So I, M14 have lost about 25 pounds(Ive been exercising 1-5 times a week for 1-5 hours paired with a zigzag deficit of 1200-1600). I've been gaining recently, I used to have lost 30. Anyways, Ive been struggling with chronic and non chronic illnesses for 1-4 years. My doctors told me to loose weight every single time I brought up my illnesses, which is understandable. Weight loss has shown to benefit my conditions, but I was 11 with two working parents who refused to let me leave the house or be out with my friends, two parents who were also morbidly obese. There was no way I could've lost weight at that point in my life. I told the doctors this and they told me to see a therapist, which we definitely couldn't afford.
My hands were tied, and I had to suck it up for years. After that I would get a "damn that sucks, have you tried loosing weight?" whenever I brought my ailments up. Finally, a few months ago I started loosing weight on my own. My parents allowed me to be out and run around for hours and hours, which led me to meeting essentially my gym bro. We've both been loosing weight, and finally, I brought this up with my doctor. I finally told her I had lost weight and intended to get to a healthy bmi, and THEN she gave medication. THEN, she referred me to PT, THEN she referred me to surgery. I'm so fucking angry and relieved all at once.
Skinny privilege is real, even though I'm definitely not skinny, I know I would've been given fucking medical care if I was 80 pounds lighter. It's like once you're fat, that's the only thing doctors want to see.
knawing my leg off our of frustration atm🔥🔥
[link] [comments]
from loseit - Lose the Fat https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/17ahc2w/doctors_are_taking_me_seriously_for_the_first/
Comments
Post a Comment