Jenny shares how unexplained vomiting for 10 months has left her eager to undergo medical testing, in spite of medical PTSD

Jenny shares how unexplained vomiting for 10 months has left her eager to undergo medical testing, in spite of medical PTSD

When You're Eager for Medical Testing

Jenny is a Rare Disease Advocate for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) and uses her platform of Life's a Polyp (blog, vlog, and shop) focused on raising awareness about FAP, SBS, and patient empowerment. She started the NORD FAP Research Fund in 2015 and donates profits from Life's a Polyp Shop and her FAP Children's Book - Life's a Polyp with Zeke and Katie. 
Her FAP related surgeries (8 total) started at age 9. She's experienced life-threatening complications resulting in medical PTSD and lived with an ileostomy for 6 years before having it reversed.

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Jenny is a Rare Disease Advocate for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) and uses her platform of Life's a Polyp (blog, vlog, and shop) focused on raising awareness about FAP, SBS, and patient empowerment. She started the NORD FAP Research Fund in 2015 and donates profits from Life's a Polyp Shop and her FAP Children's Book - Life's a Polyp with Zeke and Katie. Her FAP related surgeries (8 total) started at age 9. She's experienced life-threatening complications resulting in medical PTSD and lived with an ileostomy for 6 years before having it reversed.

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When You're Eager for Medical Testing

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