Well at least she was throwing you a compliment. Her Not knowing your situation is unfortunate but don't let it get you down. Live life to its fullest OP. :)

I'm sorry OP, that must've hurt to be reminded of it even though the woman meant well. I know how it is to be told that you're too skinny, it's just as damaging as being called fat. You must look pretty good to be called out for it though! :)

How was she supposed to know? And its a compliment...

I know exactly how you feel OP - I have a common autoimmune disease, Coeliac Disease, and I'm so thin :/ people always comment on it and I hate it because I want to put weight on as I'm underweight but my body won't until its finished healing or some sh*t :/ It really puts your self esteem down when you don't look nice in your good clothes anymore... So I feel ya!

Aw well I guess if its any consolation she must think you look good.

I too have an auto-immune disease, well, 3. I've never weighed more than 103 when I was 15, and have been floating between 85 and 90 pounds for 2 years. I've tried eating different ways but nothing works. I usually end up binge-ing on junk food and gaining a pound, then losing it within a day. The AI messing up my weight is hyperthyroidism, which I've been diagnosed with for 5 years. My metabolism is super quick and only feel ok when I eat multiple times a day within hours of the last meal. I love my veggies, and meat, but its hard to keep up with it. I get asked constantly how I can be so skinny, it doesn't matter where I am, work, school, shopping; clerks, classmates, and customers alike will ask. Most of the time I will educate them about the reasons, unless I feel annoyed by it and just say, "lucky I guess!".

You can drink protein shakes that people use to work out. They will make you gain weight as long as you don't work out a lot and drink a lot

I hear ya OP!! I have an autoimmune disease as well & when I got much sicker just lately, I lost a ton of weight & can't put a single pound back on. I get some comments too so I know how ya feel. Keep yer head up cuz yer not alone!! Keep fighting & Good Luck!!

I know how hard it is to try and gain weight. The nurse should have known better.

I wish my autoimmune disease would make me skinnier; instead of making my skin look like I have scales

Well, at least it has a good side affect. Get well soon!

Being premature, I have a hard time gaining weight.