Colleen27
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2007
The lack of empathy is astounding, considering her description of her own history. She has no idea where someone else might be in their own journey, and she admits it took years to receive a diagnosis, get the medication right, and then lose the extra weight after developing a thyroid problem.
I think your doc is a major exception in that. Most doctors put weight front and center, even to the exclusion of other issues and complaints. Weight bias, particularly when dealing with female patients, is very well documented, and makes it harder for an overweight or obese person to get her complaints addressed directly.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0048448
https://www.prevention.com/health/healthy-living/weight-and-obesity-discrimination-doctors
I also agree with the article. When I was pregnant with my children, my Dr.s all had me watch my weight and told me various possible consequences if I didn't. Now, my Dr. rarely mentions the weight issue at all because they're so afraid of offending (or being politically correct).
I think your doc is a major exception in that. Most doctors put weight front and center, even to the exclusion of other issues and complaints. Weight bias, particularly when dealing with female patients, is very well documented, and makes it harder for an overweight or obese person to get her complaints addressed directly.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0048448
https://www.prevention.com/health/healthy-living/weight-and-obesity-discrimination-doctors