Anyone who thinks fat people get some kind of five star service are wrong. The second you tip over from the "normal" to "overweight" category on their BMI are instantly subject to lectures, prodding, patronising and general ominous warnings about dying before their time. God preserve you if you put a couple more pounds on and reach the "obese" stage.

GP's in general are just a triage to stop people overloading hospitals. I've stopped expecting anything from them. Occasionally you find a good empathetic GP but I'm tempted to believe they are the minority.