Thanks for the TL:DR!  You hit the nail on the head though. Fats are a drain on our medical systems because they require "overkill" care, such as surgery, when a simple scan would be enough for a normal sized person! The Doc looked so embarrassed when I asked how he handles fat people but he was slim himself and actually seemed happy to vent about how hard his job becomes when forced to deal with fat bastards!! There's no way to get a "bigger" ultrasound scan. Even the lowest frequency can only see through a set amount of ti  1000  ssue and if you have a massive layer of blubber then it won't be able to see your gut!! I'm actually underweight and even with the high frequency scanner that looks at the layers just under the skin, if he pressed down slightly he was still able to see my gut because I have so little subcutaneous fat on my abs. If I was a planet then that simple scan would have taken up so many resources as they tried to find extra staff members and a bariatric hoist. On top of that, the scan probably wouldn't have worked and I'd have required either more in depth scans (CT/MRI, which also struggle to see through fat!) or I'd have needed surgery!! It's no wonder the English NHS (National Health Service) is struggling when they're forced to deal with so many landwhales!! It pisses me off!