Anna's Story
The Medical Detectives
Soft Skills Media
3.6 • 711 Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2025
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to the very first episode of The Medical Detectives!
In this powerful first episode, co-hosts Dr. Nance and Anna flip the script and Dr. Nance interviews Anna about her extraordinary health journey. Anna spent years struggling in her body, before finally deciding to get help, which sent her on a whole other journey trying to crack the mystery of her diagnosis. Anna opens up about her experiences with confronting medical bias, navigating being a public figure while living with a chronic illness, and grappling with the shame that often comes with living in a bigger body.
Discover how she overcame shame, fear, and repeated misdiagnoses to finally find compassionate healthcare providers who looked beyond her size. If you’ve ever felt dismissed or misunderstood on your own path to wellness, Anna’s story will bring you hope and validation. Tune in for an honest conversation about women’s health, body acceptance, and the power of self-advocacy—plus the surprising twists and setbacks that make Anna’s story one you won’t want to miss.
Do you have a medical story you want to share on the show? Email us at [email protected]!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the very first episode of the Medical Detectives podcast, where each week we'll dive into the fascinating, mysterious, and sometimes downright bizarre world of medicine, told by the people who've lived it. |
| 0:20.6 | We're your hosts. |
| 0:21.6 | I'm Anna O'Brien, and I'm Dr. Nance, an orthopedic surgeon with a passion for uncovering |
| 0:26.9 | disparities in medicine. I've built a platform on bringing awareness to misdiagnosis in women |
| 0:32.2 | and sharing stories that can hopefully help people navigate the complicated world of medicine. |
| 0:37.8 | And I'm Anna. I'm a creator with my own medical journey, and while Dr. Nance has all of the |
| 0:42.9 | experience of a doctor, I know what it's like to be a patient with my own medical mystery. |
| 0:48.2 | And I'm here to ask the questions that you, the audience, are going to be wondering. |
| 0:52.3 | This show is all about sharing unique medical stories that are not just fascinating, |
| 0:56.8 | but could also be helpful, whether you're a patient, a caregiver, |
| 1:00.8 | or just someone who loves a good mystery. |
| 1:03.7 | Each week we'll have a guest on the show to share their personal medical story, |
| 1:08.0 | and we'll unpack it together. |
| 1:09.7 | But today, for the first episode, things are a little |
| 1:13.2 | bit different. That's right, Anna, because for this first episode, our guest is you. Yep, I'm in the hot |
| 1:22.0 | seat today. So if I sound just a little bit nervous, it's because I am. I'm representing you and your |
| 1:27.2 | stories. And I also |
| 1:29.8 | represent people who don't have a medical degree, who aren't going to know all of the lingo and |
| 1:33.5 | might be a little confused along the way. I've experienced personally the highs and lows and |
| 1:38.7 | frustrations of navigating the health care system. So to be the first person to kick this off, |
| 1:43.3 | kind of feels right. Anna's story is the perfect person to kick this off, kind of feels right. |
| 1:49.5 | Anna's story is the perfect way to kick things off. Her story is relatable, full of surprises, |
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