WEBVTT - Symptomatic Speaks - UPDATE on Case #09: Michele

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<v Speaker 1>Hey everyone, it's Lauren Brt Pacheco and welcome to a

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<v Speaker 1>special bonus segment of Symptomatic. We've honestly been so blown

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<v Speaker 1>away by the outpouring of support for the stories we've

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<v Speaker 1>been sharing this season and for the community that they've

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<v Speaker 1>helped create. So many of you have reached out to

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<v Speaker 1>share how these stories have resonated with your health journeys.

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<v Speaker 1>So today we wanted to update you on one particular

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<v Speaker 1>story that we've received a ton of outreach on the

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<v Speaker 1>season case number nine, Michelle. So if you haven't listened

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<v Speaker 1>to that episode, here's your spoiler alert, because we've invited

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<v Speaker 1>Michelle back to share some of the messages that we've

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<v Speaker 1>received from listeners and to get her reaction and update

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<v Speaker 1>on all.

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<v Speaker 2>Of the above.

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<v Speaker 1>It is so good to see you again.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so good to see you. I'm happy to be

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<v Speaker 2>back with you.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to share some of the reactions we've gotten

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<v Speaker 1>from your episode, but first I want to hear how

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<v Speaker 1>how did your friends and family react to it.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone was so excited to listen. Many people were surprised.

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<v Speaker 2>I heard a lot of people say, oh, I had

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<v Speaker 2>no idea if you had been going through that for

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<v Speaker 2>all those years, it feels good that I can talk

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<v Speaker 2>about it, and I'm comfortable talking about it, and it

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<v Speaker 2>just feels good.

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<v Speaker 1>At the end of the episode, I had expressed the

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<v Speaker 1>optimistic hope maybe you would find some silent migraine twins

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<v Speaker 1>of sorts in terms of your symptoms.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like I kind of did. I had two

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<v Speaker 2>friends reach out to me to say, wow, I've experienced

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<v Speaker 2>similar symptoms for years and didn't realize it was related

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<v Speaker 2>to migraines. And that was a shock to really good friends.

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<v Speaker 2>That was pretty interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't that so amazing because there is this empathy and

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<v Speaker 1>this understanding of going through what you went through years

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<v Speaker 1>for decades. And we got some amazing emails and messages

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<v Speaker 1>and I'd love to share some of them with you.

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<v Speaker 1>So the first one was an email that we received

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<v Speaker 1>from a woman named Cheryl in Massachusetts, and she said,

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<v Speaker 1>I was just listening to your podcast featuring Michelle. I

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<v Speaker 1>went through a similar experience. I was tested for MS

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<v Speaker 1>head blood test MRIs, but nothing definitive came back. They

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<v Speaker 1>had run every test imaginable to no avail. That referred

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<v Speaker 1>me to a migraine specialist. He knew what it was immediately.

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<v Speaker 1>Michelle can feel free to reach out anytime. I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>she was finally able to find out what it was.

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<v Speaker 2>Cheryl. Wow, that just brings tears, so I I I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just so grateful for this podcast and to know that

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't in my head all those years, and to.

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<v Speaker 1>Know how your story resonated with other people, and that

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<v Speaker 1>if you hadn't reached out to me and expressed the

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<v Speaker 1>desire to share, this wouldn't have happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, that is incredible. So we don't have.

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<v Speaker 1>Time to read all of the ones that we got,

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<v Speaker 1>but one that really resonated with me was a review

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<v Speaker 1>actually that we got on Apple Podcasts, and it was

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<v Speaker 1>just so moving. The woman wrote, Michelle, I can relate

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<v Speaker 1>OMG as I sit in my car at one am

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<v Speaker 1>in Phoenix after listening to your podcast, I sit in

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<v Speaker 1>complete awe. As I write this, I'm having an episode

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<v Speaker 1>the right side of my face, right side of my throat, numb,

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<v Speaker 1>right fingers, twitchy, pain in my spine. Yep, another episode

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<v Speaker 1>to hear you're doing great and living life is a relief.

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<v Speaker 1>And now it's my turn to use your story to

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<v Speaker 1>finally cure my symptoms. Thank you Michelle and to everyone

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<v Speaker 1>on this podcast. Fun side note, this was maybe my

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<v Speaker 1>third podcast ever.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, isn't that incredible? It just gives me chills, especially

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<v Speaker 2>when she says one side of her throat that was

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<v Speaker 2>one symptom that always sitod out to me, like how's

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<v Speaker 2>it even possible?

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<v Speaker 1>And that she stumbled upon the podcast the third time

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<v Speaker 1>she'd ever listened to a podcast ever, and the episode

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<v Speaker 1>she's listening to is describing the exact symptom she's experiencing

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<v Speaker 1>in real time.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Oh, my goodness, wow.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much, honestly, Michelle for sending me that

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<v Speaker 1>email a year ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Basically, well, thank you for allowing me to share my story.

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<v Speaker 2>It has really made it a lot of difference, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's changing people and connecting people.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's honestly what makes this really a joy for

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<v Speaker 1>me to work on.

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<v Speaker 2>And my daughter really appreciated the chance to participate in

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<v Speaker 2>it also, Oh, she was wonderful. She wanted you all

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<v Speaker 2>to know how much she appreciated and Lauren, I just

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<v Speaker 2>want you to know how much I appreciated how well

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<v Speaker 2>it was done and how well it was produced. So

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<v Speaker 2>thank you so much, and thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>As a kid say for slipping into my DM. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>So that wraps this up, and thank you again and

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<v Speaker 1>to all of our listeners and to everybody who took

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<v Speaker 1>the time out to share their experiences with silent migraines.

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<v Speaker 1>It means the world to us and we're so excited

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<v Speaker 1>to connect with more of you in the future and

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<v Speaker 1>to continue bringing awareness to overlook and underdiagnosed health conditions.

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