When Doctors Don't Listen - Episode #2

We talk about what to do when your doctor doesn’t listen to your concerns.

Main Story –

Woman Learn Weight Gain Caused by 17lb Tumor
https://people.com/health/woman-frustrated-with-weight-gain-in-her-stomach-shocked-to-learn-its-a-17-lb-cancerous-tumor/?amp=true

Woman Whose Doctors ‘Brushed Off’ Her Stomach Growth Has a 13lb. Ovarian Tumor
https://people.com/health/woman-whose-doctors-brushed-off-her-stomach-growth-learns-she-has-a-13-lb-ovarian-tumor/

Woman, 27, Whose Doctor Dismissed Her Pain, Later Diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer
https://people.com/health/woman-body-shamed-by-her-doctor-about-losing-weight-later-learns-she-has-stage-3-colon-cancer/

Tips to Get Your Doctor to Listen:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-healing-works/201910/4-tips-get-your-doctor-listen

Dr. Tracy Marks on How to Talk to Your Doctor Effectively:

This Weeks News –

New Salt Guidelines from FDA
https://www.health.com/nutrition/fda-new-sodium-salt-recommendations

Test for Ovarian Cancer
https://www.health.com/condition/ovarian-cancer/how-to-detect-ovarian-cancer?did=684849-20211014&utm_campaign=healthy-living_newsletter&utm_source=health.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=101421&cid=684849&mid=69371614132

Colin Powell’s Death Not a Barometer for Coronavirus Vaccine Effectiveness
https://news.yahoo.com/colin-powells-death-doesnt-challenge-efficacy-of-coronavirus-vaccines-173102331.html

NYC Workers Will Be Paid $500 to Vaccinate
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-will-mandate-covid-19-vaccines-all-government-workers?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=nypr-email&utm_campaign=Gothamist+Daily+Newsletter&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fgothamist.com%2fnews%2fnyc-will-mandate-covid-19-vaccines-all-government-workers&utm_id=37263&sfmc_id=3886829&utm_content=20211020

People Now Able to Mix-and-Match Covid Vaccines
nbc.com/2021/10/21/cdc-panel-unanimously-endorses-moderna-covid-booster-shots-for-same-groups-as-pfizers.html