Dancer and actor Cha Hyun-seung revealed symptoms he experienced before being diagnosed with leukemia.
On the 1st, Cha Hyun-seung posted a new Q&A video titled "Ask me anything" on his personal YouTube channel.
That day Cha Hyun-seung opened up, saying, "I had chemotherapy yesterday, so my stomach is very queasy, I can't eat anything, and I have a bad headache. I turned on the camera to answer the questions I was asked last time."
Cha Hyun-seung described the symptoms he experienced before his leukemia diagnosis: "At first I just kept sleeping a lot. My fatigue wouldn't go away, I would sleep whenever I had a chance, and then bruises on my legs turned purple. I hadn't bumped into anything. I had a lot of bruises, and while I was running 10 km, suddenly it became difficult to take even a few steps, and I couldn't climb stairs because I was out of breath."
Recalling that he visited a neighborhood clinic, Cha Hyun-seung said, "It was the year for my health checkup, so I went to get it done, and when I got home I started seeing blood in my urine. It wasn't just a little blood mixed in — it was at the level where blood was coming out. I saw severe hematuria. Then the hospital contacted me and said the numbers looked abnormal and asked me to get retested. They said it could be an error. So I went back."
Cha Hyun-seung said, "They did the blood test again, and my platelet, white blood cell and red blood cell counts were so low that it seemed like a serious problem. I got a referral and went to a university hospital for further tests."
He continued, "But as you know, because of the medical strike, hospitals weren't taking patients. The emergency room wouldn't take me either, so I was carrying a piece of paper around, and they told me to wait. They said there would be an opening in five to six months. Seoul-area hospitals were full, so I looked into Gyeonggi-do. At that time I was really scared."
He added, "I was in despair, then an opening from a cancellation came up at Korea University Anam Hospital, so I went immediately. They tested me and I was admitted. Between chemotherapy sessions I would go home briefly, then when my counts dropped I would be readmitted because low counts are dangerous, I received transfusions and painkillers and antipyretics, and when my counts rose I'd go home briefly before going back in."
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