Well, you've got a good doctor, at least. Definite plus there.
Have dealt with more than one oblivious douchebag, and that gets tiresome in a hurry.

Okay, first thing, I've got to put this out there - it is goddamn weird to see you mention shrinking. Seriously.
Your personality versus your chronological age doesn't match up with stereotype at all.

I can see 6 feet and 180, but 6 feet and 145 doesn't sound healthy by a long shot.

You've got the heart thing to consider, what are they suggesting you go with to drop the weight in a healthy way?

Hey, I can projectile vomit too, and Cedar Rapids would be child's play...

I'm now laughing my ass off...

That's the kind of shit I'd imagine a guy wearing because he's been married long enough and is boring enough that he and his wife decided that role playing might spice up their sex life, so he gets all excited, goes to the kinda scummy year-round Halloween store that's in some strip mall on the edge of town, and picks out that for his big relationship-revitalizing night.

I had to see the doc a few weeks ago and he is one smug, patronizing dickhead. But with a name like Mark Hunt I suppose he needs a way of evening things out.

It is quite colder today, but not sure if it's just that. Ever since last Monday when we got that little snow and I was out running errands, my body seems unable to decide if it's coming down with something or not. Perhaps it's an age thing. ;-P


You took the words out of my mouth. :-)

And hello to you too! And preposterous you say?


So he's the Casanova type - does he take after his master?

Well at least they talk to your face and don't try to cop a feel when using a stethoscope. I had a few who tried all that stuff, but a few "polite" words and they soon leave and let me see a female doctor or one of the nurses. :-)

Well what ever it is I hope it is nothing serious. Perhaps you should got visit Endre and his nurses can help look after you as well as him. :-)

Truth in advertising right there.

I don't get that, but I guess it's a reminder that education and common sense aren't mutually inclusive.

With some self-awareness, doctors might be generally inclined to understand that they probably shouldn't be assholes to people who are in vulnerable positions, people who have to trust and interact with them on a pretty deep level.

But nope. They get their head stuck up their own ass and just ride the wave of self-congratulatory bullshit, thinking they're universally fantastic by default because of their profession.

A little shrinking is pretty normal for my age as discs compress, my posture and arthritis contribute to that.
Weight loss suggestions are the usual, low carbs, portion control and exercise. Being a bread/pasta lover who finds it problematic to exercise sometimes due to pain makes this a bit of a challenge. I did buy a very nice bicycle with a generous gift from work and will be on it as soon as weather permits. That and getting back in the garden will hopefully get some of the weight off. Walking the dog too, he needs to shed about 15lbs. :-)

In that case you need an orthopaedic. ;-)

You've got to love Hot Fuzz ;-)

We wouldn't want to overwork the pretty nurses now, would we? ;-)
p_O


I'm very close to knowing all lines by heart. ;-)

Luckily it has not happened too often. I've only had two who tried anything like that. I say try as I am not about to let some dirty creep try anything like that. Only one still works at my local clinic and he refuses to see me now, ever since I told him what I would do if he kept trying to look down my top. :-)

Yeah...don't need you to go flying off a bike while trying to pedal through snow, wind and ice patches.

Glad to hear you've got a sensible plan in place, and I wish you well with it. =)

I can already tell what a doctor would say to me - eat less, get away from the damned computer, stop smoking, lose at least 150 pounds, and for the love of god, try to calm the hell down every once in a while before your heart explodes like a firecracker.
That's probably remarkably close to the look I'd have, half a second before I reflexively mule kicked them halfway across the room and ended up going to jail. -laughs-

My GP coordinates all of my medical care and she will find me new specialists if I'm not getting good results with the current ones. I have told a few to fuck off in the past 3 years.
She is the best thing I've ever done regarding medical care, one doctor who looks out for me and gets me where I need to go.