Rant Followed by Some Good News For Me
Okay, I work in an Internal Medicine clinic. Now, you would think that people in the health care field would be a little less obese. But, I am surrounded by "oompa-loompas"! I have actually had a co-worker say to me, while she literally had a full dozen doughnuts in front of her that she was shoveling in, "I don’t know why I can’t seem to lose any weight!" Or the nurses that say, "Can you go get this patient for me I just can’t walk that far." 75 percent of the nurses in my clinic are as wide as they are tall. And, these people are giving out nutritional and exercise advice!!! I even had a patient say that they would rather talk to another nurse about their weight concerns, because they know what it’s like to not have anything work for them. WTF??? When I had a physical a couple of years back, this morbidly obese gentleman decided to counsel me on my dietary needs. Uhm, no wonder most people don’t follow their doctor’s advice, since their nurse doesn’t even follow a healthy diet and exercise.
Now, onto the good news. I have an evaluation appointment on the 8th of October to get my umbilical (belly-button) hernia repaired. Yay!!! 
September 28, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Heh I agree with you! And that sounds painful–at least you’re getting it taken care of. Good luck!
September 30, 2007 at 1:31 pm
lol well hopefully you will get a nurse that can walk to answer your call bell.
yeah i see it as well in canada…nurses that are not very fit..shift work is hard mind you
October 1, 2007 at 10:14 am
lol its like goin to the gym an finding a personal trainer…obese…lol yeah, taking workout advice from someone who doesnt follow their own advice.. nice!!! good luck your surgery!
October 1, 2007 at 10:31 am
And I would presume that the procedure will be conducted by a surgeon who hits four spins on the scale….but will advise you later on how to eat properly for a successful recovery….
October 1, 2007 at 6:11 pm
That and doctors who chain smoke.
Good luck on the operation. Make sure you get the wife into the observation room. And for god’s sake, put big black "X"’s everywhere so they don’t cut in the wrong place.