits. Animals don't even have the right to vetinary care. For example, if I don't have the money to take my dog to the vet then she doesn't get treatment. Medicine is just like any other business. It is not a right; it is a privelege. |
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