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aliceundrground · 10 months ago

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I literally had a surgeon tell me I should get 'weight loss' surgery so that I could have top surgery because my bmi was considered a 'risk' for top surgery. Just. Think about that one for a minute.

Doctors to trans people: are you really sure you want these hormones? I don't think you are. I don't believe you. There are risks, you know? It will change your body. Tell me your entire life story and I'll decide whether you've wanted this for long enough. Oh you didn't know when you were 5 years old? Yikes, ok. I think I'll need you to jump through all these hoops and then we can maybe consider it in...100 years

Doctors to fat people who literally didn't ask: have you heard of this surgery that'll mess up your digestive system, just absolutely fucking mutilate it? Mess with your ability to eat and drink normally? Potentially fuck up your ability to absorb nutrients? Yes, and you don't want it? Are you suuuure? Are you really sure? I'm going to bring this up 1000 more times just to be sure also there's this diabetes drug...

#I was also offered several extremely expensive drugs #meant to reduce my appetite or how much nutrients I could absorb #despite having a very small appetite and actually struggling to get enough calories a day #but no- if youre fat its because you eat too much #I was denied surgery for months because of my bmi and nothing else #I had no actual health risks flagged on any of their forms #its was JUST my bmi #the vast majority of surgeons have their own clinics #provincial policies across canada state that ANY surgery for someone over 40 bmi must be done in a full hospital setting #and no surgeons were willing to accommodate this #I had already lost over 40lbs #they would have required I lose another 30lbs #and I do mean ANY surgery #my SIL has a friend who can't get her fucking knee surgery because of this exact same policy #Im extremely lucky a new surgeon moved to my area and was expressly wanting to fill the need for top surgeons here #like every other young healthcare professional Ive seen- he openly acknowledges bmi is total bullshit #and he made sure to work with the local hospitals so no one would be barred for their bmi #even with my 12lbs+ chest removed- Im still ~17lbs above what that other clinic would require #the “funnest” part to me- they've absolutely operated on folks much larger than me #Im just fucking short #explain how that makes sense???#“oh well your size..” MOTHERFUCKER IF I WAS 4 INCHES TALLER YOU WOULDNT GIVE A FUCK #and yes they were aware of my debilitating back and joint pain #it didnt matter #hatter rambles #/rant

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