tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post7382244344521128587..comments2024-03-01T04:58:03.785-05:00Comments on Doctor Anonymous: Doctors failing obese patientsDr. Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05207266669522973903noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-90267732982382290302009-04-29T08:28:00.000-04:002009-04-29T08:28:00.000-04:00Well hello good doctor! I was doing a Google searc...Well hello good doctor! I was doing a Google search and I found myself here. Long time, no see. :)Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408633498198921799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-9617118252486678132007-08-16T00:05:00.000-04:002007-08-16T00:05:00.000-04:00Here's another side of it... many, many doctors fa...Here's another side of it... many, many doctors fail to really 'see' a patient if that person is overweight. It seems to be an automatic, "You're fat, that's why you're sick or in pain or ____."<BR/><BR/><BR/>It's unimaginable to me that anyone is dumb enough to blame the medical profession for obesity, however.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353667980806676067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-6456670511314030272007-08-15T13:09:00.000-04:002007-08-15T13:09:00.000-04:00dang doc! that's good to know. it's your fault and...dang doc! that's good to know. it's your fault and not mine. i can rest easier now... thanks!<BR/><BR/>smiles (and giggles), beeEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-41757023371160605132007-08-14T22:17:00.000-04:002007-08-14T22:17:00.000-04:00Hi doc! Kudos. Indeed, the press is a real pain an...Hi doc! Kudos. Indeed, the press is a real pain and pseudo in understanding! <BR/><BR/>I'd been keenly following and interested in this subject for some time. I see a rise in obesity in Asia today.<BR/><BR/>I reckon one attributing factor is bigger helpings served (with the view to making more money by the food outlets and restaurants) and parents who do not know how to curb one's child from excessive eating? Is this a middle-class ailment? <BR/><BR/>So...I'm pushing the buck to commercialism and parenting huh? Just as bad and pseudo. Good day.twilitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673755529491874038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-26933059068473738782007-08-14T21:05:00.000-04:002007-08-14T21:05:00.000-04:00Time and stress are big issues for a lot of people...Time and stress are big issues for a lot of people. They don't have the time to spend on exercise - or at least they don't think they do. Many people are juggling two jobs to keep a roof over their heads. Commute times are going up. Many people are working extra hours without extra pay. Also, finding healthy food to eat is often difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-74985492558059748662007-08-14T19:59:00.000-04:002007-08-14T19:59:00.000-04:00Dr A, everything gets blamed on the doctor in the ...Dr A, everything gets blamed on the doctor in the end. It's a shame. <BR/>People in general cannot be responsible for their own actions. They have to blame someone, so why not the doctor?! <BR/><BR/>I think it's my doc's fault that the laundry is piling up too! *Sigh* Maybe I should sue him for malpractice. ;)<BR/><BR/>Hope you're having a great week, doc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-56693178859790114582007-08-14T19:18:00.000-04:002007-08-14T19:18:00.000-04:00I wouln't worry about it,a doctor job,is to manage...I wouln't worry about it,a doctor job,is to manage a patients health,it up yo the patient to fallow the doctors advice.that's it. and media is so corupt,they should be kicked out of the country.of course alot people problems with weight gain,is Genetics,medications cause weight gain.you know what makes me mad,the press that blames diabetics for their medical problems,when the majority of diabetics are diabetic because of genetics,like me.not to mention the weight gain from actos,and insulin. Robertcoaster1roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145111226923263829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-91629896399030771562007-08-14T18:52:00.001-04:002007-08-14T18:52:00.001-04:00PLEASE. it's like blaming the nurses for lung canc...PLEASE. it's like blaming the nurses for lung cancer caused by smoking, because smoking cessation teaching was not given. truth is, most of the times, the teaching is given, but it goes out of the other ear.<BR/><BR/>a lot of things are said, not all of it are followed. in my opinion, you don't need a study to prove that. we all have our choices, it is irresponsible to blame somebody else for the unhealthy things we consciously CHOOSE to do.mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241471277723030930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-75895561085888431392007-08-14T18:52:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:52:00.000-04:00People just do not want to take responsibility for...People just do not want to take responsibility for themselves...as doctors are supposedly responsible for our health, it's easy to see how they can become the newest target of the obesity epidemic.<BR/><BR/>People have to start taking care of themselves. They must start becoming proactive towards their health. They need to start asking doctors for advice on how to loose that extra weight they have.Nikki Neurotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699784181113365713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29955732.post-73793614991806464302007-08-14T18:51:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:51:00.000-04:00It's like smokers - you can't MAKE them quit. They...It's like smokers - you can't MAKE them quit. They have to WANT to. <BR/><BR/>The same goes for us obese types. You can't MAKE us thin and healthy. We have to want to make the change. <BR/><BR/>I hate this new age thing of passing the buck and pushing accountability onto everyone else. My doctor (not that I have one) is not accountable nor responsible for my life style. There's only 1 person in the world who is and that's <B>me</B>. <BR/><BR/>You can't start making doctors responsible for what their patients do. They are not their (patient's) keeper. They're not a babysitter. All you can do is offer the resources and options and make sure the patient is aware of them. Then the ball is in <B>their</B> court. If they don't want to follow through, then what the hell are YOU supposed to do about it?<BR/><BR/>Sorry. I just hate this no accountability bullshit that is so profound in our society. No one wants to take responsibility for their own actions so they repeatedly try to blame someone else. <BR/><BR/>>.<SuperStenoGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996143574396960581noreply@blogger.com