Follow my journey during my pre-clinical medical school years where I began to see myself in my studies leading to an academic failure, medical gaslighting, and eventually a diagnosis of endometriosis and infertility. This medschool vlog reviews a chapter in my life where my invisible disabilities become visible through impacting my learning and motivation.
This Episode is the Part 2 version based on this Article: https://www.endofound.org/the-connection-between-pelvic-pain-childhood-trauma-a-medical-student-tells-her-story
My Resources for Living with Endometriosis: https://medpsycmoss.com/endometriosis-resources
My Resources for Living with Infertility: https://medpsycmoss.com/infertility-resources
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***This episode is for educational purposes only. This is NOT medical guidance or recommendations. Please follow up with your health provider and therapist for any additional questions or support***
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:22 Overview of Episode
1:59 The Insurance Privilege
4:35 Pre-Clinical Years
5:59 Seeing myself in my learning
7:33 Medical Student Brain
9:27 A better way to address patients-doctors
10:40 Consequences of Female Health Conditions
12:05 Patient Distrust
13:07 Personal Bias Impacts
14:02 Academic Failure
15:20 Imposter Syndrome
15:45 Patient and student doctor
17:25 Seeking medical care
20:45 From a trauma Perspective
21:25 The Surgery
23:18 Medical Student Peers
25:04 Waking up in Pain
28:37 Diagnosis of Endometriosis
32:23 Hysterosalpingography
34:01 Diagnosis of Infertility
36:11 Why I share my patient journey
37:24 Pain as Trauma
