381. Getting Better: A Doctor's Story of Resilience, Recovery and Renewal with Dr. Andrew Kadar

The Daily Helping

Dr. Andrew Kadar was a former UCLA gymnast, he ran 10ks, he had never smoked or been overweight. So when he suddenly had chest pain when exercising, he had no idea the health journey he was about to go on. Dr. Kadar is our guest on the show today and author of the new book, “Getting Better: A Doctor's Story of Resilience, Recovery and Renewal.”

Dr. Kadar recounts the most important lessons he learned throughout his ordeal, starting with the call to his primary care doctor’s office, through his major surgery, to the active lifestyle he enjoys again today

As Dr. Kadar points out, when you have a major illness, you have to expect the unexpected. However, thanks to his new book, now you can be at least a little more prepared.

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway

If you're having symptoms, the best way to deal with them is to take it away from yourself. And there are twin dangers there. One is denial, which is you disregard something that's important. The other is becoming a hypochondriac and thinking everything is horrible. And by taking it away from yourself, you're likely to be more realistic. You're not gonna interpret a headache as a brain tumor. And you're not gonna disregard chest pain that comes up with exercise and goes away with rest. So I think that's one thing that I would like people to remember is that if they're having some symptoms, think about how you would advise your best friend or anybody else who came to you with the same set of symptoms and what you think they should do. as the wise scores of action.

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Resources:

• Read “Getting Better: A Doctor's Story of Resilience, Recovery and Renewal”
• Learn more at GettingBetterDoc.com

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