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Originally Posted At: http://groups.google.com/groups?q=kaiser+permanente&hl=en&scoring=d&selm=3C7B5C51.F66115C4%40uswest.net&rnum=1
Subject: Another One of Those "Fat Surgery is the Answer" Articles Newsgroups: soc.support.fat-acceptance.moderated View: (This is the only article in this thread) | Original Format Date: 2002-02-26 03:26:25 PST
The following article appeared in The Olympian newspaper along with photos of Ms. Foster now and then. Her "then" didn't look bad at all.
In the two years I've been here in the south Puget Sound area, I have noticed an increasing disdain for people of size. I find this interesting, particularly since Olympia prides itself on its diversity. <snort>
Recently, I had to go to my HMO (known locally as "Group Death") to have my right arm evaluated for possible tendonitis/carpal tunnel. The Occupational MD examined my arm and then asked, "Has <my regular MD> talked to you about obesity surgery?" I smiled and said, "Isn't that a bit drastic just to fix a swollen elbow?" My mother probably rolled over in her grave. I wasn't raised to sass people, but I'm tired of people always reminding me that I'm fat. Like, duh, I know. My only problem with being fat is other people.
As a veteran of the Kaiser Permanente health care system, I remember when people who wanted these horrible bypass operations had to go through committees and practically beg to get them done. Nowadays, it seems like HMOs are willing to spend at least $20k if not more to rid us of our fat. Sad, isn't it? I wish they'd just give me the $20k and then I can either move home to Oakland or follow my dream of living full time in Hawaii. 8-) Sawing me in half sure isn't the answer.
Anyway, enough ranting. The article appears below.
Kathy J. (hates living in) Olympia, WA