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Woman with ‘Stabbing’ Pelvic Pain Scheduled a Hysterectomy. A Chance Encounter at Her Waitressing Job Changed Everything
Yahoo • • health
Key Points:
- Dawn Jemison, a 43-year-old Indiana restaurant server, suffered from chronic pelvic pain since age 11 and was preparing for a hysterectomy after years without a diagnosis or relief.
- During work, she overheard a medical presentation describing symptoms similar to hers, which led her to consult interventional cardiologist Dr. Abigail Qin-Nelson and postpone the surgery.
- Jemison was diagnosed with pelvic congestion syndrome, a condition involving narrowed pelvic veins, confirmed by a venogram revealing significant blockages in her iliac vein.
- Treatment involved placing two stents to open the veins, resulting in a dramatic reduction of her pain from daily severe discomfort to zero within a year.
- Jemison credits the chance encounter for saving her from unnecessary surgery and allowing her to resume normal activities pain-free.
