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Doctors...
May. 16th, 2006 12:18 pmGrah.
I've just come back from my three monthly checkup. Unfortunately, owing to various things, I didn't see my normal doctor. Instead, I saw the locum.
Who told me:
1) That I was a long-term smoker
2) My ideal weight is 64kg
OK. Number one, I am not and never have been a smoker. Both my parents DO smoke and believe me, that's been quite enough to put me off for life. When I pointed this out to her, she said "Oh, sorry; I was thinking of the patient before you." - Which is SO comforting, I don't think.
Number two is just plain ridiculous. If I lost that much weight (my current weight is around about 83kg) I would look ill. I pointed that out to the doctor. She said "No, you'd look healthy." I said, "No, I wouldn't; I have big shoulders and big hips, I would look ridiculous." It was only THEN that she actually looked at me.
Grah.
And they wonder why my blood pressure is a little on the high side.
I've just come back from my three monthly checkup. Unfortunately, owing to various things, I didn't see my normal doctor. Instead, I saw the locum.
Who told me:
1) That I was a long-term smoker
2) My ideal weight is 64kg
OK. Number one, I am not and never have been a smoker. Both my parents DO smoke and believe me, that's been quite enough to put me off for life. When I pointed this out to her, she said "Oh, sorry; I was thinking of the patient before you." - Which is SO comforting, I don't think.
Number two is just plain ridiculous. If I lost that much weight (my current weight is around about 83kg) I would look ill. I pointed that out to the doctor. She said "No, you'd look healthy." I said, "No, I wouldn't; I have big shoulders and big hips, I would look ridiculous." It was only THEN that she actually looked at me.
Grah.
And they wonder why my blood pressure is a little on the high side.
