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Kimether Redmon shares powerful strategies for setting the tone of respect with healthcare providers and knowing when to walk away from medical gaslighting.
• Come prepared with a one-page symptom summary, tracking information, and imaging reports to guide the conversation
• Ask providers to explain what led to their diagnosis and what their differential diagnoses are
• Remember that proper diagnostic process requires listening to patient history, physical exam, and multiple possible diagnoses
• When faced with dismissal, calmly state you’re looking for a provider who will partner with you
• Don’t hesitate to ask for your co-pay back if a provider refuses to engage respectfully
Have questions about advocating for yourself in healthcare settings? Send them in using the link in the description, email contact@endobattery.com, or visit the endobattery.com contact page.
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Patient Struggles with Medical Dismissal
Speaker 1
0:00
Picture
this
you
walk
into
a
new
doctor's
office
full
of
fear
and
probably
anxiety
,
trying
to
figure
out
how
you're
going
to
convey
your
symptoms
or
what's
going
on
with
you
so
that
you
can
receive
the
proper
care
that
you
need
and
maybe
even
a
diagnosis
only
to
be
faced
with
rudely
being
dismissed
and
gaslit
.
What
if
you
were
given
the
tools
and
the
permission
to
walk
out
of
that
office
and
ask
for
a
refund
?
If
this
is
something
that
strikes
a
chord
with
you
,
then
stick
around
.
Life
moves
fast
and
so
should
the
answers
to
your
biggest
Introduction to EndoBattery's Quick Connect
Speaker 1
0:37
questions
.
Welcome
to
EndoBattery's
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Speaker 1
1:08
I'm
your
host
,
alana
,
and
it's
Interview with Kimitha Redmond
Speaker 1
1:11
time
to
connect
.
Today
I'm
joined
by
Kimitha
Redmond
,
who
is
a
fierce
endo
warrior
and
a
passionate
advocate
for
those
living
with
endometriosis
,
adenomyosis
and
chronic
health
issues
,
with
a
deep-rooted
commitment
to
education
,
equality
and
evidence-based
care
.
Kimather
brings
her
public
health
and
nursing
expertise
to
the
forefront
of
advocacy
.
She
is
a
dedicated
leader
working
to
bridge
research
and
clinical
practices
to
uplift
marginalized
communities
and
improve
overall
health
outcomes
Communicating Effectively with Providers
Speaker 1
1:42
for
all
.
Let's
get
into
this
.
How
do
we
communicate
and
set
the
tone
of
respect
and
expectation
as
a
patient
walking
into
a
provider
,
even
though
I'm
always
giving
people
different
insight
on
like
how
to
prepare
for
your
visit
.
Speaker 2
1:59
You
know
,
certainly
you
can
help
set
the
tone
by
coming
in
with
your
symptom
tracking
.
You
know
,
I
try
to
do
a
one
page
summary
of
like
the
chief
complaint
kind
of
your
history
or
present
illness
,
like
what's
going
on
with
you
,
how
the
pain
is
impacting
your
life
,
things
like
that
.
You
can
come
in
with
all
of
that
.
You
can
come
in
with
your
imaging
reports
and
everything
with
your
imaging
reports
and
everything
.
If
you're
dealing
with
someone
who
really
just
has
not
valued
the
importance
of
listening
to
the
patient
,
I
tell
people
to
choose
your
battles
because
it's
not
likely
that
you'll
get
very
far
with
that
person
.
Certainly
,
a
few
times
I
have
encountered
someone
like
that
.
They're
not
listening
,
they've
already
kind
of
in
their
head
,
have
already
decided
what's
going
on
.
They're
not
listening
,
they've
already
kind
of
Requesting Refunds and Setting Boundaries
Speaker 2
3:00
in
their
head
,
have
already
decided
what's
going
on
.
Yeah
.
Speaker 1
3:02
I'll
ask
them
to
explain
their
it
comes
,
it's
not
coming
across
in
a
questioning
type
of
way
.
Speaker 2
3:07
It's
like
I
do
it
in
an
inquisitive
way
.
I'm
like
,
oh
okay
,
oh
,
that's
interesting
.
Can
you
tell
me
what
about
my
history
and
your
physical
exam
that
led
you
to
that
diagnosis
and
what
your
differential
diagnoses
are
?
Yeah
,
because
that
cues
to
them
,
if
they
don't
have
differential
diagnoses
,
that
their
diagnostic
process
is
not
done
yet
,
Because
a
true
diagnostic
process
requires
a
adequate
history
,
which
means
listening
to
you
and
asking
the
right
question
.
Speaker 2
3:37
That's
90%
right
there
.
A
physical
exam
and
then
coming
up
with
differential
diagnoses
.
So
you
have
a
top
diagnosis
,
but
what
was
their
second
and
third
differential
diagnosis
?
Because
you
aren't
supposed
to
just
have
one
.
You're
not
supposed
to
just
have
one
,
right
?
You're
not
supposed
to
.
Speaker 2
3:58
And
and
and
every
single
one
of
us
,
every
med
student
,
every
physician
,
assistant
,
nurse
practitioner
,
we're
all
taught
to
make
sure
that
you
have
other
differential
diagnoses
in
mind
.
Speaker 2
4:03
Because
that
way
,
when
you
start
going
down
the
route
of
your
one
diagnosis
that
you
think
it
is
what
happens
when
you
end
up
in
an
emergency
room
with
kidney
stones
one
diagnosis
that
you
think
it
is
what
happens
when
you
end
up
in
an
emergency
room
with
kidney
stones
,
you
didn't
even
start
any
of
the
work
to
figure
out
if
maybe
it's
something
else
,
one
of
your
differential
diagnoses
.
So
that
at
least
gives
them
pause
,
yep
,
and
they
could
decide
to
confirm
that
they're
a
jerk
and
say
I
don't
have
to
,
I
don't
have
to
show
you
,
I
don't
have
to
explain
myself
,
and
that
gives
you
the
confirmation
to
be
like
oh
well
,
I'm
looking
for
a
provider
who's
a
partner
.
I
need
someone
who's
actually
going
to
partner
with
me
with
my
health
care
and
not
just
draw
baseless
conclusions
.
So
I
guess
our
time
here
is
over
.
And
then
I
go
to
the
front
desk
person
and
ask
for
my
co-payback
.
Speaker 1
4:55
That's
a
wrap
For
this
Quick
Connect
Closing and Contact Information
Speaker 1
4:57
.
I
hope
today's
insights
helped
you
move
forward
with
more
clarity
and
confidence
.
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