It's a good thing you rejected the chemical option because it is HELL.

Jun 10, 2022

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…s (my doctors real name) patients fat, saying that I was too fat to actually walk on the treadmill. He went on to say that I was going to be injected with this medication to increase my heart rate instead of doing it naturally by walking on the treadmill, I asked for another doctor at that point. Once he called me fat it was over yet to tell me you were…

Black patient: Why do my non-Black doctors feel the need to talk to me as if I’m stupid?

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It's a good thing you rejected the chemical option because it is HELL. You end up gagging and vomiting continuously for about 10 minutes or longer. Of course they don't explain that to you in advance. I'd actually chosen it because I thought it would be easier than trying to push myself so hard on that treadmill.

Never again.

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