Weight optional at doc visit

[Anonymous]

Don’t you think they have qualified doctors considering the pros and cons of something like this? Who tf are you to make that judgment? Or to imagine you understand the debate?

There’s a huge difference between our duty to question authority and having undue confidence in your own half-baked asshattery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you think they have qualified doctors considering the pros and cons of something like this? Who tf are you to make that judgment? Or to imagine you understand the debate?

There’s a huge difference between our duty to question authority and having undue confidence in your own half-baked asshattery.

Exactly. There has been plenty of research that shows most doctors are actually not qualified to discuss nutrition and weight and that people don't go to the doctors to address their illnesses because everything is looked at through the lens of weight and they feel shame.

[Anonymous]

I am overweight, I have encountered multiple MDs who don’t quite understand nuanced weight management discussions. I get it.

But I’m also in healthcare, research, and the large majority of you PPs are completely wrong when you confidently announce that this objective measurement— ** taken over time ** — has little or no relevance to your health picture and future. Certainly at an annual exam and annual GYN appt (vs urgent care for sinusitis) documenting weight is important. WTF are you seeking annual care for, if not to assess your comprehensive health picture?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t you think they have qualified doctors considering the pros and cons of something like this? Who tf are you to make that judgment? Or to imagine you understand the debate?

There’s a huge difference between our duty to question authority and having undue confidence in your own half-baked asshattery.

And for the record, I don’t mind being weighed and I think people are mostly irrational about it. But I know that I don’t really know anything about this and I can’t imagine being as deluded about the power of my own takes as the OP’s post suggests she is.

[Anonymous]

It's mixed. Yay if more people get to the doctor. But even though I hate the scale I think it's an important baseline and helpful to see if weight moves one way or the other.

My doctor's office still does weight at intake but in the check in forms there's a question like "would you like to speak about nutrition today?" or something like that among the other questions like about mental health and depression/anxiety.

[Anonymous]

I don't mind getting weighed at the doctor, but I have never been overweight. Now, getting my blood pressure checked? I have white coat hypertension and always have to get another bp reading at the end of my appointment. I have refused to get my bp checked when I've been rushed into the exam room and am sitting on the table. Waiting until I'm calm, seated and ready is the difference between a healthy reading and the nurse thinking I have to go to the ER.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it was optional, you could have asked to get on the scale, righ?

LOL! instead, she complains here on DCUM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am overweight, I have encountered multiple MDs who don’t quite understand nuanced weight management discussions. I get it.

But I’m also in healthcare, research, and the large majority of you PPs are completely wrong when you confidently announce that this objective measurement— ** taken over time ** — has little or no relevance to your health picture and future. Certainly at an annual exam and annual GYN appt (vs urgent care for sinusitis) documenting weight is important. WTF are you seeking annual care for, if not to assess your comprehensive health picture?

Agreed. The same group of people claim BMI is useless, are walking around at high body fat (for their gender and age), and then reference professional athletes as examples of why BMI is useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am overweight, I have encountered multiple MDs who don’t quite understand nuanced weight management discussions. I get it.

But I’m also in healthcare, research, and the large majority of you PPs are completely wrong when you confidently announce that this objective measurement— ** taken over time ** — has little or no relevance to your health picture and future. Certainly at an annual exam and annual GYN appt (vs urgent care for sinusitis) documenting weight is important. WTF are you seeking annual care for, if not to assess your comprehensive health picture?

Agreed. The same group of people claim BMI is useless, are walking around at high body fat (for their gender and age), and then reference professional athletes as examples of why BMI is useless.

They can tell I’m overweight from looking at me. Obviously qualified professionals decided that was good enough for medical and counseling purposes when I’m getting a Pap smear. If they need a weight for something, I’m sure they’ll tell me.

[Anonymous]

Yes, there is fat shaming. But, don’t you want your doctor to know your weight for medication dosing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am overweight, I have encountered multiple MDs who don’t quite understand nuanced weight management discussions. I get it.

But I’m also in healthcare, research, and the large majority of you PPs are completely wrong when you confidently announce that this objective measurement— ** taken over time ** — has little or no relevance to your health picture and future. Certainly at an annual exam and annual GYN appt (vs urgent care for sinusitis) documenting weight is important. WTF are you seeking annual care for, if not to assess your comprehensive health picture?

Explain, specifically, how having a weight chart will make a difference in the care received. There is a difference between weight being “relevant” and being clinically necessary to document at the appointment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, there is fat shaming. But, don’t you want your doctor to know your weight for medication dosing?

Very few people are on medication that requires weight-dependent dosing. For those folks, I’m sure they will get a weight.

And fwiw, I have a hard time taking anyone who uses the word “flabbergasted” seriously.

[Anonymous]

If you want that metric used, hop on the scale.

If this policy helps even one woman feel more comfortable and confident, and encourages her to keep showing up for annual appointments and recommended follow-ups, then great.

Mind.
Your.
Own.
Business.

The doctors and nurses and staff in the practice know better than YOU do what works for THEIR patients. Buzz off.

[Anonymous]

I can't think of any other health condition/behavior/measurement/etc. where people have such strong feelings about other people's choices when they do not affect you at all. Why do you care what other people choose to do during their medical appointments and why do you care if other people are gaining weight? No one is stopping you from getting on the scale or eating in any particular way.

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure everything you got done at that appointment was optional, not just stepping on the scale.