Surgeon told off for abusing fat patient
A foul-mouthed surgeon has been reprimanded for swearing at a severely obese patient and for punishing her by removing her from a waiting list.
The doctor, known as "Dr B", told his gastric bypass patient, "Ms A", that she was "going on a f****** diet" after she complained she disliked the word "diet" and preferred to talk about "lifestyle".
The doctor, known as "Dr B", told his gastric bypass patient, "Ms A", that she was "going on a f****** diet" after she complained she disliked the word "diet" and preferred to talk about "lifestyle".
The woman's weight is not stated, but her body mass index (BMI) is recorded as 168, suggesting that if she is of average height, she would weigh more than 180kg.
She works fulltime, is a mother and reported swimming three times a week, but had repeatedly failed at dieting, quickly regaining weight after relapsing.
Dr B explained to her the necessity of patients changing their lifestyle and dieting if they were to shed kilos and maintain their new weight after the operation.
She told him she disliked the word "diet" and preferred to talk about "lifestyle".
Ms A said in her complaint letter: "[Dr B] disagreed and said if I couldn't handle the word diet then he challenged my motivation and stated that I would never survive surgery because I was still bullshitting myself and therefore my thinking was still f****d."
From nzherald.com
Dr B receives The Teams "telling it like it is" award for this month. Well done.
