YouTuber iJustine Hospitalized

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Part of what has made content creators on YouTube so popular with younger generations is how relatable influencers can be. They may be creating commercial work, but in doing so they offer a lens into their real lives. That, unfortunately, includes sad and frightening moments in YouTubers' lives in, too, as is the case with a recent iJustine health scare. iJustine recently shared details about an emergency she went through that required her being rushed to the hospital for multiple procedures.

Speaking with Today, iJustine explained that earlier this year the YouTuber woke up to her arm feeling numb. The symptom initially went away, but returned later that week and was more severe which lead to swelling to the point of turning her arm purple. iJustine described it as her arm swelling to the point she «couldn't even flex» it, describing her bicep as being so massive it was like she was «shredded from the gym.» At that point, iJustine couldn't put off having a doctor look at it and drove to an emergency clinic.

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Unfortunately, the YouTuber's medical issue proved to be much more serious than her now-joking tone may imply. The nurse at the emergency clinic quickly told her she needed to go to an emergency department given the severity of the issue. Once there, she was told she had deep vein thrombosis and a blood clot affecting her arm. While the DVT itself isn't life-threatening, the blood clot was significant enough for doctors to worry it could shift from the YouTuber's arm to her heart or brain.

iJustine was put on blood thinners and ultimately underwent a thrombectomy to remove the blood clot. The first thrombectomy failed to remove the entire blood