Posted by Racer on March 17, 2005, at 16:35:05
OK, so I went to the doctor's today, GP, and as she was taking my BP, the nurse started asking me how I got to be so thin! I told her I had an eating disorder, hoping to shut her up, AND SHE STARTED ASKING ME FOR DIETING TIPS!!!
Cross my heart, she started asking me what to eat to get to be thin like me. I told her the basics of healthy eating, as told to me by my N: sensible, well balanced meals based on the food pyramid -- and suggested that she get herself some therapy for her body image problem, without suggesting that it was really, really stupid to be asking an anorexic for dieting tips!
Now that I'm back from the Twilight Zone, by the way, the rest of the exam went well -- he redid the EKG that came back with huge red ABNORMAL stamps all over it, and explained what it said: it actually is normal, it's just that the electrodes were so close to my heart -- because I'm still thin -- that the computer that was reading it saw it as abnormal. Having it read by a real person -- id est: the doctor -- who can interpret it makes a difference. Not to mention having a doctor who doesn't just dismiss you as unworthy of his notice once he hears the words Anorexia Nervosa.
Wouldn't it be nice if Health Care Professionals all had some clue about what a difference it makes to us if they treat us humanely?
poster:Racer
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