Teenage mom Jenelle Evans claims she can barely WALK after a scary medical diagnosis
TEEN Mom 2 alum Jenelle Evans claimed she can barely WALK after her scary medical diagnosis.
The 30-year-old has been candid with her fans about her recent health issues.
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Over the weekend, Jenelle took to TikTok to share a video that included updates on her current health.
The video began with the Teen Mom 2 grad crying and struggling to breathe as the on-screen text described some of her symptoms, including chest pain and difficulty breathing upon waking.
She explained that she was trying to relax and get more rest, although she was hospitalized just days later.
The on-screen text explained that Jenelle had “two antibodies linked to myasthenia gravis showing up in blood tests.”
While many TikTok users took to the comments section to wish Jenelle well, others shared their thoughts on why the mother-of-three may be struggling with health issues.
One person wrote: “I’m not trying to be rude but sometimes gaining weight does that. It happened to a friend.”
Jenelle gave another update by replying to the fan, writing, “I can barely walk 5ft without my legs burning like I’m doing squats but I’ve been trying to walk my country lately.”
NEW TEST RESULTS
The MTV grad recently gave an update on her health in a series of Instagram Stories.
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On the first slide, Jenelle revealed that “new blood test results” had arrived.
Jenelle mentioned that she had “two of the anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies” that are “usually found in myasthenia gravis.”
According to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Jenelle suffers from a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease.
The disorder is known to fluctuate the weakness of voluntary muscle groups.
Muscle weakness occurs when acetylcholine “cannot activate the receptor sites at the neuromuscular junction”.
She told her followers that this caused the “block and bind in my system.”
In the second story, Jenelle revealed that she “was in the hospital all day” because of her “chest pain.”
She asked her fans to “please just send prayers.”
MORE HEALTH SHORTS
Jenelle had updated fans on her health in the weeks leading up to the hospitalization.
The Teen Mom star recently revealed in an interview with E! announced that she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia! Messages.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fibromyalgia is a condition that causes pain throughout the body, trouble sleeping, and fatigue.
A person with fibromyalgia is more prone to pain, and the condition can cause emotional and mental distress.
Jenelle told the outlet, “My whole body is in so much pain and sometimes I’m laying in bed and crying.
“For a long time no one believed my symptoms until I recently got a second opinion from a new neurologist.”
She added: “I now know why my body behaves the way it does and that explains a lot.
“I never knew what fibromyalgia was until my doctor diagnosed me.”
Jenelle is married to David Eason, 33, and they share 5-year-old daughter Ensley.
She is now also the mother of sons Jace (12) and Kaiser (7) with former partners.
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