Fat-shaming in doctors' offices can often dissuade patients who are overweight from seeing medical professionals.

“For decades I was told to lose weight — even while I had an arrhythmia that required two different surgeries..."

“The effects are real in that if people avoid the health care system so they don’t feel like crap when they go, it might be too late when something is diagnosed that’s not related to their weight.”

https://www.scarymommy.com/cancer-patient-obituary-fat-shaming/

Edited August 3, 20188 yr by Missouri-Lee's Summit

OMG I am so so sorry this happened in your life and to someone you loved so much. There is so much they disregarded as unimportant. And all because he was "obese".

I had many doctors discretely mentioning weight loss... but I was most disturbed by two doctors. One was at work, they give us check ups every year... so when I went to see him he pointed his finger to me and said how did this happened? I think I went red with rage... I mean there are so many ways to mention that issue... he chose the worst.
Also when I was searching for a bariatric surgeon the first one I visited when saw my helmet he commented you ride a moto? And when I said yes he said poor moto... wtf he is bariatric surgeon and says such things! Of course I left running (as much as I could by that time lol).

Hopefully never had anything that was misdiagnosed due to my weight!