There’s an Alien Inside Me: Medical Misogyny, a Rom-Com, and Struggles with Infertility

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Feelings & Co.

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.7 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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0:35.8	Hi.
0:36.5	How you there?
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1:01.0	Hi. Hey, Nora. I'm Nora McInerney, and this is thanks for asking, a call-in show about what matters to you. Tell me about the day when you knew something wasn't right.
1:07.8	So I was getting dressed in the bathroom in front of the mirror, and I was putting my shirt on,
1:13.6	and I remember seeing this protrusion in my chest, sort of right between my breasts just a little bit below.
1:16.8	And it looked like a bone or something just sticking out ever so slightly.
1:22.1	And I kind of rubbed my hand over it, felt it, poked around.
1:26.8	It felt hard. I figured it was a bone, but I really wasn't
1:30.0	sure what bone? Not great with anatomy. Wishbone? Is that my wishbone? Do we have wishbones?
1:37.5	Do we have wishbones? We don't. You know, what is this thing poking out of my chest? And as far as I can remember, that was kind of the end of it for the day. I was on my way somewhere, didn't really think about it until I saw it again the next day. And the next day and the next day. And then it just kind of kept protruding more and more. And I realized
2:03.6	that the whole area was sort of just protruding a little bit, ever so slightly, just enough
2:10.7	to make you think something is going on.
2:18.9	I'm Nora McNerney, and this is thanks for asking, a show where I learn things about human
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