Fat experiences

BigBallBellyGirl:
A couple of years ago, I had a medical emergency that required surgery. I was a little over 600 lb then, and I was too big for the first hospital I went to to treat me. I was unable to fit in an MRI and too heavy for their OR. They had to transfer me to a different hospital, and because no bariatric ambulances were available, I was transferred in a fire department vehicle with 9 firefighters lifting me on a heavy duty tarp. The experience was frightening, and as a result, I lost some weight. I didn't keep it off though, and I'm more than 200 pounds bigger than I was then. I'm trying to lose just enough weight that I can fit through my front door, which is currently an impossibility. I am about 11 ft. around at the fattest part of my belly, and I haven't left the house in a couple of months after a rapid intentional gain. I want to stay as obese as possible, but I do need to be able to get out in an emergency.

There are other medical challenges. I haven't fit in my dentist's chair in about 3 years, and they had to make do with me staying in my bariatric wheelchair. I've outgrown that chair though, and even if I could fit in it, I'm too heavy for my husband to push me on his own. We're currently exploring options for a custom extra heavy duty chair from Big Bounder.

As far as doctors' reactions to my weight, the hospital that treated me and was very respectful. Years ago, I was in the high 300s, and the GP I had at the time pressured me to lose weight. I actually got down to 190 and hated it. Of course, at this point, that was 650 lb ago.

My current doctor doesn't body shame, but at one visit, I had gained around 40 lb in 6 months, and she cautioned me against getting bigger than I was. Of course, I kept growing. If I'm able to leave my house for my August appointments, I expect her to say something about all my gain, but I'm not quite sure what that will be!

BigBallBellyGirl:
A couple of years ago, I had a medical emergency that required surgery. I was a little over 600 lb then, and I was too big for the first hospital I went to to treat me. I was unable to fit in an MRI and too heavy for their OR. They had to transfer me to a different hospital, and because no bariatric ambulances were available, I was transferred in a fire department vehicle with 9 firefighters lifting me on a heavy duty tarp. The experience was frightening, and as a result, I lost some weight. I didn't keep it off though, and I'm more than 200 pounds bigger than I was then. I'm trying to lose just enough weight that I can fit through my front door, which is currently an impossibility. I am about 11 ft. around at the fattest part of my belly, and I haven't left the house in a couple of months after a rapid intentional gain. I want to stay as obese as possible, but I do need to be able to get out in an emergency.

There are other medical challenges. I haven't fit in my dentist's chair in about 3 years, and they had to make do with me staying in my bariatric wheelchair. I've outgrown that chair though, and even if I could fit in it, I'm too heavy for my husband to push me on his own. We're currently exploring options for a custom extra heavy duty chair from Big Bounder.

As far as doctors' reactions to my weight, the hospital that treated me and was very respectful. Years ago, I was in the high 300s, and the GP I had at the time pressured me to lose weight. I actually got down to 190 and hated it. Of course, at this point, that was 650 lb ago.

My current doctor doesn't body shame, but at one visit, I had gained around 40 lb in 6 months, and she cautioned me against getting bigger than I was. Of course, I kept growing. If I'm able to leave my house for my August appointments, I expect her to say something about all my gain, but I'm not quite sure what that will be!

Kunto:
Is 11 inch by the way a new world record for the biggest belly??

BigBallBellyGirl:If I'm able to leave my house for my August appointments, I expect her to say something about all my gain, but I'm not quite sure what that will be!