When Politics Enters the Exam Room (ft. Kevin Crosson)

This week on Calling in Sick, I'm sitting down with Kevin Crosson — advocate, speaker, and one of the most documented cases of vaccine-induced cardiac and immune injury in the country. And this conversation is not what you think it is. This is an episode about what happens when a rare but real medical event becomes so politically charged that the patients suffering from it can't get diagnosed, treated, or believed. We're diving into: ⚡ The three cardiac events that changed everything 🏥 75 doctors across Mayo Clinic, Cedars-Sinai, Stanford & UCLA… until he was helped 🔬 What finally got him diagnosed 🔗 What happens when a patient's condition becomes politically inconvenient to acknowledge 🧠 How losing his health in his 20s caused a serious identity shift This episode is for everyone who has ever been dismissed, gaslit, or made to feel like their suffering was inconvenient. 🤍 xx, Alex 💬 Comment: Have you ever had a doctor shut down the moment you started talking? TIMESTAMPS: Intro: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick! 00:00:35 Introducing Kevin Crosson When Medicine Gets Political: 00:01:51 The beginning of Kevin’s chronic illness story 00:12:34 Medical gaslighting and "anxiety" labels 00:18:13 The political charge around medication injuries 00:22:01 Why so many patients slip through the cracks in western medicine 00:28:54 Patient self-advocacy & tips for managing appointments Reaching a Diagnosis: 00:38:47 Kevin’s final diagnosis 00:44:51 The difficulty of making personal health choices 00:50:04 Navigating the left vs. right-wing political lens that impacts chronic illness 01:03:43 How Kevin’s chronic illness story shifted his identity and dreams Conclusion: 01:08:54 One Brain Cell Show: Criminal Minds & The Tuner 01:12:55 Thank you for listening! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? Connect with our guest, Kevin Crosson: • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crossonspeaks?igsi=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kevin.crosson • Website - https://crossonspeaks.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ #VaccineInjury #MedicalGaslighting #ChronicIllness #MCAS #POTS #RareDisease #LongCOVID #PatientAdvocacy #KevinCrosson #InvisibleIllness #spikeproteins #AutoimmuneDisease #IVIG #InsuranceDenial #ChronicIllnessCommunity #MedicalDismissal #RareDiseaseCommunity #ChronicPain #CallingInSickPodcast #AlexWildeson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices