Trevor & Angela's Story: The Wife vs. The White Coat

The Medical Detectives

Soft Skills Media

Society & Culture, True Crime

3.6 • 711 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

This week on The Medical Detectives, Erin and Anna tackle their first-ever male patient story, delivered by the one person who never stopped believing him: his wife, Angela. From childhood Guillain-Barré and a hidden battle with addiction to a whirlwind romance and marriage, Trevor’s life derails when relentless vomiting and mysterious “unexplained” ER visits lead to gallbladder surgery, and still no answers. It isn’t until a desperate trip to Johns Hopkins that a sharp-eyed clinician finally diagnoses him, revealing how dangerous medical labels and overlooked side effects can be. Join us as we explore the power of advocacy, the damage of judgment, and what it really takes to be heard in your own care.

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0:00.0	Hi, Anna.
0:10.1	Hello.
0:11.9	Lovely seeing you today, Erin.
0:14.5	I'm in my new location.
0:18.3	I'm going to say you did change it up on me.
0:20.2	It looks a little unfamiliar. I did. I say you did change it up on me. It looks a little unfamiliar.
0:21.7	I did.
0:22.2	I did change it up.
0:24.2	Well, today's story was, I think, a first because follow the logic.
0:30.1	It's our first male story, but told by his female spouse.
0:36.1	Yes.
0:36.4	So still some solid girl power in this episode.
0:39.8	But it is a story about a man, our first one.
0:43.0	I think this episode, you know what?
0:45.4	It's a lot about feeling judged and working past that judgment.
0:49.4	And I think if you've ever felt judged through your medical journey, I think you'll learn a lot from this episode. And I think potentially even ways to advocate for yourself more, right,
0:59.8	and when you are facing that judgment up front. And really, you know, the power in a negative
1:06.7	way of labels and what something in your chart can do to color how an interaction goes with
1:15.6	the medical system. And I know that many people feel that judgment from having this particular
1:22.1	label. And I would say we have talked about physical labels, you know, weight.
1:28.1	But I think this is a different label.
1:30.7	So it's not a label we've really talked about before,
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