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Jenna Jameson, 49, roseate to fame successful the adult movie industry and to this time holds a singular magnitude clout successful the arena. But unfortunately, her fame has belied a superior information that near her incapable to locomotion successful 2022. Her erstwhile spouse Lior Bitton took to societal media astatine the clip to stock successful a video that she had been hospitalized and had been “not feeling truthful good” and “throwing up for a mates of weeks.” After a CT scan, helium shared successful January of 2022, doctors discharged her from the infirmary — but she “couldn’t transportation herself.” “Her muscles successful her legs were precise weak,” helium explained. “So she wasn’t capable to walk to the bathroom. She was falling connected the mode backmost oregon to the bathroom, I would person to prime her up and transportation her to bed. And past wrong 2 days it spell truly not truthful good, her legs started to not clasp her, she wasn’t capable to walk.”
In the coming months, much would look astir the mysterious ailment that near Jenna incapable to locomotion and debilitated with nausea — but adjacent a diagnosis of a uncommon information would crook retired to beryllium incorrect. Here’s everything to cognize astir Jenna Jameson’s misdiagnosis of Guillain-Barré, from the archetypal symptoms to however she’s doing today.
Jenna Jameson was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré.
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On January 10, 2022, Jenna herself took to Instagram to stock an update connected the wellness issues that had landed her successful the hospital. “I’m successful the infirmary still. I’m dealing with a small syndrome called Guillain-Barré Syndrome,” she explained to fans successful her video. “We’re working through that and I conscionable wanted to fto you cognize that I spot each your DMs and I admit it truthful much.” The video has since been removed, but successful the comments conception of her ex partner’s archetypal post, she had besides commented with an edit, writing, “Turns retired it is [Guillain] Barre syndrome. I americium astatine the infirmary healing. Thanks everyone for your prayers and good wishes!”
What Is Guillain-Barré?
According to the Mayo Clinic, Guillain-Barré syndrome is simply a uncommon autoimmune upset successful which the “body’s immune strategy attacks your nerves.” It lists weakness and tingling successful the hands and feet arsenic communal archetypal symptoms and states that it tin scope superior proportions, paralyzing the full body.
It’s unclear what whitethorn person caused Jenna’s illness, though the Mayo Clinic does accidental a ample proportionality of patients reported a erstwhile infection successful the six weeks starring up to symptoms. However, portion the paralysis seemed to lucifer Guillain-Barre, Jenna aboriginal admitted she had been misdiagnosed.
On January 18, Lior shared a video update to her verified Instagram account, besides which has since been removed. “It was confirmed by the doc aft 2nd trial and 5 rounds of IVIG (immune globulin by IV),” Bitton said the video, per CNN. “So she does not person the Guillain-Barré.”
In the captions, helium wrote, “She inactive successful the infirmary with connected going neurological tests. Thanks for each the prayers delight support connected praying convey you truthful much. God bless!”
How Long Has Jenna Been Sick?
It’s unclear precisely erstwhile Jenna began feeling unwell, but arsenic mentioned before, her spouse Lior had mentioned her feeling unwell and vomiting for a “couple of weeks” earlier she was hospitalized successful aboriginal 2022, truthful her symptoms apt began astatine the extremity of 2021. Though she aboriginal pulled backmost connected the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré, her symptoms continued to fuss her passim overmuch of 2022.
To marque substance much complicated, she was besides diagnosed with COVID-19 successful August of 2022, arsenic she continued to conflict the enigma illness. “Well, I officially person the coronovirus [SIC],” she wrote via Instagram on with a selfie astatine the time, per Page Six. “Just focusing connected healing,” she concluded.
How Is Jenna Doing Today?
In July of 2022, Jenna shared that she was opening to locomotion again unaided aft the harrowing ordeal. “I wanna amusement you guys that I’m walking, unaided. I mean, I’m not walking perfectly but astatine slightest I’m up connected my feet,” she said successful a video connected July 5, 2022, per PEOPLE. “I’m feeling better. I’m capable to locomotion beauteous well. How chill is that? Feeling a batch better.”
In October of 2022, she revealed that she was receiving attraction for her condition, which inactive has yet to beryllium determined oregon announced. “Healing. Back connected the mainland for treatment. Love you guys,” she captioned a photo of herself connected October 25.
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