How to Advocate For Your Health: My Hip Misdiagnosis

In today's episode Andrea encourages the importance of advocating for your own health. This means that you feel empowered to speak up, ask questions, get your needs and concerns addressed and also have preferences. Your doctor should feel like a team mate in the journey to your health recovery. Andrea shares her personal story of her diagnosis of a debilitating hip condition, AVN. Despite being told nothing would help, she persisted and set out on a journey to advocate for her health. Can she find an answer or will her condition prove to be too strong? Find out in this intense episode of advocating for your health. In this episode, you will be able to:Delve into innovative solutions for managing Avascular Necrosis (AVN) diagnosis and treatment options.Realize the importance of taking charge and investigating medical choices for well-informed decisions.Grasp the impact of physical therapy in reducing hip pain and promoting greater mobility.Pursue a holistic approach to health with lifestyle modifications and non-surgical possibilities.Develop effective communication strategies for successful collaboration with healthcare providers.The key moments in this episode are:

00:00:00 - Introduction, 

00:01:50 - Review, 

00:03:02 - Advertisement, 

00:05:39 - Hip Diagnosis, 

00:11:57 - Second MRI, 

00:13:42 - Misdiagnosis and Advocating for Your Health, 

00:16:38 - Teamwork and Communication with Healthcare Providers, 

00:21:35 - Specifics Matter, 

00:25:07 - Finding the Right Healthcare Provider, 

00:27:04 - Trusting Your Gut and Getting a Second Opinion, 

00:27:17 - Importance of Second Opinion, 

00:28:17 - Seek the Right Provider, 

00:29:25 - Seek Holistic Health, 

00:31:19 - Empower Yourself, 

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