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LeftInTX

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69. Antibiotics generally don't need a weight...Z-pack for instance: Everyone gets the same dose.

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:26 PM

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I think people should be weighed, but sometimes it just isn't necessary. For instance: A follow up visit for something that isn't related to weight at all.

The woman complained about two things: Antibiotics and sciatica. These are two very different things. Sciatica can have a weight component and there wasn't an elaboration on that. And it gets me to: What was being done about her sciatica? That's a huge, huge, huge can of worms.

The article brings up an issue, but I don't think having doctors not weigh people is the solution.

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I'm sure people will criticize this new approach Johnny2X2X Monday #1

I'm an Insurance Underwriter DeepWinter Monday #2

Bingo! PJMcK Monday #4

It's not that simplistic crimycarny Monday #67

Weight is really about sugar bucolic_frolic Monday #3

huh? Skittles Monday #32

Weight is about carbs which is what the SAD (Standard American Diet) is all about. elocs Monday #35

That's great! I can relate to that weight loss. There are a lot of names for metabolic syndrome bucolic_frolic Monday #36

Metabolic syndrome is measured by a blood test iemanja Tuesday #73

Same with me Mossfern Monday #48

I just eat anything I want, just not ALL that I want Skittles Monday #58

This is the way. Unladen Swallow Monday #62

I've always dreaded the weigh in Mossfern Monday #5

I had to weigh in to get my damn finger stitched up. GoCubsGo Monday #9

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No, in my situation, it was irrelevant. GoCubsGo Monday #19

In limited circumstances. Ms. Toad Monday #44

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I gained a bunch of weight Mossfern Tuesday #93

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I understand... PCIntern Monday #6

Since weight is not a health indicator, this makes sense WhiskeyGrinder Monday #7

Science disagrees.. albacore Monday #14

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Recent studies suggest that being slightly "overweight" has lower mortality spooky3 Monday #30

BMI is a useless indicator iemanja Tuesday #74

Yup, like Simone Biles and most women rugby players obamanut2012 Tuesday #96

Nope, wrong obamanut2012 Tuesday #95

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yeah age isn't an indicator of health either WhiskeyGrinder Monday #52

I'd saying dying earlier isn't either EX500rider Monday #54

My fear is that if I don't keep my weight down I won't get proper care in a nursing home MaryMagdaline Tuesday #80

Weight wildflowergardener Monday #8

Good. It's not like most of them do anything to remedy the situation. GoCubsGo Monday #10

Doc I see does the weight thing, mwmisses4289 Monday #11

Get them in the door, develop some trust, identify based on P&E&Labs issues of concern... hlthe2b Monday #12

If a person can't deal with reality, maybe seeing the Doc isn't a good idea. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Monday #13

Ridiculous Avalon Sparks Monday #15

Classy BannonsLiver Monday #22

Really? Elessar Zappa Monday #41

I actually think if a person can't cope with being weighed on a scale, RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Monday #47

What is "tonque"? niyad Tuesday #76

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Your contempt is duly noted. niyad Tuesday #86

Jesus Christ obamanut2012 Tuesday #98

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Pants don't lie airplaneman Monday #31

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I Rebl2 Monday #21

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Same here, so I take my BP every day and it's almost multigraincracker Monday #68

My Primary Care doc's staff takes my weight. maxsolomon Monday #24

Considering all they do is criticize you for it, this is good. alarimer Monday #25

Yeah because refusing to face reality drray23 Monday #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Monday #34

Trying to micromanage other people's relations with their doctors Crunchy Frog Monday #37

Yeah I feel like this is a Ostrich head in the sand approach EX500rider Monday #50

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Maybe it's a stretch but I would be willing to bet, Prairie_Seagull Monday #28

I noticed this just as I was finally having success losing weight and was Scrivener7 Monday #29

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seems strange for your own doctor to have to guess your weight Skittles Monday #39

The doctor is IN JoseBalow Monday #40

right? Skittles Monday #42

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try it with your vet Skittles Tuesday #75

Animals aren't self concious about those things, and they don't have a choice about seeing the vet. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #90

Exactly. And there are operations where morbidly obese people have more risk. LisaM Monday #55

Mixed feelings about this. I discovered that I packed on 20 pounds in a year when I saw my doctor! LeftInTX Monday #43

Hate the Weigh In DET Monday #46

I think there are a lot of good reasons to get weighed milestogo Monday #49

A couple years ago I was hospitalized and had emergency surgery questionseverything Monday #53

YMMV but it's a good habit to weigh oneself daily and it takes 5 seconds. CoopersDad Monday #56

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I am surprised at the amount of fat shaming in this thread. LisaM Monday #57

is thinking weigh-ins are OK "fat shaming" Skittles Monday #59

Doesn't surprise me. DU has always been like this. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #82

Ageism and sexism both (and isn't that a lovely combination!). niyad Tuesday #87

How do they calculate medication dosages Unladen Swallow Monday #60

Antibiotics generally don't need a weight...Z-pack for instance: Everyone gets the same dose. LeftInTX Monday #69

Massive changes in weight Unladen Swallow Tuesday #99

I did acute care transcription for over 15 years buzzycrumbhunger Monday #63

And people wonder why Bettie Monday #66

How about if each of us Bettie Monday #65

This is the place where bodily autonomy and medical choice are sacrosanct. Except when they're not. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #84

Well this is a helluvan unpleasant thread. I thought we here had outgrown the judgmentalism... Hekate Monday #70

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Yes. You said it well. I'm hiding this thread now because it's been at the top for what feels like days Iris Tuesday #97

Whut 🤨 Blue_Tires Tuesday #72

My sister died too young because of doctor bias against obese patients. KentuckyWoman Tuesday #78

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You've seen what people are saying on here. Crunchy Frog Tuesday #88

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Diabetic retinopathy Bet nobody here knows GusBob Tuesday #92