Friday’s episode of Jessica Yellin’s “News Not Noise” newsletter, saying speculation about her “puffy face” led her to seek treatment.
Earlier this month, the funnywoman hit headlines after fans remarked on her altered appearance during promotion for her Hulu series “Life & Beth.”“While I was doing press on camera for my Hulu show, I was also in MRI machines four hours at a time, having my veins shut down from the amount of blood drawn and thinking I may not be around to see my son grow up,” the “I Feel Pretty” star said.“It has been a crazy couple [of] weeks for me and my family,” Schumer continued. “Aside from fears about my health, I also had to be on camera having the internet chime in.
But thank God for that. Because that’s how I realized something was wrong.”“So finding out I have the kind of Cushing that will just work itself out and I’m healthy was the greatest news imaginable,” Schumer added.Cushing is caused by an excess amount of the stress hormone cortisol in the body.
Weight gain, a round face and high blood pressure are among the symptoms.According to the National Institutes of Health, only 40 to 70 people out of every million people have Cushing, making it extremely rare.
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