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My oldest turns 40!
Later this week my son turns 40. I can't help but think it's a miracle since he came so close to dying at age 13.
It amazes me that I've lived this long too.
Lakshmana's favorite birthday song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_TFFdFGEFo -
All That And I Still Had Medical Issues To Discuss
I have to get right on finding a new doc because I was going to mention some serious abdominal pain I'm having now and then, for hours at a time, but the argument over weight loss surgery drove it from my mind (and we went overtime). Plus I wanted an eye check up referral because I'm at risk for glaucoma ( Read more... ) -
Boundaries
Tuesday I sat through another hard sell for weight loss surgery. I'm so done ( Read more... ) -
Moving to https://labyris13.dreamwidth.org/
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Medicine's Woman Problem--via The Nib
You can't tell if someone has an eating disorder by looking at them--no matter whether they are fat or very thin. Losing weight doesn't mean a young woman is anorexic. Below is a tale of too many doctors making that assumption when the woman in question had a serious health problem that was doing damage.
Medicine's Women Problem: health care, bias, women, sexism, size acceptanceDoctors With Negative Bias Against Fat People Cause Harm to Patients
The Shocking Ways Large Women Are Mistreated by Health-Care ProvidersFact: A review of studies published in the journal Obesity Reviews in 2015 surveying empirical evidence across multiple disciplines showed that health care professionals’ negative feelings about fat bodies can lead to misdiagnosis and late or “missed” diagnoses, negatively ( Read more... )