Kim's Story: The Postpartum Nightmare

The Medical Detectives

Soft Skills Media

Society & Culture, True Crime

3.6 • 711 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

In this special international episode, we sit down with Kim from Brisbane, Australia, to uncover a medical mystery that will leave you stunned—especially if you're a mom. Kim’s story is one of resilience, misdiagnosis, and the shocking truth about a rare postpartum condition that nearly left her unable to care for her newborn. After being dismissed by multiple doctors, Kim had to fight to get the right diagnosis for her excruciating back pain—pain that turned out to be far more serious than anyone expected.

If you've ever felt unheard in the medical system, this episode is for you. Join us as we unravel Kim's journey and shed light on a condition that doctors too often overlook. This is one you don’t want to miss!

Have a medical mystery or story of your own? Send it to [email protected].

***The information provided on the medical detectives is for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. While we may feature licensed medical professionals, including doctors, we are not your personal doctors and no doctor patient relationship is established by listening to this podcast or interacting with our content.

All discussions are general in nature and may not apply to your specific health situation. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional before making any medical decisions or taking any action based on the content of this podcast. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking treatment because of something you have heard on this show

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0:00.0	Hello, Aaron. How you doing?
0:10.2	Good day, Anna.
0:12.3	I mean, I just...
0:14.2	If you, if you haven't heard by now, we are interviewing some from Australia today. We're going global, baby. We're going
0:23.1	global. What a joy and breath of fresh air our next guest Kim was, but I can't, I can't wait for
0:31.8	everyone to hear her mystery. I feel like there's a lot to this that will inspire a lot of women, especially
0:41.2	pregnant women, and that's all I'm going to say. So if you're pregnant or you know somebody pregnant,
0:46.2	you probably should listen to this episode. This is the story of a new mom who has to fight
0:52.6	to get attention for herself when all she wants to do is spend time
0:57.5	with her newborn baby.
0:58.5	All right.
0:59.0	Well, let's get to it.
1:04.3	Hi, Kim.
1:05.4	Welcome to our first international filming of the medical detectives.
1:11.0	Welcome.
1:12.0	Wait, we've gone global.
1:13.7	Thank you.
1:14.7	Thank you so much for having me.
1:17.2	I am very excited.
1:19.6	Can you fill everyone in where you are calling in from?
1:24.4	So I am calling in from Brisbane, which is in Australia, and it's the third largest city here.
1:32.9	Well, Kim, we're so excited to hear about you and your story.
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