POLL: The Doctors Office Scale

Regarding Dx's earlier post titled:  Med-Men Statistics?  Can We Change 'em... It talked about how Men avoid seeking out medical intervention which likely explains the higher percentages in cancer, heart disease, suicide, etc.  That made me think about my situation (pre-op) and this poll question: Would you have gone or have been more likely to go to the Doctor if had you did not have to step on the scale and weigh each time?  Yes or No? I had the same phobia of the Doctor's scale as I did of the dreaded airplane seats or the skinny restaurant booths.  I was terrified of the weigh-in at the Doctor and would not go when I absolutely should have to spare myself the embarrassment.  Anyone else have this same fear to the extent that you avoided going? Take the poll - let's see what we come up with!!!! Cards Fan

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Even though I dreaded getting on the sclae every time I went, it had little bearing on why i went to the dr in the 1st place, so no I still would go if I needed to be there. Even though my weight did contribute to the reasons why I was seeing the dr in the 1st place. al

No, I've never feared/dreaded going to the doctor nor have I ever cared what the older woman in the scrubs thinks about my weight (nor, do I think, does she care).  To the extent I have let some problems go on to long without going to the doctor, it's simply been laziness or busyness.

Doctor's scale wouldn't go high enough to weigh me so I gotta say no.  I actually took a little pride inbeing as big as I was and being able to do all the stuff I was able to do. Complete and total denial that weight was more than a social inconvienence. It wasn't until my BP went bananas that my weight became a priority concern and then when my heart started missing shortly thereafter, I got real concerned but was in too poor of condition to physically do much to fix it.  WLS save my life in that regard,...or should I say prolonged my life. So DxE seminar on mens attitude toward personal health pretty much fits for me,...if the bone isn't sticking out, just give me a minute to suck it up and I'll be OK. Also having been big all of my life, I had quit worrying about the scale as long as I could do what I needed and wanted to do when I wanted to do it.  I didn't consider the rug gettin pulled out from under me all at once like the way it happened.

I was not afraid of the scale, because I've never went to a doctors office int he 10 years before my surgery that could hold my weight.  Most of them only went up to 350 lbs and on rare occassions 400 lbs.  I didn't know my weight until I got weighed in at my surgeons office, imagine my surprise when the scale read 492 lbs.  Scott

I hated the scale and I think I still do. When they would ask me to get on the scale I would tell them "no" or "you dont need to weigh me today". Sometimes they would go for it but not all the time. Now I hate the scale because it doesnt match what I have at home. I have purchased new ones trying to match thiers cause I am told that the Dr's scale is acurate. Well, now I have found one that has been matching so far but we will wait and see for future reference. Bottom line...I still hate the scale.

Not scared of the scales... but definitely scared of going to restaurants with booths or fitting into a plane seat. I have not taken a trip by plane in 3 years because I can't afford 1st class and I am not going to pay for 2 seats!!!! Hopefully that will all change on July 10th! I can't wait to be on the losing side.

I matched your description.  I hated to go to the Dr. because I knew they would want to weigh me.

I am not sure the scale had that much of  ahold on me.  I know I have never had one at home, and NEVER weigh myself, or at least I havent since I wrestled in high school.  The doctor I went to really never weighed me, so for a few years, I had no idea what I weighed. And I was one that always felt self concious about asking for a table at a resturaunt instead of a booth, but I always did it. Although, now the scale isnt as mean to me, the numbers keep going down.