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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is your age, height and weight? What would you like your weight to be? How active are you?

This info will help get you more focused advice [/quote]

I’m in my 30s, 5’, around 97lbs. I’d like to get up to 100 at least, maybe 105. 
I’m not exercising much currently due to an injury - not able to lift or do body weight exercises - or I would be doing that and trying to eat even more calories. Ideally I’d be over my injury and be able to build back some lost muscle. I feel frail at this weight, which is why I’m trying to gain.

I had a very restricted diet when I was eating for reflux, so maybe the orthorexia comments are coming out of that. I don’t generally obsess over what I eat - I downloaded an app and started logging all my food to see if I’m getting enough calories and protein for weight gain. [/quote]

You are seeing several specialist doctors, are injured, and seem to fixated on what you believe to be “healthy” foods…and you are only 30something? Is there a mental illness component going on?[/quote]

? I'm seeing the specialists at the advice of my PCP. Perhaps my PCP is overly cautious? She's referred me to a gastro, heart specialist, wants me to get my lungs checked...
I was wondering if it's time to find a different doctor. She's not a kook and is well credentialed at INOVA, but I am tired of all the medical appointments. I am having dental issues, which is why I am seeing my dentist and was referred to a periodontist. I'm not sure why I have so many different issues cropping up, but it's come on the heels of pregnancy and recovering from Covid.

The injury isn't related - I hurt my hand on a door. I saw my PCP for it and finally sought out an ortho because it hasn't gotten better over several months. [/quote]

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