on livejournal, amarama has written up the first draft of a fat girls' guide to dealing with doctors.

she says:

Per charlottecooper's request, I'm drafting a guide for fat girls to make the most of their healthcare. This is more of a behavior guide for maximizing your experience rather than a list of services that are of particular use to fat girls. It uses fairly personal language instead of detached healthcare language, which I have mixed feelings about. I will probably make a couple more versions of this, so if people have suggestions, let me know!

this is amazing stuff. i already knew a good bit of this, but there is advice in there that i hadn't thought of.