Medical gaslighting blocking me from receiving testing due to being overweight. Doctor and pcp saying no concerns because “there’s no way you eat that little”
Venting a bit but also looking for feedback.
I’m on the waitlist for second opinions. However, now my pcp has put in my chart that there’s no medical evidence I’m eating only 600 calories a day and 20 grams of protein due to overweight and no weight loss over 6 month.
I’ve been advocating for years and my pcp and GI see this as rumination, hyperfixation, somatic symptom disorder.
The reason I haven’t dropped it is because eating this low has caused major functional impairment
I have reported this as well to which they document, “patient has fear of physical activity, patient has fear of issues with dizziness and breathing problems”
I do not have fears of them. I simply advocated that eating this little for such a prolonged period of time causes these physical impairments. They responded we have no objective evidence of that. To which I said which is why I would like to get motility testing.
Prior to the last 6months of 600 calories I was only able to tolerate 1000-1200 for the last 5 years. I have tiredlessly advocated and did not understand why they would not help until now I read it in my notes and I feel devastated and so hurt
I have followed their recommendations to show I’m not being difficult but the dietitian also can’t help because she had no recommendations based on my soy, corn, pea allergies. Also gluten free and dairy free. She reports in her notes as well siding with them
Where do I go from here? They also wrote all labs normal so no additional evidence of what patient is reporting malnutrition.
I’m scared as I have tried to seek help at my local ED and they view it as a psychological problem and send me on my way once my cbc, cmp comes back normal. I am struggling walking short distances, showering and doing basic things but they said “any normal person is physically impossible to eat that little and not lose weight so we have no basis or proof of what you’re saying”