The hit series "Grey's Anatomy" may be fiction, but for one of the 22-year-olds, it solved her medical mystery.
From Israel, Emily Levi has had unexplained pain in her wrists and ankles since she was 12 years old. When she was a teenager, she also began to experience dislocations of her shoulders, hips and chin – yet her doctor was confused.
But one day she was watching the Shonda Rhimes show and she recognized her symptoms on the screen.
She told NeedToKnow.online, "When she found something, she was watching until season 13." "There was a female patient who complained of a hangover with just one drink, but she could easily dislocate her entire arm during the test."
She had no idea why. However, I remembered that "just a small amount" of alcohol turned into a "hangover almost immediately".
"They dislocated her shoulders After seeing, I remember thinking, which reminds me exactly of myself, "Levy continued.
The woman on the screen was finally diagnosed withEhlers-Danlos Syndrome. This is a group of hereditary disorders that cause overly flexible joints and stretchy, fragile skin.
But even after she recognized all the signs on television, her doctor said she was wrong and blamed her hypermobility syndrome translocation.
Finally, she looks for a second option , Finally diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in 2019.
However, despite the diagnosis, her problem was still unresolved. In September 2020, Levy was involved in a car accident and dissected her ribs after another driver fell asleep in her car and crashed into the car. Only six months later, the result was a dislocation of her chest and chest.
"It's like a domino, and from the moment her first rib dislocated, the deterioration was very fast and worsened day by day," she said.
She bends down, drives, 30 If I sat for more than an hour, I lifted an object, coughed, or breathed for a few minutes, and then I dislocated. She woke up from her sleep and she even put her ribs back in her original place every 10 minutes.
"I've come to the point where I told her parents that I couldn't imagine a life like this, had incredible pain, and had less than two months left." She remembered.
There is no cure for Ehlers-Danlos, but Levy once again regained her health and searched online for "Treatment for Sliding Rib Syndrome."
"I met someone who explained exactly It was my first time I've been complaining for the last few months, "she said.
While crying, she sat down on her parents and saw a clip she found, and two months later she jumped out to Florida for treatment.
"I flew to his clinic for three months and received extensive treatment, but in the end the function improved significantly and the dislocation stopped," she said. I talked about the life-changing process.
Due to lifelong health complications, Levy To become an inspiring doctor, she achieved her goal in February 2022 when she finally opened a clinic with surgeon Dr. Yeshaiau Benedict in Israel.
"The clinic focuses on prolotherapy, which makes a big difference to the lives of patients with Ellers Dunlos and many other orthopedic injuries and pain, including various sports injuries. It's a regenerative treatment that can be brought about, "she said.
With the help of Dr. Benedict, who she called "a talented and rare orthopedic surgeon," Levy is now trying to help "as many people as possible."
"Emily is a 22 year old woman, but she has come a long way in a very short life. She is a wise, stubborn and intelligent woman." Dr. Benedict said. She will need her own prolotherapy treatment for the rest of her life in Lewy. "She pursues life goals and [everyone] doesn't like to stop her."
"Thanks for the privileges given to me, people return to their lives, It helped them heal their pain, "she said.
