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Su189 · 16/09/2024 10:40

Went to a podiatry appointment today and was all ready for the minor surgery and the man randomly said ‘ so how much do you weigh roughly’ And then I told him I’m not sure exactly and then he tried to guess ‘about 10 stone?’ Aibu to think this is rude to guess my weight and my weight is no relevance to what I was having done

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TheShellBeach · 16/09/2024 11:19

It's an essential question, even for minor surgery.
He should have weighed you, not guessed.

bifurCAT · 16/09/2024 11:16

Need more tranqs to knock out an elephant. I know this is not the case here, but medical practitioners need to know weight for things, I'd imagine especially podiatry, as it's more weight on the affected appendage.

If you didn't know, he was either going to weigh you or make an educated guess.

I think you're just upset he verbalised it.

HamSad · 16/09/2024 11:16

TrumpIsACuntWaffle · 16/09/2024 11:01

I'd chuffed as fuck if someone estimated 10 stone.
Get over yourself.

Same! I'd skip out of the bloody door at the end of the appointment! Catch yourself on OP, it's no big deal

Starlight1979 · 16/09/2024 11:13

TrumpIsACuntWaffle · 16/09/2024 11:01

I'd chuffed as fuck if someone estimated 10 stone.
Get over yourself.

😂

TrumpIsACuntWaffle · 16/09/2024 11:01

I'd chuffed as fuck if someone estimated 10 stone.
Get over yourself.

Paganpentacle · 16/09/2024 10:51

I'd complain.
Outrageous.
And obviously there's people hanging around with nothing better to do than process this utter bollocks your entirely legitimate concern.

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Su189 · 16/09/2024 10:51

newnamethanks · 16/09/2024 10:47

Did he touch you OP? Medics do that. They also ask you relevant questions about what you may consider is only personal information. You should be aware of this for any future interaction. Or cut your own toenails.

I had partial nail avulsion.

I haven’t weighed myself in a while. Wasn’t expected to be asked though

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newnamethanks · 16/09/2024 10:47

Did he touch you OP? Medics do that. They also ask you relevant questions about what you may consider is only personal information. You should be aware of this for any future interaction. Or cut your own toenails.

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JMSA · 16/09/2024 10:44

Oh come on. It's not like he hazarded a guess at 18 stone. This is a non-issue, so move on from it.

viques · 16/09/2024 10:42

I think even for minor surgery weight is important. If you don’t know your own weight, and there wasn’t a scales available then he would have to estimate your weight. Not rude at all.

Milliehh · 16/09/2024 10:41

No its not rude, but he could have just weighed you. People always have weights taken for surgery appointments don't they?