Self Awareness

Me: *Walks into room*

Obese Patient: “Doc, before you say anything, I realize that I’m a total fat-ass. “

5 Responses to Self Awareness

  1. ER Jedi says:

    Awww…that one is kinda sad.

  2. Lynda M O says:

    Why will doctors stop at the weight issue and refuse to look at other problems a patient might have ?~! Do most other problems stem from the weight and comorbidities?

    I have lost a couple women friends in their mid-fifties who had diabetes, HTN, obesity… I wonder…

  3. Doc says:

    The guy was there with cellulitis. I guess he kind of blamed himself.

  4. Neuroscience PhD says:

    Wow, how do you respond to that? You can’t say “uh, yes you are”, right?

  5. moose says:

    http://distractible.org/?p=1241
    One doctor’s wake-up tale of dealing with a similar patient.

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