So many things wrong with this.... I am actually enraged by it. if you want to read the post that inspired the rant, archived OFC Here are the many things that jump out at me about this post....  Here goes another one related to mercenaries of medicine that happened to me about a year ago. So they aren't even doctors anymore. They are mercenaries... oh if only sweetie. If they were throwing ethics out the window, they would have told you how healthy you are.  I was unconvinced, mainly because through my whole life every single mercenary of those used to justify my health problems with my weight and told me that if I lost weight I’d be great (so it was all my fault!). Riiight, how is your health your problem? Obviously it has nothing to do with you. plugs ears If someone, let alone multiple people, have told you that your weight will cause problems, why are you shocked when you have a problem and they tell you it's because of your weight? Ugh. Just so much anger at this.  This doctor didn’t ask for any money or anything. He treated me as the human being I am and explained what was happening to me without covering everything with “it’s because you’re fat” and “you should lose weight”. So... this kind, loving soul told you everything you wanted to hear and then some, and didn't even have the heart to charge you a penny! Obviously they will do wonders with that sustainable business model and outlook on patient care. Dumbass, they billed your insurance or wrote it off as a charity case. Or better yet, they didn't charge you because they don't want to be associated with your failing health. Sounds more like the doctor washed their hands of your lardass.  I had the time to read a lot about this issue now, and it’s really unconfortable, and it’s cronic.  You can't spell, I'm shocked you can read.  There’s no cure for Limphedema and, just like Diabetes,  "There is no cure, so why do anything to manage it?" is the mentality of a mentally challenged hippo. There is no cure for arthritis, but I know a proper diet and physical activity will help manage my symptoms. If you have something that is bound to impact your quality of life down the line, why the hell are you not doing everything you can to increase your current quality of life? I have lost so much to RA. You are at the beginning of this, where treatment is possible and will allow you to live a semi-normal life while you can. Oh... never mind, you don't live your life as it is.  it happens to a lot of thin people as well (mainly women who had breast surgery to treat cancer and end up developing Limphedema on their arms). You literally just compared your discomfort to a cancer patient. Lung cancer happens to non-smokers, so it obviously doesn't matter. And if it wasn't weight related, you wouldn't be bringing up thin people.  However, we usually bump more into “mercenaries of medicine” rather than “doctors” or “medics” who actually feel what they do and want to help you improve your life. Many of these mercenaries would let my grandfather just die in delirium after 10 years of Parkinson’s if he didn’t have enough (thousands of) dollars to pay them. May I mention that we’re in Latin America and it’s really difficult (if not illegal) to get dollars here? So... in Latin America you can't have money, or is it that they only take US money? Both are incredibly far fetched ideas. "It's illegal to have this money, but here is a hospital that will only accept it" sounds like something out of a child's game.  I'm sorry, but your grandpa had delirium? That does not carry a good prognosis. After 1 year, patients presenting with delirium had an increased mortality, an increased institutionalization rate, and an increased likelihood of having been re-admitted  Conclusion: delirium has a poor long-term prognosis and may be a marker for functional deterioration and decline in elderly people. And that is only one year out... not ten.  Oh, and what is a treatment/management suggestion for Parkinson's? "There is also much that you can do for yourself in terms of taking charge of your health and making lifestyle changes, particularly incorporating daily exercise, which will help in managing your disease" Now that I remember, my mom once was told by one that she had cancer and she was going to die. So she started to make all the arrangements and everything, she was even about to go to chemo… but she decided to consult another doctor, and it turns out she didn’t have anything. She was fine. But this other mercenary was going to get her killed (legally, cleanly) just to make money out of hospitals, treatments and medications. SECOND mention of cancer. I don't believe this for a second. Have you ever been to an oncologist? They don't tell you "you have cancer". They test you... and test you... and test you. They will say they "suspect" something, or that there are "indicators" for something, but by the time they say "oh yea, you have cancer" you are just as confidant as they are in the diagnosis. They show you scans, x-rays, blood tests. They shove more facts at you then you will ever know what to do with. In the end, you feel broken and overwhelmed. Then you have the pre-chemo meeting. If you have ever seen Deadpool... it's like that but it's not. I was Vanessa. I wanted to know the plan and I wanted a backup plan for if the first plan sucked. And the doctors have that info. They know of the special treatment in Costa Rica that costs a life savings... because EVERY cancer patient wants to find the cure. (No mention of the type of cancer the mom had...)  So yea... ugh. Wall of text but this bullshit, this exaggeration and lying, needs to stop. Fat needs to stop.  Sorry for the rant.