#sevenhexagons

2/2 but on the other hand I am very afraid for my health since they told me it could leave me severely disabled or even kill me in the worst case. Right now it’s going down but every time I go to a doctor the only question is if I have ist weight already and if I plan on getting a bypass. I feel so forced into this whole thing. Idk just wanted to ask if any of you ever had a similar experience and what your opinion is I guess? Hope this fits your blog and love you all are doing here! Xx

Well not this exact experience.  My rheumatologist keeps trying to force me to get WLS, which is bullshit.

First off, I’d like to encourage you to look at the mayo clinic website.  As people with chronic illnesses, we unfortunately have to learn to do a lot of our own research about our conditions. We shouldn’t have to, but doctors are shitty. 

About your disease, referencing the above website

Point 1.  It’s more common among women of childbearing age.  Those are not the only people who get it. 

Point 2. It’s more common among fat people, but then look at the list of other conditions that are commonly comorbid with it.  There’s a bunch of diseases in there that are associated with being fat, too.  Without digging up the statistics, it’s not clear to me that the weight itself is the thing that increases the risk.  It might or might not.  It might also be an effect of the other diseases being associated with weight gain causing a spurious correlation.

Point 3. Weight loss surgery is dangerous.  It increases your risk of premature death a lot. I feel it wouldn’t even be allowed if it weren’t explicitly targeted to marginalized people. 

It’s your body though. You shouldn’t let any doctor bully you into doing something you don’t want. They should be explaining the risks and letting you make your own choice. 

Maybe it would be in your best interest to try to lose weight, but you are the person who should be making that decision, so they need to tell you the risks and benefits of each course of action/inaction.  That’s what informed consent means.

They sound like they’re being really shitty and not treating you as a person with agency.

Can you fire them and go to a different set of doctors?  I realize this isn’t always possible, but it’s well worth it if you can.

Hang in there, we’ll be here to talk if you need it.  I also highly recommend seeking out community with other patients that have the same condition.  It helps a lot, ime. 

sorry it took me so long to answer, im terrible abt asks lol and i hate myself

1. im like? persistent? i guess?? or stubborn. idk what word to use lol but i like to think that i dont ever really give up, even when things look reealllyyy shitty. if i want something, i get it. in a good way. i think.

2. im super healthy (apparently. i consulted my friend bc i literally cannot think of anything. altho i guess this is true bc i try to be Super Healthy™ bc of Improved Brain Function And Minimal Misery And Suffering)

3. i love animals (also from my friend, but its true)

4. im a good cook, apparently (also from my friend, he has never eaten anything ive made but tbh i like my own cooking so???)

5. im a huge fan of the walking dead, which, according to my wonderful friend benjaminey, is an excellent quality.

Hey… great news… trans lesbians… can’t be… pregnant…

@sevenhexagons so tbh i'm mostly just excited because my players love complicated dungeons and there's a lot of options with this one, but it's this nasty evil vampire lady's four-story castle that she built under a waterfall. she's creating a vampire army in the basement, which she's doing by infusing the water with the life forces of the mortals she's kidnapped - and one of the people she's kidnapped is the father of one of the party members. the party has to figure out how to save the dad, stop the vampire army, and kill the evil vampire lady before she puts her plans into motion.

no problem–i read the url and got that sinking feeling and checked hte blog description and some cursory looks–yeah…

What ship is Stevenquartz? what??