US TV star rushed to hospital after fat jab causes ambulance dash
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GIRLS actress Jenny Mollen has revealed she was rushed to hospital following a terrifying reaction to a fat-dissolving injection.
Actress Jenny, 46, shared a photo from a hospital bed on Friday, sparking concern from fans.
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Jenny Mollen has revealed she was rushed to hospital following a terrifying reaction to a fat-dissolving injection
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She shared a photo from a hospital bed on Friday, sparking concern from fans
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Jenny was seen carried into an ambulance on a stretcher
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In the caption, she detailed the harrowing experience and praised her doctor for stepping in
Credit: Instagram / jennymollen
In the caption, she detailed the harrowing experience and praised her doctor for stepping in.
Jenny wrote on Instagram: 'Thank God for my OBGYN, Dr. Albert Sassoon, who spent his entire night on the phone with me and Lennox ER throughout my harrowing journey.
"I am so immensely grateful to have such a dedicated, attentive and compassionate human willing to drop everything for me. I don't know what I would do without him.'
Jenny is best known for her role in the hit HBO series Girls and is married to American Pie actor Jason Biggs.
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