Back Surgery, Asking for Help & T...
Back Surgery, Asking for Help & The Reality of Getting Older
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Unfiltered at Fifty by Command Creative Studios
S1 · E17
Sep 11, 2026
49:34
Episode notes

Jennifer survived back surgery, but apparently the real trauma was never getting to count backward from 10.

This week, Jen gives Kim the full, completely unfiltered rundown of her surgery, from showing up at the hospital nervous as hell, waking up confused about how she completely missed the operating room, generic Jell-O, beef broth, absolutely zero modesty, and the very important hospital requirement that led to a photographic confirmation nobody asked for.

But underneath all the hospital chaos is something a lot of us can probably relate to.

What happens when you're the person who's always independent, always in control, and suddenly you need other people to help you?

Jen and Kim talk about how uncomfortable it can be to say “I need help,” why being dependent on someone can make you feel like a burden,  ... 

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women over 50
relationships podcast
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women’s health conversations
women friendship
back surgery
back surgery recovery
hospital stories
funny hospital stories
recovering from surgery