180 | Going Through Miscarriage: What I Wish I'd Have Known

Been through a miscarriage? Perhaps, loss? Are hospitals too generalized? Is the medical institution set up to treat trauma, the individual? DocJen & Dr. Dom get real about their recent experience with miscarriage. Loss, pain, trauma, healing - they discuss it all. From start to finish, Jen dives into her how her symptoms progressed and how she advocated for herself through her experience in the hospital. From lack of communication to an overwhelming and unnecessary amount of tests that repeatedly confirmed the loos of her baby, DocJen and Dr. Dom provide insight into the operations behind the medical system, insurance, finance, and the lack of general humanization when approaching patients. With an overarching emphasis on asking better questions, they express their concerns with the lack of patient-doctor communication, treatment protocols, and navigating choices in addressing a miscarriage. As DocJen gets vulnerable with her physical and emotional traumas throughout the experience, Dr. Dom faces the anger and frustration with the repercussions of feeling helpless with hospital orders. Finally, as they find their way through the healing process, they reveal the true realities of miscarriages and loss. What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 01:35 - Communities as an initial resource 02:50 - Options, Risks & figuring out your doctor’s language 06:15 - No matter where you are in the journey, it’s still a loss 10:49 - Miscarry & its done? The true impact on your body as a miscarriage 16:14 - Navigating repetitive confirmation of miscarriage 19:06 - Advocacy for yourself: Testing & financial communication 21:31 - Advocacy for yourself: Asking questions 23:12 - Insurance & the medical system‌‌ 24:13 - Doctors need to communicate the pros and cons of every treatment‌‌ 27:17 - Labor with miscarriage‌‌ 38:20 - The importance of positions & how it affects examinations 44:27 - A miscarriage is not a day - how necessary is a DNC surgery?‌‌‌‌ 49:31 - True aftermath of miscarriage‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ Watch Episode 180 on Youtube For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode180/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message