Another thing that isn't right, but proves that weight doesn't matter: when I was finally diagnosed with AN, at 40 years of age, my weight was well below the point that the guidelines say requires hospitalization for treatment. And my doctor made the dx, but left it at that! A couple of weeks later, I called his office to say that I didn't know what to do, and did he think that a dietitian would help? Until then, he just figured he'd done his job, by making the dx.

Sad truth is that there's a lot of ignorance about EDs, and that's one reason it's so hard to get treatment for them.