Another one of my silly rants. More of an observation, I guess, than a rant.

I work for a practicing physician. His specialty is pain management, but like all physicians, he is well-versed in many areas.

On New Years Eve, we both went to a surprise birthday party at a nice hotel. They had a large appetizer spread, and I had some meatballs, some bacon-wrapped shrimp, as well as a couple of pieces of cheese.

Later the appetizers were replenished with new items (although they kept the meat and cheese trays out). The boss and I walked the line together at that point (I had enough to eat and wasn't really looking for more), and I said, "there's nothing I can eat here". He stopped at each item and said, "why can't you eat this?"

Deep-fried spring rolls - no wonton wrappers, no deep-frying (my surgeon doesn't allow bread, Pasta, rice, crackers, Cereal or anything of the sort for 6 months)

Jalapeno poppers, breaded and deep fried - no breading, no deep-frying

pizza - no bread

chips and queso - no chips

chicken fingers - no breading, no deep-frying

He seemed genuinely surprised that I couldn't eat those things. I told him if I wanted to change my life, I couldn't keep eating the things that got me where I am today (or where I was before surgery 4 months prior).

My biggest surprise was that he was so surprised. I figured being a doctor, he would know these things.

This scares me. I will be the first weight loss surgery patient my endocrinologist has monitored. Great. I guess I'm going to be the guinea pig

Is this in addition to your weight loss surgeon/team?

That would be like expecting your bariatric surgeon to know as much about your heart as your cardiologist, and as much about your neurological system as your neurologist. It's just not possible for all physicians to be well versed in all areas of medicine and surgery. That's why physicians specialize and why they consult each other to take best advantage of each other's knowledge - to benefit the patient.