Amy Schumer revealed she has been diagnosed with Cushing syndrome following social media comments about her recent appearance. Schumer revealed the news in journalist Jessica Yellin’s newsletter 'News Not Noise.' The actress said, "I feel reborn…There are a few types of Cushing. Some that can be fatal..."
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00:00 Amy Schumer revealed that she's been diagnosed with Cushing syndrome following social media comments about her recent appearance
00:06 Schumer revealed the news in journalist Jessica Yellen's newsletter news not noise the actress said I feel reborn
00:13 There are a few types of Cushing some that can be fatal
00:17 Schumer said she was doing press for her life and Beth's season to the Hulu series
00:21 She created and stars in while also undergoing
00:24 extensive medical testing in MRI machines four hours at a time having my veins shut down from the amount of blood drawn and
00:31 Thinking I may not be around to see my son grow up
00:33 But the actress noted tests eventually revealed that she has the kind of Cushing that will just work itself out and I'm healthy
00:39 Adding that it was the greatest news imaginable. It has been a crazy couple of weeks for me and my family
00:45 According to the Mayo Clinic Cushing syndrome occurs when the body has too much of the hormone cortisol for a long time
00:51 Symptoms include various types of weight gain including in the face though
00:55 The trainwreck actress said internet discussion of her appearance initially caused more stress
00:59 She admitted that the commentary was what eventually pushed her to seek a diagnosis
01:03 Thank God for that because that's how I realized something was wrong
01:07 Schumer first responded to the comments about her face looking puffy noting on Instagram
01:11 Thank you so much for everyone's input about my face
01:14 She continued noting there are some medical and hormonal things going on in my world right now
01:19 But I'm okay for more on this story head to THR.com
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