"if you saw your doctor about a sinus infection and, after describing your symptoms, his first comment was, "You know, you could stand to gain 20 pounds." I'm suggesting that would be seen as odd and inappropriate."
Well, when I was in my twenties, I was in a minor bike accident, and went to a doctor to make sure the bruises and cuts weren't serious. They weren't, but she _immediately_ called me on my very low weight. She was right. I was anorexic. She dealt with this with a lot of sensitivity, and I ended up seeing her regularly as part of the recovery process. So yeah, it does happen, and it can be a good thing.
I don't know the details of this particular case, but sometimes a doctor does need to address a manifest problem that isn't what the patient came in about.
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Date: 2005-08-25 12:25 am (UTC)Well, when I was in my twenties, I was in a minor bike accident, and went to a doctor to make sure the bruises and cuts weren't serious. They weren't, but she _immediately_ called me on my very low weight. She was right. I was anorexic. She dealt with this with a lot of sensitivity, and I ended up seeing her regularly as part of the recovery process. So yeah, it does happen, and it can be a good thing.
I don't know the details of this particular case, but sometimes a doctor does need to address a manifest problem that isn't what the patient came in about.