stop being such a sensitive creature. I have every right to be a little peeved that someone born with a chronic lung condition has been shunted down the list, whilst someone who makes no effort to look after their health and basically puts 2 fingers up to the NHS by eating far too much stays on it.
Where do I start with this?
What do you consider to be a chronic lung condition?. My sister in law has a chronic lung condition and she was categorised in group 4 for the vaccine, which she had about 3 weeks ago. There are millions of asthma sufferers in the UK and some are considered more severe than others. The more severe cases have not been excluded from group 6. If you are not in this group, which I suspect not given you were fit enough to undertake 40km daily bike rides during the last lockdown (unless I'm confusing you with another poster) then the powers that be have decided that you are at a lower risk of dying or being seriously ill from the disease. This decision would have been based on existing data. Only the morbidly obese (1.4m with a BMI above 40) have been included in group 6, and this will be because the data shows that they are at a higher risk that the milder asthma sufferers. I myself have mild asthma, and as far as I'm aware was never included in group 6 originally, and am quite happy that those in higher risk, whatever the reason, should get the vaccine before me.
But notwithstanding all the above, it's the way you just assume that everybody who is overweight because they are lazy and eat too much that really disses me off. My wife started piling on the pounds in her mid 30s. At 40 she was diagnosed with an under active thyroid and has lived with that condition for 20 years. Her body doesn't produce enough thyroxine, the hormone that controls the bodies metabolism, and even though she is on the maximum prescription allowed, it's still not enough. On top of that, following breast cancer 7 years ago she was put on hormone treatment that also makes her put on weight. Probably due to her weight she now has issues with both her knees and her hips, and has also recently been diagnosed with osteoporosis due to the hormone medication she has been taking. So the upshot is that she is unable to exercise anywhere near as much as she would like to. And to top it all the whole weight/illness thing is having a toll on her mental health.
That's just 2 medical issues that have caused my wife's obesity. There are literally millions out there that suffer similar illnesses as her, and there are probably numerous other medical issues that also cause you to put on weight. Of the 1.4m morbidly obese in England, over two thirds are women, and I would put money on the vast majority of those having underlying medical issues that have caused it.
So please don't try and insult my intelligence again by telling me that obesity cannot be caused by medical issues. And if it makes you feel better, my wife's BMI is well below 40, so you can rest assured that she won't be one of the fat people who will be getting her jab before you.
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