Anyone else get really frustrated by their doctors?

Please understand. Not all doctors take the time and mental commitment to look at each patient as a person. They tend to look at them as, for example, sims characters. They don't consider the mental connotation of certain words or actions and are instead just concerned with making your body better. They sometimes don't understand why emotional waves can disrupt progress. After being in the trade for a long time, a doctor's commitment to each individual patient wanes, and they begin to only see situations, not people with conditions who need help.

Depends, my Doctor is who got me started with the dietitian, but that went nowhere, since I've been "doing it" by logging everything on here I haven't had call to go in, though I may just to check my numbers here soon.
I like him much better than the old Dr. who was a major pill pusher, pills were his solution to everything, but then he sold out and went to be a... laser eye clinic... so he was more interested in the money than the well-being of patients it seems.

I'm sorry your doctor shrugged you off, but we're not all like that. Perhaps he is not the right doctor for you.
Congratulations on what you have achieved so far and don't let his ambivalence deter your efforts.

Please understand. Not all doctors take the time and mental commitment to look at each patient as a person. They tend to look at them as, for example, sims characters. They don't consider the mental connotation of certain words or actions and are instead just concerned with making your body better. They sometimes don't understand why emotional waves can disrupt progress. After being in the trade for a long time, a doctor's commitment to each individual patient wanes, and they begin to only see situations, not people with conditions who need help.

LMOA @ Sims Characters! I understand your frustration. You shouldn't take it personal though. My doc did the same. I did get made, but then thought, it's my victory, not hers. It's not worth the stress anger brings for this. And I moved on and kept doing what I'm doing. Keep it up though. As long as you see the payoff, that's all that should matter.

I had the opposite problem. I went to a new doctor years ago and was going to ask for advice on weight loss. I was about 145 at the time and kinda stuck there.

They had me get on the scale, and as I kicked off my shoes before stepping on, I got an eye roll and, "It's always the skinny ones that do that."

I wasn't overweight, but I was not SKINNY. I'm still not skinny. I've been skinny in the past, and don't want to go there again.

But I didn't want to ask for fitness advice after that. :frown:

My Internist griped at me about my weight at my highest which was @350. She has NEVER made any comments about how much I've lost since then which is kind of depressing. My Kidney Dr, on the other hand, made a big deal out of the fact that I had lost 6 lbs since my last appt with him and told me that was wonderful, and told me my blood pressure was superb, and that by losing, I had averted the possibility of having my blood pressure meds raised, and my kidney labs were almost at normal, and with another couple of pounds would probably be normal! Since that visit, I joined MFP and have lost another 18. Needless to say he is the one dr that I don't mind seeing now.

I'm actually changing doctors for that reason. My previous Dr. was a nice lady, but when I asked about losing weight all I got was "Watch portion sizes."

Wow. Profound, right?

Nothing about how many calories I should be consuming, nothing about types of excercise that would be good for me since I've had back trouble from being 'spinal blocked' four times when I was having my son. Nothing about my triglycerides, cholesterol levels, or blood pressure. Not a peep about what portion sizes should look like, or anything that would really help.

All the information I've gathered has been from my own research and I am doing pretty okay. However, the mental aspect of weight loss gets to me and I'd like some more encouragement, ANY encouragement! When I weighed last, I noticed I'd lost a few pounds, and I got not a word about it. I have gone from 305 to 250 on my own, and have joined this WONDERFUL site to motivate me further, and I'm happy to have found it. . .cause my Dr. had nothing to say about my accomplishment.

I sincerely hope that my previous Dr. is more of the exception than the rule, but from what I hear from others in my community and in my out of state friends. . .it's really not.

The new Dr. I'm going to seems pretty cool. My husband went to him and he seems impressed. The Dr. gave him lots of info on loosing weight, on his cholesterol levels, blood pressure and more. He's encouraged my husband to lose weight and gave him info on how to accomplish it.

May he do the same for me!

Remember guys. . .you deserve to be healthy and happy. Keep on battling the bulge!

keep your head up and still get his attention when he comes in to see you! Sometimes they just need a knock on the head to realize they aren't listening. You Can do it!