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A post about a woman who was shocked after a physician assistant spotted a major error in her medical records has sparked discussion on Threads.
The revelation was shared on Threads by user @rosesinister on July 20. The post has attracted more than 36,000 views, with many people expressing disbelief at the mistake and sympathizing with her frustration.
In her original post, the woman explained that she had previously discussed issues with how her doctor’s office documented her weight.
“I’ve posted here before about my doctor’s office, including the terms ‘morbidly obese’ on my medical records and giving me s*** in the past about my weight,” she said.
While acknowledging that she had gained weight in recent years, she said she questioned the classification.
“Now, I won’t deny that I’m big. And recent health struggles/ perimenopause had me piling on pounds. But I also know my BMI and it’s not anywhere near the ‘morbidly obese’ designation,” she said.
The woman said the issue came to light when she saw a physician assistant for the first time.
“On Friday, I saw my regular GP [general practitioner or general physician]’s PA [physician assistant] for the first time. She was looking at my records, looking at me, and then, she spotted it,” she said.
In a later post, she revealed what the assistant had found, saying: “My doctor’s office had my height in their records at 5’2”. Thriends, I am 5’9”.”
She stressed that the discrepancy had significant implications for how her body mass index was calculated. “And that 7” difference is not insignificant when calculating BMI.”
The discovery prompted her to reflect on previous interactions with her doctor.
She said: “All these years of feeling like my GP was not taking some of my health concerns seriously and being slightly condescending about my diet and exercise logs (she’s great for almost everything else), when HER SYSTEM HAD MY HEIGHT OFF BY 7” and she never noticed.”
The poster added: “I’m p*****. And I might be looking for a new GP. Her PA was though.”
The experience resonated with many social media users who said they had encountered mistakes or felt dismissed in healthcare settings.
According to research cited by FemtechWorld in March 2025, 94.4 percent of women aged 25 to 34 and 88 percent of women aged 18 to 24 said they felt their health concerns had been ignored, often being told their symptoms were “just stress” or that they were “too young” for serious conditions.
Dr. Natasha Fernando, medical director at health testing firm Medichecks, which conducted the research, told the publication: “We’re seeing a pattern where younger women, in particular, are often dismissed when seeking medical advice.”
Fernando added: “The alarming statistics in this survey highlight just how much work needs to be done to ensure women’s voices are heard and their symptoms taken seriously.”
A separate 2024 survey from KFF, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, found that nearly one in four women aged 18 to 64 (23 percent) reported that “a doctor, health provider, or other staff has treated them unfairly or with disrespect in the past two years,” compared with 18 percent of men.
The survey found that weight was the most commonly cited reason for unfair or disrespectful treatment. Overall, 15 percent of women said they had been treated unfairly because of their weight, while 9 percent cited their age and/or gender.
‘Incredibly Frustrating’
Many commenters on the Threads post said they were astonished that such a large error had gone unnoticed.
User @girl.with.boy.name wrote: “How do they get it THAT WRONG? Like, come on people.”
User @jharveland commented: “DANG. That is incredibly frustrating! So glad it was caught!”
Others shared examples of similar problems.
User @woodsycampfire wrote: “I saw someone not long ago saying the doc had told their 6’5″ son he needed to be 140 lbs. The idiots had read his height as 65 inches or 5’5″.”
Meanwhile, @aridyn said: “This is why medical record accuracy is important. Got my daughter’s sleep study back and the tech had entered she was 3′ 4″ and 341lbs. She’s 5′ 7″ and 220. I made a phone call immediately since I couldn’t trust the results.”
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Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Sirena Bergman and Emma Lee-Sang
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