tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post5615532510003204097..comments2023-09-25T11:48:08.067-04:00Comments on Unapologetically Fat: Big Fat public health care costs - a breakdownJoGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093660035883346402noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-62994838607343226182008-02-03T09:37:00.000-05:002008-02-03T09:37:00.000-05:00I'll talk to my sister about the Dr thing. I know ...I'll talk to my sister about the Dr thing. I know since than she has gone from a size 20 to about a 12/14. Mostly because of her own bad habits and not taking care of herself. Long story. I'm sure you have some idea of.. Anyway. The Dr I used to have. Every time I would go into his office. he would tell me how I should try to lose some weight. I weigh 232lbs. Yeah that's way to much. But my weight has never really been a factor in any of the reasons I have gone to the Dr. So it used to make it so I would never really go to the Dr unless I was seriously sick. The new Dr I have. She has never mentioned anything to me about my weight. The only one who has was the Rheumatologist. And he didn't tell me I was obese or anything like that he just told me that since I hold some of my weight in the mid section that it would be very helpful to my knees and my hips if I could maybe take off 20lbs. And that the best way for me to do that would to just be more active. That he didn't think it was healthy to diet. it was best to eat better and work out more. I was not upset by what he said at all. And I actually believe and know he is right that I would have less issues with my knees and hips if I just worked out some more. Even if I didn't lose weight the working out would be good for me... Looks over at the elliptical and says.. Damn it I need to get them battery's we need.. lolBreannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107266990473881257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-7536697726016982902008-02-01T07:15:00.000-05:002008-02-01T07:15:00.000-05:00Cassandra: That's a really good point. The savin...Cassandra: That's a really good point. The savings would be across the board instead of focused on a single group. I guess the trick is having doctors who actually know what's necessary and what isn't, so that they don't refuse a procedure to someone who really <I>does</I> need it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-13590737032320663752008-02-01T02:11:00.000-05:002008-02-01T02:11:00.000-05:00I've recently been very aggressive and pro-active ...I've recently been very aggressive and pro-active about my healthcare, continuing to go through a 2 year long ordeal about PCOS and now my gallbladder. As I've reviewed the whole smattering of tests I've had done, I realized that half of the time the tests I was given were completely unnecessary. I've had blood drawn 8 times for no reason whatsoever in the past year. So if they were to say fatness causes PCOS, well golly I wonder why my fat is costing so much in healthcare, it couldn't possibly be because they're doing a bunch of pointless tests on me and doing everything but taking care of the real issue.<BR/><BR/>It's the nickle-and-diming that goes on that leads up to those huge health care costs - they want to find ways to cut down, but they would rather flat out refuse care to entire groups of people than revamp testing and procedures to be more efficient.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767401189483273650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-68170067304154800642008-01-31T16:28:00.000-05:002008-01-31T16:28:00.000-05:00Breana, you should post the story to the blog "fir...Breana, you should post the story to the blog "first do no harm." It's a blog specifically for stories of weight discrimination in health care. http://fathealth.wordpress.com<BR/><BR/>Also, Michigan's one of the few states where it is illegal to discriminate based on weight, so denying surgery to a fat person may actually now be against the law. If nothing else, I've learned that it's perfectly acceptable to fire your doctor if he refuses to treat you (or treats you improperly). People should definitely stand up for their body's rights and demand adequate care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-70248672560446131692008-01-31T15:31:00.000-05:002008-01-31T15:31:00.000-05:00Wow, that's a really interesting break down. Thank...Wow, that's a really interesting break down. Thanks for posting this.Brigid Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09558327183683074633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-45844982698368025922008-01-31T11:07:00.000-05:002008-01-31T11:07:00.000-05:00You know. not exactly cost related. But my sister ...You know. not exactly cost related. But my sister weight about the same as I do now. And she needs surgery. And they told her to come back when she was frickin 20lbs thinner. That just still burns my butt to think about.. ugh.....Breannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107266990473881257noreply@blogger.com