Need to vent....

@LeopoldBloom Thanks for responding.

This is an example of why healthcare providers cannot be totally honest with people. They have been sued or had a complaint filed for telling someone they are obese, in so many words. Usually it is from someone who has relinquished any and all forms of self help or claims they do not have the ability to do something for themselves.

Same mentality as: "I did not cause the accident, my car did", "I didn't fail the test, my pencil did".

Same person who is obese and has a bunch of comorbidites and claims that the healthcare provider "is killing them". Same person who blames the cashier for selling them the food that made them obese.

Same mentality that believes schools should be teaching to the level of the "least advanced" kid

This is someone who needs to blame everyone but themselves for their obesity and related health problems. Same kind of person who is causing a huge surge in healthcare premiums for everyone else while making big money for big pharma.

I don't know you and nothing personal, but this mentality is a big problem in healthcare. In fact, it makes money for healthcare providers, surgeons and big pharma. They want you to believe that weight loss is out of your control and "will power". There are many appetite suppressants on the market making millions by selling it to people like this. You'll never hear about low carbs or "keto" from big pharma.

Again, nothing personal and I wish you all the best, but I liked your response and thought it needed an honest response.

@LeopoldBloom I absolutely agree with you here. I hadn't realized this post was the origin of our earlier conversation.

This post is pretty awful. Does OP honestly think that they haven't tried to lose weight!?

We are very different healthcare workers it seems. I get frustrated with clients sometimes but I don't call them stupid/disgusting. This doesn't help anyone.

@JimboSaturn I agree. I think it should be, anyway. :)

@ChampagneOnIce sadly it's not just about ortho, it's a sad statement about Healthcare in the US, a lot of times the GP/PCP isn't addressing it.

then there are times it's part of a weight-loss journey yes or no the Specialist can or can't help them a/o cases like the Patient has to loose weight to even Do the surgery much less make the surgery worth it, recovery is So intense, you al shortten the life of treatments or replaced parts

I get this, it's like seeing people smoke after they've removed a lung

It's nice see people walk in after starting to correct their health issues, wanting to take it seriously, instead of the revolving door of patients just looking for a magic pill.

@Really I'm so sorry that you need to read this and all the stupid comments of support for this utter hatred

@Really We need to remove people like this from health care. I wish I knew where "he/she" worked...so I could show this post to their employers...

@SomeMichGuy Is it just me, I don't even understand what this dudes point is. is he drunk?

@JimboSaturn Might have been.

@JimboSaturn No, you are not drunk. Just shallow. You are a shallow fellow. You see forms, not principles.

@exexec Maybe that doctor was expressing their opinion in the same insulting, dismissive terms as the OP? In which case I'd definitely be looking for another doctor.

@Really That was not the case.

@exexec Good

@SW-User That’s one if the dumbest statements I’ve ever read on this site.

@val70 well, maybe don't give it and you won't get it sweetheart 🤗

@OogieBoogie Thank you very much again for your very kind words. It's a pleasure again to know that you can't disappoint 😁

@val70 you're more than welcome .

@MyNameIsHurl oh but don't fat shame because people on here will get their feelings hurt.

@JimboSaturn You're right. Someone needs to look into this. It isn't normal

That could be true.

But cars represent freedom, the ability to go where you want and do what you want. People who value freedom do not want to be part of a Communist hell hole where cars become unaffordable (electric cars) and 15 minute cities become a normality.

Europe by and large has embraced Communism and losing most of its freedom and privacy is the result.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDHErN3dOkc

The Commie "daddy" won't take America's t-bird away.


@helenS

@therighttothink50 Thank you – my remark wasn't meant as a political comment, just a comment on some people's laziness. Actually, where I live, if you took your car to get to a place that's only a 5 minute walk away, people would ask you if there's something wrong with you today, and if you are perhaps too sick to walk?

@therighttothink50 Well, lets have the total dismantling of social security measures and minimun health care just because everyone who's in pain is really lazy and not worth our money because they really aren't worth it because they can't grin and bear it. Marvelous! What a caring and high cultured society we have indeed

@TexChik You can't say that the Buddha had no self-discipline.

@DrWatson Eople will not listen. Lifestyles are hard to change. The quick fix is the surgery. I could tell you stories from ortho. Unbelievable.

@DearAmbellina2113 I know it's an emotional issue for an RN seeing it, but I think DA is looking at the root of the issue.

@doughgirl kind of a sh*t attitude for a health professional to have if you ask me. But do you. ✌🏻

@DearAmbellina2113 Also highly processed "foods" that screw up gut bacteria. Try finding soups without sugar. Manufacturers go for the 'bliss points' associated with sugar, salt, and fats. These trigger brain chem that gives pleasure. Like cigarettes, it is all about profit. Period.

@SkeetSkeet

@LvChris Recognizing that some obese people have little choice in the matter is NOT
And it's false to think every obese person you encounter is just greedy, lazy or lacking in will power.

@Renaci Cut carbs. Cut sugar entirely. Eat 6oz of protein at at least two meals. Eat vegetables. Start an exercise routine, even if it just involves walking. Do it every day.

If you’re obese, you’ll drop 20lbs the first month. If you’re just overweight, you’ll lose at least 10. And, it’s an easy diet to continue.