Ex-Crisis frontwoman Karyn Crisis launches crowdfunder after being left disabled and disfigured from medical injury

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GoFundMe and revealed that roughly two years and a half ago, she was medically injured and was left disabled and disfigured after being prescribed topical steroids.She explained that she was left “disfigured and facing unpredictable and violent attacks of pain daily, along with other complications.

I don’t recognize myself in the mirror, which is the least of my issues in taking care of myself. I can only walk on one foot, hobble, a few blocks.

I cannot wear regular shoes, I have to customize them. I cannot regulate my body temperature: I am boiling hot and freezing cold at the same time.”Crisis went on to explain what TSW, or topical steroid withdrawal/red skin syndrome/ corticosteroid withdrawal is, and revealed that’s what she is currently dealing with. “I have to constantly make specialized bandages.

Some hours during the day I am mostly pain free and I work…then the rest of the day or evening I am just surviving the pain attack itself and then the reactions and other pain that goes on for various periods of time,” she explained.A post shared by Karyn Crisis (@karyn.crisis)She continued: “It’s really unpredictable.