The partner of former adult film star Jenna Jameson has shared a troubling update on her health after she was hospitalised with a rare disorder.
Former adult film star Jenna Jameson has revealed she’s been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, after she found herself unable to walk.
Jameson's partner, Lior Bitton, said that she was in the hospital undergoing testing after “not feeling so good”, the New York Post reports.
Bitton said that the 47-year-old had been “throwing up for a couple weeks” and went to the hospital last week, but after a CT scan came back clear, doctors released her to return home.
“Then she came back home and she couldn‘t carry herself,” Bitton said in a video on Saturday.
“Her muscles in her legs were very weak. So she wasn’t able to walk to the bathroom. She was falling on the way back from or to the bathroom, I would have to pick her up and carry her to bed.
“And then within two days it got really not so good, her legs started to not hold her, she wasn’t able to walk.”
According to America’s health agency, the CDC, Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a “rare, auto-immune disorder in which a person’s own immune system damages the nerves, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.”
The symptoms can last from weeks to several years. Most fully recover but some have permanent nerve damage.
In an Instagram Story, Bitton announced that Jameson was being given a high dose of immunoglobulin therapy.
“She’s going to start the treatment for that," Bitton said.
“It’s in [the] hospital, she’s doing physical therapy to try and stand on her legs, but at the moment she cannot stand on her legs. They're starting the treatment so they’ll see how it goes. So keep praying.”
Jenna Jameson was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, after she found herself unable to walk.
On Monday, Jameson posted a video confirming her diagnosis, thanking fans for their good wishes before writing: “I did NOT get the jab or any jab. This is NOT a reaction to the jab. Thank you for your concern.”
This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission
Whtzmyname on January 11st, 2022 at 16:22 UTC »
My cousin had this for 8 months. His wife left him as well after a few months of dealing with this and not knowing when or if he will recover. He recovered though and is back to his old self minus the wife.
peachesofmymind on January 11st, 2022 at 13:54 UTC »
My mom had GBS three years ago and almost died because instead of going to the ER she only went to her acupuncturist over and over again to treat the tingling and numbness she was experiencing. She finally went to the ER when her legs completely stopped working. It took several days for the doctors to figure out it was GBS - meanwhile she was becoming paralyzed. Couldn’t breathe on her own for months. She is almost 100% recovered now. GBS is scary a f and I don’t wish it on anyone. It really really sucks that more people are getting it now because of Covid.
Edit: if I had known when this was happening, I would have made her go to a hospital. My mom & I are not very close and I only found out what was going on once she was already in the ICU. It was f’ed up.
Blujeanstraveler on January 11st, 2022 at 13:51 UTC »
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare, autoimmune disorder in which a person's own immune system damages the nerves, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis. GBS can cause symptoms that last for a few weeks to several years.
Most people recover fully, but some have permanent nerve damage.