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⌈ Secret Post #2137 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

And sometimes, a patient may be very aware that his/her weight is an issue and not be able to do anything about it. I work more than full time (two jobs, totaling 27 of every 28 days at work, some days at both jobs) and still have barely enough money for my bills (I tend to eat a lot of simple carbs because they are cheap) and not enough time/energy to exercise. (And I know it is both of those, because when I inherited a bit of money, so I didn't have to worry about it for 6 months and put my second job on hiatus, I actually lost 40 pounds by being able to afford healthy food and being able to get to a gym.)

So, hearing that I need to lose weight is absolutely useless information to me and there is nothing I can do about it. So if a doctor were to harp on it, it would make me resentful rather than helping me.

[(Anonymous)]

you're completely right. i think it's important to follow through with some sort of plan or help a patient achieve a goal/guide them through it instead of just throwing it out there and then getting upset that they aren't listening. it's a lot like compliance with taking medication now that i think about it, especially since there are a lot of cases were people quite simply can't afford the meds they need so the medical advice is sort of useless on that front.

again, thanks for sharing. as i said below, hearing any and every outside perspective helps me understand better.

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I think it is also important to realize that sometimes there simply may not be a plan possible given the circumstances. Those things you mention below? The walking and taking the stairs and other things I can do without money or a huge time investment? I already do them. (Last time I got it checked (at the free clinic, as I also cannot afford health insurance), my blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, etc levels we're fine.) And unless you want to give me a few hundred dollars a month so I can quit my second job and affort healthy food, there is nothing that can be done. I wish there were.