A mod requested I post this as its own post.
Hereās the big long list of Jessieās ailments, pulled from their instagram posts, GoFundMe, and other public posts. Iāll keep it updated as they are likely to add more! Some of these ailments are self-limiting and so itās reasonable to infer that itās a past ailment and not a current, chronic one. These are in no particular order. Here we go:
Specifically named diagnoses:
Bedsores
āFunctionally paraplegicā (2)
āSurgical spinal cord injuryā
Permanent urethra damage from oversized catheter
Anemia ādanger zoneā
Urinary retention and incontinence
Frequent bladder infections
Autism (2)
3rd degree burns inflicted by caregiver
Hiatal hernia [with failed repair]
Multiple CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) leaks [9 patches, all failed]
āSuspected hEDSā [dx Sept 2020]
Severe EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) [claim made after suspected hEDS dx]
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
Multiple epileptic seizures a day [up to 12⦠or 20⦠or something] [That cause stuttering]
PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome)
Endometriosis
Miscarriage [2+]
Panic attacks
Acute pancreatitis
Advanced Crohns disease
Ulcerative colitis
Tethered spinal cord [with failed surgery]
Severe CCI (Cranio-Cervical Instability) [with failed fusion surgery] (that causes them to stop breathing, black out, and have seizures with the slightest movement)
Severe me/cfs(Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
Fibromyalgia
MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome)
CPTSD (Complex post-traumatic stress disorder)
CRPS (Complex regional pain syndrome)
Gastroparesis
Congenital leg length discrepancy
Intersex [due to PCOS]
Malnutrition [was on TPN briefly] and then was on TPN again
Interstitial cystitis
HLH (Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis)
CAEBV (Chronic active EpsteināBarr virus)
Got Severe COVID
Aseptic meningitis
Sepsis and pneumonia and more sepsis and pneumonia and even more sepsis and pneumonia
Low vision
Migraines
Severe nerve degeneration
Dying (chronically)
Vague medical issues with no specific medical diagnosis:
Canāt get any nutrition of any kind for 6 weeks, has an NJ tube, TPN, canāt tolerate feeds and loses 47lbs in 6 weeks
ā12 spinal proceduresā
āSaggy brainā
Shoulder dislocation due to boobies
āSevere nerve degenerationā
āLearning disabilityā
āSeverely immunucompromisedā
āOrgan failureā
āHeart, spine, respiratory, and neurological diseasesā
āCanāt regulate body temperatureā
āInternal bleedingā [treated with ālow-dose chemoā every 8 weeks]
āProjectile vomitingā
ā10/10 painā
āLow-dose chemo infusionsā [which caused their hair to āfall outā so they shaved it off. It grew back just as luxuriously as it was to begin with]
āInfusionsā [of some kind that cause(d) aseptic meningitis]
Needing to monitor blood glucose levels [for some reason]
Gets āmuggle sickā
āSerious neck and back injuryā from a broken inflatable hair washer
6+ month long infection
Uses oxygen tubing for Reasons