@TAB OMG I know exactly what that is like. When I went to the specialist last month to get the appointment that I had yesterday,  I mentioned to him that I know have gallstones and wasn't sure if his clinic covered that area of the body or not. He said he can refer me on, but surgeons like to operate on skinny men. So he will probably tell me that he can't operate on me because of my current weight. 

FFS I know I am overweight, but when you take 2 different medications and the side effect is weight gain,  and adding to that the depression where I don't eat much, but when I do, it tends to be comfort food. What do they expect. 

And I know for a fact that I am in so much pain with my back because of my weight. I have had these issues in the past, minus the depression. And I changed my diet and walked everyday. I started off slow and eventually built it up. After 12 months, there was no more back, hip or knee pain. And then my partner died. That's when the depression started and the weight came back on. But I have reach a point where I am in so much pain when I walk, that I can't go anywhere unless I can get in and out as quickly as possible and there needs to be seats available so I can rest at time. 

It's like these doctors think I had a choice and put myself in this position, so all they can offer is pain killers [edited by moderator]. I just received a message that my health care plan is up for renewal, which means I can get some physio started. I just need to make the booking.