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yes! you can refuse to being weighed at the doctor’s office!

when i went to my appointment the other day was just as simple as this: “okay kristine go ahead and step on the scale” “oh actually i don’t want to be weighed” “oh, okay! let’s go into the room then” and that was it! no fuss about it and it was great!

Again, in caps, IT IS YOUR BODY AND YOU CAN SAY “NO” TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ABOUT ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.

Don’t want to be weighed?

YOU CAN SAY NO!

Don’t want to be touched there?

YOU CAN SAY NO.

Don’t want to try that medication?

YOU CAN SAY NO.

Want them to stop what they are doing because it is hurting or upsetting you too much?

YOU. CAN. SAY. NO.

I can’t promise you that they won’t occasionally be thrown off by this but a true professional will LISTEN to you, TALK with you about what they need from you, and WORK with you to achieve the best results FOR YOU.

If there ARE rules (like the bullshit hoops you may have to jump through to get adequate pain meds) a doctor should be able to explain those in detail.

If they react negatively to reasonable requests, they are a shitty professional.

Circumstances sometimes FORCE us to work with shitty professionals or comply with shitty rules from third parties. Sometimes we are TOO TIRED to put up a fight.

But ALWAYS remember that it is wrong for ANYONE to tell you what to do with your body. Even if circumstances force you to do it anyway, IT IS STILL AND ALWAYS WRONG.

Your body belongs to you.