Gustavo R. Machado, Dr

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Feb 2, 2026

Had surgery with Dr. Hurlbut in 2015 & 2017 both from work injuries. Went back to see him March 2025 due to increasing pain with motion, numbness/tingling, and not being able to pull my arm from back to front without pain or discomfort. He was in the room for maybe 30 seconds before he started looking me up and down and asking “Have you gained weight since the last time I saw you?” In which I replied, Yes. Mind you at that time of my first surgery I had just gotten out of high school and for reference I only gained 50 pounds in 8 years and my stomach is where I carry most of my weight. Apparently this was a concerning issue for Dr. Hurlbut AN ORTHOPEADIC SURGEON (NOT bariatric specialist or family physician) because he couldn’t stop looking at my stomach nor could he stop talking about a GLP-1 medication I should be on for weight loss, CONTINUOUSLY and when I say continuously, I mean I sat there for a good 10 minutes as he went over the statistics, telling me how great of a drug this is..you know THE WHOLE NINE, all while his assistant typed away at her computer.

Now, this was supposed to be an appointment about my right shoulder, RIGHT, NOT about my weight?! Eventually he starts examining me and asking me where my pain is very much expressing that my pain/discomfort is all NEW and not what he fixed 8-9 years ago as he’s telling the assistant the special terms for pain in each area. Then proceeds to have me sit down while he says “we will refer you to physical therapy because you have bad posture.” I was completely and utterly humiliated during this appointment because, 1 I came in here for my right shoulder not to be ridiculed about my weight. 2, not only was the doctor in the room but so was the assistant. 3, he’s talking to me about a drug for weight loss that I can’t get access to because I don’t make an extra $1000 a month to be able to afford this medication because fortunately enough I don’t have A SINGLE health condition that would REQUIRE ME to be on this medication. 4, he has 0 clue that the minute I start loosing weight is the minute I start obsessing about it and go back into my anorexia headspace, not like it’s needed cuz they only see the “now” but I lost 120 pounds and most of my hair ** in 2022 due to malnutrition.

Only words I have at this moment are to have better bedside manner, think before you speak, and be A LOT more inclusive…

Rant/Review over but 0/10 would recommend if you are a plus size baddie like myself.

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