contradictory medical advice: also, I am a fucking fatass

[dragonlady7]

I went to the doctor for the pain in my knees.
She said, You should probably take it easy, cut down on your physical activity, because the pain is likely caused by overexertion. She asked if there was any way I could take a break from roller skating. I said no.

Not three minutes later she asked my height, confirmed my weight, and said You know you're overweight, so you should diet and exercise more.


Now, I want to ask, how can I both rest and exercise? Since I'm such a fucking fatass?
[For the curious, by "fucking fatass" I mean, in all my clothes and shoes they put me at 190, and I'm 5' 7". And a FF cup. So the easiest way for me to meet my target weight, which I don't know what it is but probably something ridiculous, would be to have a mastectomy, as that would drop about 20 pounds immediately. But whatever.]

So I have a prescription for ibuprofin.
She sort of ignored the eczema thing.
I was so confused I almost left without getting my x-rays.


So yes. I remember now why I haven't been to a doctor in five years. (The last one was, by her demeanor, fully convinced I was a complete slut, and insisted on doing an AIDS test along with all my other ones, and kept asking me when I'd last had sex. I was like, how many times do I have to explain the concept of condoms? This one wasn't doing any gyno work along with the knee exam, so she at least didn't do that.)

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[heebiejeebie.livejournal.com]

oh god
when I find a good doctor
I'll let you know
cause I'm pretty pissed with the last three I've seen
The last one attacked my vegetarianism for 10 minutes before I told her to shut up

[dragonlady7.livejournal.com]

You know? Would it kill a doctor to take a patient seriously??

I sort of boggled at her when she said, "You know you're overweight, diet and exercise more."
*boggle*
What?
I just got through talking about my 35 hours a week running around for work and my 12 hours a week running around for fun! And you said I was exercising too much!
*boggle*


I sort of can't belive they'd go off on you for vegetarianism. Isn't that supposed to be healthy?

BAH.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm convinced that family medicine/general practitioner is what everybody else does once all the other residencies are picked over. Mine is a sweetheart, but not competent at all.