Actress Sharon Stone revealed that she has a tumor after being misdiagnosed by doctors.
On Nov. 1, Stone gave a warning to other women on Twitter about getting âa second opinionâ after getting another âmisdiagnosisâ and âincorrect procedure.â
âJust had another misdiagnosis and incorrect procedure. This time double epidural. With worsening pain went for a SECOND OPINION: I have a large fibroid tumor that must come out,â she said.
She urged other women to not allow themselves to âget blown offâ because a second opinion âcan save your life.â
âIâll be down for 4-6 weeks for full recovery. Thx for your care. Itâs all good,â she concluded.
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Stone also shared a link to an article from a law firm titled âWomen More Likely Than Men to Suffer Misdiagnosis, According to Studies.â
âREAD THIS LADIES and VOTE BLUE FOR YOUR LIVES YOU ARE WORTH IT,â she wrote in the caption.
The study posted by the law firm states that women are more likely to be misdiagnosed for heart attacks, autoimmune disease, and illnesses that are âunique to women.â
It continues to read: âIn some cases, doctors simply brush off their concerns as âcomplaining.â In other cases, doctors tell women their Health problems are caused by being overweight. When a woman is dealing with a major Health concern, being dismissed this way can be both mentally and physically devastating.â
Additionally, it adds that âthe disparity between menâs and womenâs Health care has been around for thousands of years.â
According to UCLA Health, Fibroids are developed in the uterus and 70-80% of women will develop them in their lifetime.
Stone has had struggles with her Health in the past. In her autobiography âThe Beauty of Living Twiceâ that was released last March, she wrote that she had a stroke and a cerebral hemorrhage that almost killed her.
Stone spoke about her stroke in an interview with Variety in 2019 and said it took her about seven years to recover.
âPeople treated me in a way that was brutally unkind,â she shared. âFrom other women in my own business to the female judge who handled my custody case, I donât think anyone grasps how dangerous a stroke is for women and what it takes to recover â it took me about seven years.â
