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[quote=Anonymous]I know this may not be a "special needs" issue exactly but I need to share. 
My DD is 16 and she was admitted to children's hospital in DC. she has no special needs per se. She is overweight, but in the 4 months prior to being admitted she lost 35 lbs. At the hospital it was a constant struggle. she weighs 230, and she is 5'4. The doctors were the most insensitvie people i have ever encountered. she was in the hospital for a head injury but they made no hesistation to send in the nutrtionist and some other doctors to tell her that she was overweight. meanwhile we are waiting 2 days to get seen by the actual neurologist. DD has great eating skills and makes sure to exercise at least 4 times a week, which is how she lost the weight. But i feel like the way she was treated at childrens was obnoxious. they even went as far as to but on the discharge form under how her stomach felt (when they do the physical exam) "soft obese belly". really? WTF. before she had an MRI they came in at 4 am to "measure her to make sure she could fit in the machine". again really? she is a size 14, 38-36-45 so yes while she is plus sized, she is not HUGE.  she is in high school and does not get treated even half as rudely by other teenagers. She has a wonderful personality and actually has a nice body "shape" and is beautiful (not just me as her mother, but everyone tells her that even school friends). what makes this whole thing worse is that she is 16 years old and understands that she is "fat" and is working on that. Have any other kids been treated insensitively at children's?

please do not flame me for this, i guess i just felt the need to vent. [/quote]

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