LadyHibiscus -> RE: Are overweight women drawn to this lifestyle? (10/26/2011 8:29:42 AM)
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ORIGINAL: LadyHibiscus The medical profession sees fat first, and often goes no further. A dear friend died of cancer that was never diagnosed. His doctors saw a fat man, and looked for fat man things. My 400 pound friend has perfect bloodwork. I won't try to tell you that she has no issues due to her wight, but she is not not at risk for diabetes, heart disease, or stroke. First of all I want to say that I don't know your friend's situation so I won't comment directly on that. What I WILL say is that when a person is severely overweight it is POSSIBLE to miss a tumor simply because of the fat and the small size of the tumor. If that person does not display symptoms that point to cancer such as sudden unexplained weight loss, yes it CAN be missed. In the case of the person showing symptoms of other diseases yes the doctor will look for other causes first, it's the right thing to do. Tragically because of this the diagnosis of cancer can be delayed or even missed. It's sad and tragic but doctors are only human and yes they make mistakes. I'm not blaming the person for being fat, I'm not blaming ANYONE, I'm simply saying that mistakes do happen and yes the person being overweight can contribute to that. I so wish that were true... and it iS true that he had a very rare cancer that wouldnt have been detected more than likely, but when it had metastisized to his lungs FFS?? Yeah. He came in with shortness of breath, and was advised to stop smoking, when he had never smoked in his life. It was a total cluster. If you are fat, the medical community will blame your fat for everything, and be astounded at your good health. Until you get old and are just a waste of space like the other old folks. Ranty rant rant.
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