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Author:  ProfessorF [ Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Swearing surgeon snaps over woman's 'lifestyle' choice
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Swearing surgeon snaps over woman's 'lifestyle' choice

By New Zealand correspondent Kerri Ritchie

Posted Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:00am AEDT

A surgeon in New Zealand has received a dressing down for swearing at a severely obese patient.

The female patient made the complaint after a very tense consultation with her surgeon last year.

The New Zealand Herald newspaper reports the doctor said "f..." at least three times after the 44-year-old obese woman told him she did not like the word "diet" and preferred the term "lifestyle".

The doctor told his patient she was "going on a f...ing diet".

The woman was on a waiting list for gastric bypass surgery.

After she complained about his swearing, she received a letter from the surgeon saying they no longer had a "therapeutic relationship" and her name had been removed from his waiting list.

The doctor has admitted using bad language.

New Zealand's Health and Disability Commissioner said the conduct was insulting and unprofessional and he has recommended the surgeon attend a communication skills course.


Source

A communication skills course? Sounds like he was very effectively communicating already!
Author:  LaptopAcidXperience [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:06 am ]
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Sounds like the patient should go on a course, a course of eating less pie and cake.

The surgeon should be applauded for being so restrained, god I hate fat people.
Author:  veato [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:18 am ]
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LaptopAcidXperience wrote:
god I hate fat people.


Bit harsh

I imagine the surgeon was especially fed up with this woman. I do see (and I mean people I know in real life) folks make excuses for weight and say diet and exercise isnt for them/not working and surgery is the only way. Its lazyness for a lot of people really though isnt it. I'm no athlete but I'm down the gym working off that Mars Bar I had at lunch ;)
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:28 am ]
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For some their weight could be down to a thyroid problem or because of medication. To label all people because of their size does not take in to account circumstances outside their control. Like John Prescotts love of pies! ;)
Author:  TheFrenchun [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:29 am ]
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If i was him i would have said "have you planned your funeral arrangements yet? because it's coming very soon so you better be ready" and "you're eating yourself to death and i can't do anything for you, sorry"
Author:  jonlumb [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:13 am ]
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Um, isn't the word 'diet' the recognised medical term for the whole process?

In which case she can take long walk off a short peir, assuming she doesn't run out of breath half way down it.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:39 am ]
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jonlumb wrote:
Um, isn't the word 'diet' the recognised medical term for the whole process?

Well technically doesn't everyone have 'a diet' just some people have good ones and some people have bad ones. When I've heard the phrase used in medical circles it was more like something along the lines of 'low calorie regime'. I had a doctor once tell me I needed to go on a 'zero caffeine regime'. To which I responded "why don't you just tell me to stop drinking coffee?"

jonlumb wrote:
In which case she can take long walk off a short peir, assuming she doesn't run out of breath half way down it.

I have a feeling she'd have to keep running because if she stopped, it'd give way beneath her.

Jon
Author:  finlay666 [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:04 pm ]
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jonbwfc wrote:
I had a doctor once tell me I needed to go on a 'zero caffeine regime'. To which I responded "why don't you just tell me to stop drinking coffee?"


You can drink decaf coffee
Other things have caffeine in, like soft drinks, tea etc.
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:58 pm ]
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These days, in the world of medicine, you have to be vey PC. People dont't have husbands or wives - they have "partners".

As for weight loss, irrespective of medication or medical problems, you can lose weight - some people have to work harder than others and it's this hard work most people are afraid of or they are just too damn lazy.
Author:  eddie543 [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:30 am ]
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I think this is pretty much spot on and personally I think it's how all doctors should be allowed to behave:

Dr Cox fat guy

Dr Cox overly tanned guy

Dr 'Cox's Patience = Your Virginty'
Author:  big_D [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:58 am ]
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:lol: I've never seen scrubs, well, I've seen a couple of minutes and it was a snore fest, been going through some of the Dr. Cox bits, they are funny.
Author:  eddie543 [ Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:00 pm ]
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Its worth the watch.

But thats how doctors should behave, telling you how it is.
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