After The Brew: Blood Pressure Check, Picking a Pharmacist's Brain & Why an X-Ray Isn't the Full Picture

In this episode of After The Brew, Darren keeps it relatively low key — a blood pressure follow-up with his clinical pharmacist that turned into something more. He picked her brain about Dr. Morlan's decision to override his suggestion for a lower back MRI in favor of a brain MRI. Darren gets it — the first brain scan came back abnormal, so following up there makes sense. But connecting brain and spine doesn't necessarily get to the root of what's happening in his lower back. And here's the thing: an X-ray showing nothing structurally wrong doesn't mean nothing is wrong. Soft tissue, nerves, inflammation — none of that shows up on an X-ray. Darren is still connecting the dots on his own health, the same way he always has.TAGSAfter The Brew, Darren Watts, Afternoon Coffee Break, clinical pharmacist, blood pressure, back pain, lower back MRI, brain MRI, X-ray, Dr. Morlan, abnormal brain scan, soft tissue, long COVID, post-viral syndrome, patient advocacy, connecting the dots, health update, medical follow up, neurodivergent, chronic illness, real talk, Black podcast, May 2026, healthcare, advocating for yourself,