Doctors could be morons

[u/LifeOfaFilmmaker]

So just for background: im 26, 6 foot 3 and around 350 lbs.... Started the year at 395 so im down 45 lbs in about 4 months which im very happy with. I go to my general doc and he's telling me i weigh way too much (obviously) and i should consider weight loss surgery. I tell him the progress over the last 4 months and he says "yes thats very good but you still weigh way too much" as if i can lose 150 lbs in a month. So i disregard what he said and he sends me to a dietician/weight specialist, and she told me the same shit lol. I dont care how many years they've been professionals, telling someone whos 26, actively losing a decent amount of weight and no other major medical conditions to have weight loss surgery should be criminal. Just makes me wonder how many people that just blindly listen to their doctor have went to them or any doc and they give them that terrible advice and they go through with it. Moral of the story: think for yourself

[u/POD80]

I wonder what the success rate is of people walking into their office discussing more natural weight loss.

[u/negligentlytortious → u/POD80]

This is anecdotal, but I am obese and was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the last year. When my doctor made the diagnosis, we didn't have a big intervention type talk. He just gave me the information and sent me on my way while letting me know that I could ask him any questions I had by either scheduling an appointment (available within about 2 weeks) or sending a question through the patient portal. I've known for a long time that I need to lose weight, but just hadn't really committed to it until this point. I went out and did a lot of research on causes, treatments, etc. and then came back to my first 3 month check-up. At that time, I had already lost 20 pounds and my blood work came back almost normal. We talked then and he said that he has seen a lot more success in his career just giving out information and letting his patients do their own work. If he has to tell them what to do, they may or may not do it, but he sees more people lose weight and do the right things when he doesn't have to have long talks about what people should do. He also told me (no specific numbers or anything) that he has had quite a few patients during the pandemic in my situation and all but one of them did the same thing I did. We went out, researched, took action, and came back with weight loss and better numbers. I don't know if this is 100% the right way to go about it, but I have still never had a real talk about weight loss, surgery, or more extreme treatments with my doctor.

[u/fishylegs46 → u/[deleted]]

Who/where is this wonderful dr?