The Fat Doctor Podcast

Yes, I'm Fat. Yes, I'm in Pain. No, They're Not Related.

Dr Asher Larmie Season 5 Episode 5

In this powerful episode, I examine the critical intersection of fatness, chronic pain, and medical bias. Drawing from both my professional expertise as a doctor and my personal experience with frozen shoulder, I expose how the medical system frequently fails fat patients seeking pain management – not through lack of treatment options, but through prejudice and assumptions.

Key moments:

  • How doctors make assumptions about fat patients in pain [6:00]
  • The medical trauma cycle and delayed care [9:18]
  • The three types of pain: nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic [13:20]
  • Your rights as a patient with chronic pain [20:01]
  • Practical steps for getting proper assessment and treatment [23:22]
  • Ask Me Anything [34:21]
  • Eveything You've Been Told About Weight Loss Is A Lie [39:14]

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This week's paper is  Andreoli, María F et al. “Leptin resensitisation: a reversion of leptin-resistant states.” The Journal of endocrinology vol. 241,3 (2019): R81-R96. doi:10.1530/JOE-18-0606 


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