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February 28, 2008, 7:04 am PST
02/25 Deadly Thin
Quote From: tracyc663I'm not only overweight, I'm morbidly obese. I have never had a doctor speak to me in such a caring way as they all seem to speak to anorexics. It's crazy for me too think of all of the doctor's who have yelled at me, made fun of me, and used eminent death as a taunt. How does that help me to get better?
I could not believe it when Dr. Phil went and got her blanket and helped wrap it around her shoulders! As a fat person I would have been sweating like crazy, do you think he would have offered me a fan or anything?
If obese patients were treated the way that anorexic patients are we would not have the "obesity epidemic" in America today.
I wish he would have me on a show, speak to me in that same caring tone of voice, and offer me the medical care to stabilize my body before I die prematurely from my overeating disorder! As someone who was had anorexia, I too have been yelled at by doctors, told they wouldn't see me, and also used death as a way to "cure" me. They've committed me, and then yelled at me when I didn't get better. My roommate who is over weight has had the same response from doctors. Both of us have also had, and currently have, great doctors that see us as a whole person. Her doctor understands that her weight has to do with issues, and he is supportive of her no matter what her weight does, he knows she knows the health risks, and wants to lose the weight, but he also realizes it's not always that easy, when it comes from a psychological place. My doctor is the same. She cares for me as a whole being. Even if I go in for a cold, she asks about how things are going in my "mental health". She understands that I won't be weighed, they can tell by looking at you where you fit in the weight scale anyway, over, under, ideal. Because I have had so many bad doctors, and my roommate is the same way, and I am an adult now, I won't stay with an ass of a doctor. What's the use of having a doctor if you can't talk to them, and won't go for fear of being treated poorly. I'm sorry your incounters have been so bad, nobody deserves that. Go through your insurence list if you have to, but find someone who cares, they are out there.
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