soooo, the doctors now have it on permanent record that i am *drum roll* ... underweight.
fantastic.
and the great thing is, i think i could have gotten away with not being weighed. she asked me if i was about the same weight and i replied "yeah pretty much" then shot myself in the foot by saying "just lost a couple of pounds i think." "nothing too dramatic i hope" she said. sooo, on the scales i went. and apparently it was a dramatic loss. last time i was 56 kg (about 124 lb) and this time i was about 48 kg i think (105 lb) i didn't see the scales properly, but on the screen my bmi said 17.6. even though it was the evening, i had tried to fill up on water and was wearing a heavy cardie that added about a pound (i checked beforehand). what would she have said if she had seen the 101.0lb on the scales this morning while i was naked and had just been to the toilet? i wonder what's a more representative measurement? i never stay the number it says in the morning throughout the day, but im back to it the next morning. so i suppose it is a true measurement?
she asked me if i was eating properly. "yes."
she then asked me if i was a lazy cook, if i exercised vigorously, if i made myself sick after eating. does she think i'm an idiot? i told her "no" and spun some story about how i went on a health kick after Easter, and didn't realise that i was underweight.
it seemed like she wouldn't drop it. she kept on repeating that it was a large weight loss.
"hmmmm. we'll just leave it, and keep an eye on it then."
and finally dropped it. but it's still on record. i hate those things.
all i wanted was some more contraceptive pill! guhhh. hopefully i have gotten away with it. i was creeping myself out thinking she was gonna phone my mum like my head of year did after finding out that i cut myself. but then i remembered the whole confidentiality thing, and i'm not a child anymore, so she can't tell tales on me. can she?
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If you are a legal adult who is mental capable of making legal choices and haven't signed a specific release form is is a breach of HIPPA(the name for it here in the States) privacy to tell anyone aside from health care providers, pharmacies, and insurance companies anything, all of which must follow the same policies.
ReplyDeleteOn that note, I hope the rest of the visit went well and that your doctor leaves the whole issue alone.
Ugh I hate that stupid scale at the doctors, try telling them no you don't. Thats what I do. I do it so much they don't even ask anymore. Don't worry too much, just try to lie to them!
ReplyDeleteNo, she can't say anything to anyone unless you become harmful to other people. And obviously you're not. lol.
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