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Hi all,
I managed to get an earlier appointment with the Doctor and he has refused point blank to sign my form, despite the fact that I weigh 19 stone and have a BMI of 39. Apart from being overweight I am otherwise healthy.
In the past few months my doctor has put me on the waiting list to see a dietician (6 month waiting list I might add), sent me on referral to Slimming World, prescribed me with Xenical and has even spoke about a gastric band, all of which is going to cost the NHS money.
I told him exactly what I thought of him and how we are being penalised because we are choosing to do something positive about our weight. Once I got going I couldn’t stop, I think because I had finally started to see a light at the end of this very dark tunnel.
He said “do you know the side effects of Lighter Life?” to which I replied “Yes I do, and do you know the health risk of being obese? Surely the minor side effects bought on by following a VLCD is much better than the potential health risk of being obese.”
I even explained about the CBT and he said that the trick to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more, to which I told him that I am not stupid, I do know how to lose weight. And if it was as simple as eat less and exercise more then we would not be struggling with an obesity crisis. I said “Do you think I chose to be this weight, do you think I chose to be this overweight, and potentially putting my life at risk and shortening my life span, I cry every night about my weight. It is not a choice, it is an addiction to food, just like drug addicts have an addiction to drugs and alcoholics have an addiction to alcohol.” I asked him if he would refuse to help them and he said “no, because they do not have a choice.”
He still point blank refused to help!
I am so angry!
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