One of the worst experiences of my life.
I am nearly 60 years old but once I was a semi-pro hockey player. Thanks mostly to this, I have a few ailments as I age (such as a serious history of concussions). I also have arthritis in every single joint of my body (diagnosed back in the 1990s). That, along with injuries to my neck, back and shoulder in April, 2010, makes it hard to exercise, and therefore I am very overweight.
However, my weight is the effect, NOT the cause of my arthritis. I normally can deal with it when arthritis flares up, especially now that I've moved to a much warmer climate. However, on occasion (about every other winter), it gets too bad and I need pain pills.
I called Menifee and they sent me to their clinic in Temecula. I met some doctor or nurse or PA named "Daniel" (not Camarillo). Sorry, he never gave a surname, so I suppose he's not a doctor (or he would have intro'd himself as "Dr. Daniel"). Since I was (literally) doubled over in pain, the only thing I noticed when he came in was that his pants were waaaayyy too tight (my wife also mentioned it and she wasn't forced to look down... it was that obvious).
But I digress. After having to listen to him flirt blatantly with his assistant the entire time, he told me that he wasn't going to prescribe ANYTHING for the pain (or anything else). So, I was pissed. It takes a LOT for me to ask for help with pain, so I made this long journey for nothing. Then he decides to FAT SHAME ME. Look, I know I am seriously heavy, but it has NOTHING to do with the atrocious pain in my hip. When this flares up, I am in pain ALL NIGHT LONG when weight is relatively insignificant (if I sleep on the opposite hip, there is NO weight on it). So, by the time he got around to oh-so-maturely telling me that I had to "move it or lose it," I couldn't take his insults any longer, so I flipped him the bird (he really did deserve it). He started screaming at me that I am never allowed back in there and blah blah blah... Yeah, like I had any plans to do so.
The creepy little a-hole even sent me a certified letter saying the same thing. Ya know, I didn't make one comment about his lifestyle choices... he certainly could've extended the same courtesy. He's a disgusting pig and a bully. He certainly shouldn't be working near humans.
Edit September 20, 2018: I just came across an article that describes this situation perfectly. Apparently "Daniel" isn't the only idiot with a degree that does this to people. https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/everything-you-know-about-obesity-is-wrong/ read more