Latest Colorectal Podcast Episodes
Pelvic Floor Surgery: Colorectal
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 29, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutesSurgical treatments for pelvic floor problems are many and varied, but with the vaginal mesh scandal fresh in our minds, it's easy to feel lost and unsure. Which specialist should you be referred to? What sorts of conversations might you have? What should your options and expectations l...
Pelvic Floor Surgery (Part One): Colorectal
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 29, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutesSurgical treatments for pelvic floor problems are many and varied, but with the vaginal mesh scandal fresh in our minds, it's easy to feel lost and unsure. Which specialist should you be referred to? What sorts of conversations might you have? What should your options and expectations l...
Sara's Story
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 22, 2022 02:00 - 33 minutesHelen is joined by Sara Duckett, a listener and a mum-of-two. Sara has struggled with urinary and bowel incontinence, as well as prolapse, since the birth of her first child in 2016, but says a non-surgical treatment (PTNS) has been life changing . They discuss the mental health impact ...
The M Word: Menopause and Your Pelvic Floor
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 15, 2022 02:00 - 23 minutesMenopause is having a moment, with celebrities, books and TV programmes taking on the taboo that has surrounded it for so long. But what does menopause (and perimenopause) mean for those of us with pelvic floor problems? Helen chats to a self-described ‘pelvic health nerd’ - the physiot...
Carina White
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 08, 2022 02:00 - 23 minutesHelen is joined by Carina White - broadcaster, cultural commentator and co-host of the podcast Black Mums Upfront. Carina shares her experience of incontinence after childbirth and her long journey towards finding help. She talks with passion about how it's affected her socially, how sh...
Bonus Episode: 60 Second Pelvic Floor Squeeze-Along
Why Mums Don't Jump - January 06, 2022 17:34 - 2 minutesIf you're anything like me and you know you're supposed to be doing your pelvic floor exercises but...(insert excuse here)...fear not! Here's a sixty second squeeze-along to help you get it done! In this bonus episode you'll hear the dulcet tones of comedian and fellow of the Chartere...
Woman’s Stroke Progressed in ED without Intervention
MedMal Insider - November 16, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe patient needed to be evaluated by a stroke team and a neurologist promptly to decide whether any treatment was indicated or possible. Triage should be the same whether the ER was empty or overcapacity.
Episode 11 Deep Down You Know
Rerouted - October 03, 2021 22:00 - 42 minutesIn this episode, Mandy talks about vaccine mandates and pulls no punches about her opinions on the subject. She also gives a shout out to some other podcasters and entertainers who have not fallen victim to the woke mentality. Title Song: No Looking Back Artist: Lee Sylvestre https://soundclo...
Episode 10 - Just Stop and Think
Rerouted - August 22, 2021 22:00 - 45 minutesIn this episode, Mandy thanks some people who have reached out about the podcast in a positive way. She also talks about what seems to be a lack of logic about many topics in the world today, from Covid, to vaccines, the border and Afghanistan. As always, she encourages and welcomes all opinions...
Episode 10 Just Stop and Think
Rerouted - August 22, 2021 22:00 - 45 minutesIn this episode, Mandy thanks some people who have reached out about the podcast in a positive way. She also talks about what seems to be a lack of logic about many topics in the world today, from Covid, to vaccines, the border and Afghanistan. As always, she encourages and welcomes all opinions...
Surgery Change Needed Better Consent
MedMal Insider - August 06, 2021 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe goal was to treat uncontrolled pain from tumors but the patient was left with unexpected hearing loss. The patient sued when she claimed the surgeon changed the side of the operation without consulting her. For ideas that might help prevent these negative outcomes, we talk with Douglas Smink...
Lack of Preparation, Safety Culture, Contributed to Loss of Baby
MedMal Insider - June 02, 2021 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis OB patient’s risk factors were not adequately considered, and the team’s failure to follow protocols and secure back-up contributed to a lawsuit and a settlement of over $1 million.
Episode 9 - Find Out Who Your Friends Are
Rerouted - May 10, 2021 20:00 - 15 minutesIn this episode, Mandy takes a moment to thank some incredible women who she is blessed to call friends. Please email any thoughts, opinions or questions to [email protected] Title Song: No Looking Back Artist: Lee Sylvestre https://soundcloud.com/leesylvestre
Vaginal Pessaries: A Deep Dive
Why Mums Don't Jump - April 28, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutesRing, Gellhorn, Donut, Cube, Shaatz, Gehrung. They might sound like Trolls' characters, but they are, in fact, types of vaginal pessaries. A pessary is a plastic or silicone device which can be inserted into the vagina to help support the pelvic organs after prolapse or to help with inc...
Pop Club 2
Why Mums Don't Jump - April 21, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutesPop Club is back! Helen catches up with 'Skye' and 'Jess' -- friends with pelvic organ prolapse who keep each other smiling. There's a new baby, talk of surgery and reflections on birth trauma, mental health...and a ban on mirrors. The previous Pop Club! episode led to unofficial Pop ...
Pelvic Floor Gadgets
Why Mums Don't Jump - April 14, 2021 01:00 - 27 minutesWands. Cones. Probes. Biofeedback. Stimulators. Shorts. Apps. Weights. Chairs. Video Games?! Helen speaks to the pelvic health physiotherapist and self-confessed gadget nerd, Amanda Savage, for an overview of pelvic floor tech.
Pelvic Floor Gadgets (Vadgets)
Why Mums Don't Jump - April 14, 2021 01:00 - 27 minutesWands. Cones. Probes. Biofeedback. Stimulators. Shorts. Apps. Weights. Chairs. Video Games?! Pelvic floor tech can be confusing but fear not! In this episode, Helen speaks to the pelvic health physiotherapist and self-confessed gadget nerd, Amanda Savage, for an overview. 'I think one ...
Jan's Story
Why Mums Don't Jump - April 07, 2021 01:00 - 23 minutesHelen chats to Dr Jan Russell, a listener with a prolapse, a coach, a grandmother, an author and, in her own words, 'a feisty old crone'. Jan talks about pelvic organ prolapse after menopause and the shock of finding out the day before her 60th birthday cruise: 'I was alarmed. I'd got v...
Having Another Baby After Prolapse
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 31, 2021 01:00 - 31 minutesHaving another baby when you have pelvic organ prolapse is a big one. There are just so many unknowns. Will pregnancy make your prolapse worse? Would it be better to have a caesarian? Can you do anything to protect yourself? Helen speaks to the pelvic health physio Clare Bourne who open...
Episode 8 - Your Body, Your Choice
Rerouted - March 28, 2021 21:00 - 44 minutesIn this episode, Mandy revisits the reason she started this podcast in the first place, health. Bringing together her own health challenges and discussing their place in today's climate, it is discussion that everyone has an opinion about and she welcomes yours. EPISODE CORRECTION- when speaki...
Peace's Story
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 24, 2021 02:00 - 18 minutesHelen is joined by Peace Bailey, a mother of two who lives in Spain and blogs about moving there from the UK. She shares posts on Instagram about motherhood, race and faith. But she's also chosen to speak out about nighttime urinary incontinence, or bed wetting, which she experienced af...
Between The Sheets: Sex & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 17, 2021 02:00 - 31 minutesSex with pelvic floor problems. We're going there! Intimacy after childbirth can be difficult at the best of times. How do you even begin to navigate that if you then have incontinence or prolapse or pelvic pain? Helen and the pelvic health physiotherapist Jilly Bond discuss postnatal s...
Chantelle's Story
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 10, 2021 02:00 - 28 minutes(TW: birth injury, forceps, trauma, surgery) Bowel incontinence after childbirth. It's a taboo within a taboo. But it's not uncommon. The charity, MASIC (Mothers with Anal Sphincter Injuries in Childbirth) says 1 in 10 women who have a vaginal delivery will have problems holding either...
Gynae Girl: 'Pelvic Health Starts From Day One'
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 03, 2021 02:00 - 18 minutesHelen catches up with the pelvic physio Tiffany Sequeira (@gynaegirl) who's on a mission to educate! When should we learn about pelvic health? How do we make it more inclusive? And how do we get past the taboo?
Gynae Girl: 'Pelvic health starts from day one'
Why Mums Don't Jump - March 03, 2021 02:00 - 18 minutesIf I gave you a diagram of the female pelvic anatomy, would you know where to find a labia, clitoris or urethra? Don’t feel bad if the answer is no. I mean, it’s just not something we were really ever taught. But maybe we should have been? In this episode, Helen catches up with the pe...
Unclear Discharge Instructions, Patient Loses Foot
MedMal Insider - February 28, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn a lawsuit naming the Emergency Medicine physician and a nurse, the patient alleged that a dressing was applied too tightly, compromising the circulation and resulting in a gangrenous foot, requiring amputation. Despite an eventual defense verdict, some lessons show how to prevent this bad clin...
Emma Barnett: 'I have a hypertonic pelvic floor'
Why Mums Don't Jump - February 24, 2021 02:00 - 32 minutesA hypertonic pelvic floor is where the muscles are so tight they can’t relax. It can happen after childbirth. It can be incredibly painful. And we can add it to a long list of things we’ve never heard of but probably should. In this episode, Helen is joined by the award-winning broadca...
Emma Barnett
Why Mums Don't Jump - February 24, 2021 02:00 - 32 minutesHelen is joined by the award-winning broadcaster and journalist Emma Barnett who says a hypertonic pelvic floor is one of the 'most upsetting’ things she’s ever been through. They talk about awareness, a need for research and how ‘women’s issues’ don’t always get the platform they deserve.
New Year's Eve - Hope Rerouted
Rerouted - December 31, 2020 22:00 - 39 minutesIt's time to say goodbye to 2020, a year like no other. In this episode, Mandy expresses her feelings and thoughts about all that has occurred in 2020 and what she wishes for everyone in the coming year. As always, please send any questions or comments to [email protected] Title Son...
Woman Dies from Post-op Stroke When Anticoagulant Not Restarted
MedMal Insider - December 17, 2020 10:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsRestarting heparin was not in the post-op instructions. In a lawsuit naming four physicians, the patient's estate alleged negligent failure to restart anticoagulation, resulting in a stroke and ultimately, her death. The case was settled for more than a million.
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