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Hernia Repair and Higher-Weight People Part 3- Dealing with BMI-Based Denials (opens the original)
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This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing!In part 1 I started writing about the basics of hernias in higher-weight people, including the fact that these surgeries are common targets for BMI-based denials of care, where a higher-weight patient’s healthcare is held hostage for a weight loss random. In part 2 we dicussed the issues with the weight loss recommendations that are so commonly given to higher-weight patient
Hernia Repair and Higher-Weight People Part 2 - The Realities of Requiring Weight Loss (opens the original)
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This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing!In Part 1 we discussed the basics of hernia repair for higher-weight people. In part 3 we’ll discuss the options for fighting BMI-based denials for hernia care. While I take the stance that people of all sizes deserve equitable care, in Part 2, I want to talk about the issues with these weight loss recommendations (this is a piece I’ve been meaning to write for a while so I
Friday Subscriber Discussion - I Do Not Think That Means What You Think It Means (opens the original)
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Happy Friday Subscribers and thank you so supporting my work! I’ve written extensively about the ways that the weight loss industry is trying to co-opt decades of weight stigma work to redefine weight stigma as, essentially, not treating fat people badly while you call them a dangerous crisis and try to make billions claiming we will eradicate them from… Read more
Hernia Repair and Higher-Weight People Part 1 - The Basics (opens the original)
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This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing!One of the more complex situations that I often get asked to write about, or asked to help advocate for, is hernia repair in higher-weight people. This situation can be quite complicated and a lot depends on the person, their specific condition, and their situation. The goal of this three-part series is to offer a starting point for discussion
5 Questions with Tigress Osborn (opens the original)
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This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter! If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing!Welcome to another 5 Questions With… If you’re a new reader (hello and welcome!) this is a series where we learn a bit about experts in the field. Previous interviewees include Mikey Mercedes, <a href="https://weightandheal
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