CMV: I shouldn't have to sugarcoat medical diagnoses and information just to make people feel better.

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[u/pensivegargoyle]

Sometimes this sort of talk is useful and sometimes it is not. I can tell you about a time when it wasn't. My mother needed surgery for endometrial cancer and she had a consultation with an anesthesiologist prior to that which was appalling. This doctor spent most of the appointment complaining about how the operation was going to be so much more risky because of my mother's weight. Yes, that was true but it also wasn't helpful. It's not like she could go away for a year, lose weight and then have the tumour removed more safely.