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'Part of My Brain Died': 'Dr. Pimple Popper' Sandra Lee Suffered Terrifying Stroke While Filming Lifetime Reality Show Causing Life Changing Damage · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Pimple Popper, Sandra Lee was hospitalized after suffering a stroke while filming.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Resulting in life-altering effects, radaronline.com reports.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: 55-year-old dermatologist, initially Mr. Kersimptoms, for a hot flash.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I got super sweaty and didn't feel like myself.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She explained.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: After filming, she experienced shooting pain in her leg and struggled to walk downstairs.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Noticing that her left side was primarily affected, Dr. Lee recalled, I would hold my hand out and it would just slowly collapse.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Concerned, she wondered, am I having a stroke?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Her father also a dermatologist, encouraged her to seek immediate medical attention.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: An MRI revealed she had suffered an eschemic stroke.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: What essentially happened is I had a part of my brain that died, she told people.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Following the incident, Dr. Lee paused filming for two months and entered recovery, undergoing physical therapy for basic tasks.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The control of my left hand isn't what it used to be, she admitted, expressing that she finds it frightening not to be at her best.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The stroke is also altered her voice.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I notice it right now that I don't speak exactly the way I used to.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She stated, adding that it's particularly stressful as a surgeon to show vulnerability.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Lee linked her stroke to uncontrolled blood pressure and cholesterol, compounded by stress from her patients and the show.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Although she resumed filming in January, she worries about performing intricate surgeries due to the trauma of her experience.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: There's a lot of PTSD because it happened while I was filming the show, she shared.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks to support from her staff, she managed her case load as her symptoms improved.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Lee aims to destigmatize strokes, especially in Asian cultures,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I want to get the word out that if you have symptoms like I had, make sure you see your doctor.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Take care of yourself, she urged.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Lee starred on TLC's Dr. Pimple Popper from 2018 to 2023, and now features in Dr. Pimple Popper, breaking out on Lifetime.