Oh, yeah, it just took a little longer and required something called Definity to enhance the pictures. They added that to the IV before they started with the heart-racing meds.

Oh, yeah, it just took a little longer and required something called Definity to enhance the pictures.

That's good. I get my fat activism on big time when people have bad healthcare experiences due to idiots who don't treat them well because of excess weight.

I did get a little ticked off when one of the nurses, who I had been chatting with about losing three pounds since last week and how I was doing it, asked me, "How did you let yourself go like this?" But, I figured I'd opened the door to comments about my weight due to the conversation we'd had. She's on Weight Watchers herself, but that comment got my back up a bit.

That was the only even close to negative comment out of anyone there, though, so I wasn't too bothered.

one of the nurses, who I had been chatting with about losing three pounds since last week and how I was doing it, asked me, "How did you let yourself go like this?"

Uh, NO. That is NOT cool.

But, I figured I'd opened the door to comments about my weight due to the conversation we'd had.

Absolutely NOT. All you were doing was talking about the fact of your weight loss; she made a judgement on your weight -- "let[ting] yourself go" -- which is NOT EVER appropriate for a healthcare professional to do. EVER.

t edit It's not cool for anyone to do, but healthcare professionals really need to back off the judge-y shit.

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Absolutely NOT. All you were doing was talking about the fact of your weight loss; she made a judgement on your weight -- "let[ting] yourself go" -- which is NOT EVER appropriate for a healthcare professional to do. EVER.

Yeah, that was completely out of line.

Roger Federer is going to be a daddy.

I have just gained enough weight this winter that some of my pants are uncomfortable to wear, so what I really need to do is lose that winter weight and a whole area of wardrobe opens back up for me.

I am Sue. I am going on a business trip next week and want to look presentable, and it is going to be a ego-killing chore to scrape together a non-muffintop wardrobe.

Absolutely NOT. All you were doing was talking about the fact of your weight loss; she made a judgement on your weight -- "let[ting] yourself go" -- which is NOT EVER appropriate for a healthcare professional to do. EVER.

100% in agreement here.

ION, it looks like the Space Treat that mentioned the backwards hanger trick was from April 2008, so I've got another month before I need to purge my closets.

Damn, Kathy -- that is appalling.