Women Are Sharing Stories About Doctors Ignoring Issues Due To Their Weight And It’s Pretty Upsetting
It’s no secret that we have a flawed healthcare system here in America, and this thread was published by writer Marisa Kabas reveals a less discussed stigma in health care. And that is the weight stigma.
In her eye-opening Twitter thread she discusses her own experience with a doctor(s) who ignored a serious threat to her health. What was a mango-sized fibroid in her uterus went undiscovered for years because doctors whose only diagnosis was that she was overweight.
Here’s her thread…
The viral thread sparked many reactions from women on Twitter who’ve also experienced this first-hand.
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https://twitter.com/madebydrlight/status/1445980482907226116
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Nevermind that kids and adults experience and express pain differently. Especially those who are neurodiverse, have connective tissue disorders, or have neither of those things.
— crabcake (@luckyappricot) October 7, 2021
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This happened to my cousin maybe 20 years ago. She won a malpractice lawsuit against the doctor. If you hadn’t considered suing, you should. It’s really the only recourse we have to accountability. (This all assumes you’re in the US.)
— shan (@Shann_ME) October 7, 2021
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Oh Jayce, I hope you’re on your way to a full recovery and how sad that it took so long to be diagnosed. It shouldn’t be like this. You are a warrior.
— Buzzy (@bizzzybody23) October 7, 2021
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https://twitter.com/Mudhooks/status/1445833979463143425
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https://twitter.com/blueroses_78/status/1445945114753445891
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https://twitter.com/SimonsonMolly/status/1445791913517326340
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https://twitter.com/cassidyrued/status/1445962423962259458
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https://twitter.com/MayWeAllRise/status/1446165071936331776
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The idea that I have to have my husband’s input and STILL have a doctor reject a very reasonable request, was so stunning.
I also have hashimotos disease, and I constantly get the “just lose weight” from doctors like I don’t have a medical issue making that harder.
— Tricia Cave (@tdcave) October 6, 2021
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https://twitter.com/paraempathetic/status/1445823647227125760
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https://twitter.com/donellacandra/status/1445933866280226818
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— Keira (@keirasoup) October 7, 2021
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A smirk and a giggle. I have an urge to “recreationally” reach down his throat to grab his nads and squeeze.
Too many people who never should have graduated med school have been unleashed among us.
— ʲᵘˢᵗ ʷᵉᵃʳ ᵃ ᵐᵃˢᵏ (@ahtskooldropout) October 7, 2021
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https://twitter.com/nettaP/status/1446020015937949704
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https://twitter.com/Mudhooks/status/1445831630984138754
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https://twitter.com/JamieBworth/status/1446105269704998918
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yep, 3 trips to the emergency room for me and as soon as it was confirmed not appendicitis i was also told "its nothing" or "probably gas" with a smirk. and im tired of the only answer ever being BC because hormones that just mask the problem are not it
— Danielle Patterson (she/her) (@DanniP_BK) October 6, 2021
