A woman has slammed an obstetrician who failed to consider the conditions she believes she is suffering after watching Grey’s Anatomy and was offended when weight loss treatments were suggested instead.
The woman, who goes by the name Peach on TikTok, explained in a video posted online that she told her doctor during a video consultation that she was likely suffering from Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
But instead of listening to her theories, she claims her healthcare provider “went on” about “bariatric surgery,” her BMI (body mass index) and suggested she might be a candidate for the weight-loss drug Ozempic.
“Medical fatphobia is rampant,” she said.
In a teary-eyed video lasting more than three minutes, Peach said she was less than impressed with her latest appointment.
‘Normally she’s always been very, very good, but I haven’t seen her in a few months… but she asked me how all my gastrointestinal stuff is going because of my autoimmune disease and I was completely honest with her because I felt safe, and I told her how I felt like my doctors were ignoring me,” she explained.
A woman used TikTok to share her health concerns with her followers after she was unhappy with the advice her doctor gave her
The woman claimed she didn’t like the advice she was given and had even used the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy to self-diagnose her problems.
‘They didn’t listen to me. They experienced no side effects from the medications I take – and one of the serious symptoms I do experience I learned about from Grey’s Anatomy.
‘She [the doctor] started talking to me and she said, “Okay, do you think you got that?”
“I said I had Covid last fall and I think I have POTS, and I might also have EDS because my hip pops out all the time. I have all these little symptoms.’
But what seemed to irritate Peach was when her doctor started suggesting that her weight might be the cause of many of her ailments.
“She knows I have a history of EDs…eating disorders. She starts talking about BMI and then she starts recommending Ozempic to me. I am visibly upset by this phone conversation. I’m going to cry now,” she says through tears.
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The woman says she asked the doctor not to talk to her about BMIs because of “its history as a tool of eugenics, racism and colonialism — and I’m Indigenous.”
She claims the doctor asked her what term she should use instead, but struggles to share her answer, saying instead, “I’ve never had this experience with her before.”
The woman was in tears, feeling almost betrayed by the doctor – and actually ashamed.
“I just told her that my doctors aren’t listening to me, so I’m really tired of medical professionals… I don’t know what to do.
She added: “Medical fatphobia is rampant, even in Canada.”
Fatphobia is said to be common when female patients meet doctors, only to feel they are treated with bias and contempt, with an emphasis on weight and assumptions that fat women have more negative personal traits, according to a study. study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Across America, politicians are planning laws to add a person’s weight to the list of characteristics such as race, age, religion and sexual orientation that are protected from discrimination.
Peach appeared angry in the video, explaining that she felt like her possible medical conditions were being overlooked because of her weight
Several progressive cities have already started passing laws aimed at preventing discrimination against the fat – including San Francisco, Washington DC and, as of November 2023, New York City.
Campaigners fighting for acceptance of obesity deny the medical evidence of the health risks of obesity. They view people who are questioned about their weight as victims of oppression. They view anything that even remotely resembles criticism of obesity as a personal attack or even a hate crime.
But Peach’s video has been widely criticized online, and has been reposted on X by Libs from TikTokwith some saying the woman ignored important advice.
“She felt like this particular doctor would be ‘safe’ because she thought this doctor would agree with everything she said and let her make her own diagnosis. Instead, her doctor was too professional to lie to her,” one person said.
“If you tell a medical professional, ‘my other doctors won’t listen to me.’ What they hear is, “I’m a problem patient and my other doctors are probably right.” In this case it seems true,” said another.
“Maybe, my friend, you think your doctors aren’t listening to you, but the reality is, you’re not listening to your doctors,” said another.
“Her doctor’s advice will save her life,” a fourth added.