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Wales Online
a day ago
- Health
- Wales Online
'I took weight-loss jabs and had side effects that almost killed me'
'I took weight-loss jabs and had side effects that almost killed me' Aimee, 34, was told she had a hole in her oesophagus and her liver was failing Aimee was hospiatlised with liver failure (Kennedy News and Media) A woman's bid to shed a few pounds using a weight-loss jab went horribly wrong when her hair fell out in clumps and she nearly lost her liver. Aimee Chapman began using the GLP-1-class weight loss injections in March last year after stumbling upon a post on social media. The 34-year-old hoped the fat jabs would help her lose weight and 'be taken more seriously' by doctors if she were slimmer. The family of drugs known as GLP-1 RAs, originally developed to treat diabetes, are now often being used for weight loss as they were found to suppress a patient's appetite. Aimee paid around £200 for a month's worth of jabs that she purchased from an online pharmacy - meaning it was completely legal and regulated. She lost four stone when she first began using the injectables, dropping from 14 stone to just 10 stone in four months. However, in June last year, Aimee began feeling more and more unwell - experiencing low energy levels, chest pains, diminished appetite and constant vomiting. After deciding to have her symptoms investigated in hospital, doctors discovered that Aimee had developed a hole in her oesophagus caused by vomiting 'more than 60 times'. Aimee's hair started to fall out in clumps (Kennedy News and Media) Aimee's liver then began showing signs of failure, with doctors even considering an organ transplant if her symptoms failed to improve. Luckily, Aimee was able to return home after 11 days in hospital - but soon began to notice her hair was coming out in clumps, a sign of vitamin deficiency that she believes is linked to the weight-loss jab. Aimee, who doesn't work due to her disability, is now calling on others who are considering using the injectables to do their research and consult a doctor. Aimee, who lives in Southampton, Hampshire, said: "I'd never even thought about it until I saw a post on social media saying you can just buy [weight-loss jabs]. "I noticed that as my weight changed, I was taken less seriously by doctors. My thinking was if I could weigh less, I would at least get taken a bit more seriously. It wasn't about getting thinner or looking better for me. That hadn't even crossed my mind. The hair loss was linked to malnutrition (Kennedy News and Media) "[After a few months of using the jabs] I started noticing I didn't have a lot of energy, I couldn't really do much. I was only eating a couple of times a week. I stopped being able to walk. I would take a couple of steps and have to stop. Then I couldn't stop being sick. "I was throwing up all the time and started throwing up blood. I was sick between 50 and 60 times. I collapsed a couple of times. My husband came home and found me passed out on the hallway one night. I was in a bit of denial about it being linked to the jab because I was fine up until now. I just thought I was poorly and it was some sort of virus." But when Aimee began experiencing chest pains, she went to Winchester Hospital's A&E where doctors discovered a hole in her oesophagus that was leaking air around her heart and lung. Aimee was then admitted to the intensive care unit when her blood pressure and potassium levels began to plummet. Aimee lost so much hair she had to shave her head (Kennedy News and Media) Aimee was later rushed to Southampton General Hospital's ICU when doctors noticed her liver function was deteriorating, prompting them to consider an organ transplant. Aimee said: "They were trying all sorts of things to get my liver levels back to normal. It was failing. "They had said it was down to the weight-loss jab but they didn't know why or how to fix it. There was so little out there medical-wise, doctors didn't know how to fix it. I was terrified. It all happened so quickly and I hadn't realised how serious it was until I was transferred and it sunk in that it was worse than I thought it was. "After coming out of ICU, the nurse told me this has happened because of these jabs and I can never take one ever again even if I had type-2 diabetes. I don't think they know whether this was a general side-effect or whether this was a rare case. I was really surprised about how much of my body it affected. Aimee with her husband Christopher (Kennedy News and Media) Article continues below "I was told the hole in the oesophagus can kill people and I may have needed a new liver. They said I could've died." Luckily, Aimee's health began to improve and she was discharged from hospital. But, the decline in her health and a consequential vitamin B-12 deficiency led to Aimee's hair falling out in September last year. Aimee said: "It kept happening and the handfuls kept getting bigger. I would be so sad. My hair was just above my bum when I went into hospital. My husband just said why don't you just cut it off? My hair was such a massive part of my identity and to cut it off just felt really traumatic. But I said to myself it was just hair, it'll grow back. "This feels like another result of the injections. I'm not going to tell people what they can and can't take but I do believe more research needs to be done into these jabs. I regret ever taking them. I'd say to other people thinking about trying them, don't do it online, go through your doctor who can give you blood tests and check how you're doing."
New York Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann on ‘Lost in Space' tour, new musical
Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann is on the road again this summer with a tour of the East Coast that will take her to the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn and out to the East End of Long Island this June. Known for her witty, personal lyrics and clear, melodic voice, she's playing the hits from her fourth studio album, released back in 2002. That means fans at her 21+ shows might be hearing these songs — which the elder millennials among us might remember from 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' — for the very first time. We caught up with Aimee to check in on the tour, her life in LA and what's inspiring her latest work. You're celebrating the 22 1/2 year anniversary of your album 'Lost In Space' with an East Coast tour (playing the Grand Ballroom at Canoe Place Inn in Hampton Bays June 12). Why this album and why now? We were a little slow off the mark. We wanted to do the 20th anniversary thing but for a variety of reasons it took longer. Obviously I like all my records, but I feel like this one has just such an interesting sound and really creates a mood. Your catalogue cuts across genres — from the hit 'Voices Carry' with the new wave band 'Til Tuesday to 'Save Me' the breakout 90s ear worm from the Oscar-nominated 'Magnolia' soundtrack. Your album 'Mental Illness' even won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. Are you still evolving as an artist? The first band I was in was this really unlistenable kind of art rock, punk, new wave band — one of those bands where you say to yourself, 'Let's do everything weird.' Which is super fun, but not necessarily fun for the listener. 'Til Tuesday was a reaction against that. I wanted to play music that was more melodic. I think it takes a lot of practice at songwriting to figure out what you like and what you're good at. It's a lot of experimentation and over time you realize, 'Oh, this is the kind of thing I'm really good at, or 'This is the kind of thing I like to do.' And acoustic guitar-based pop with a little folk flavor is my favorite place to park. Left to right: Robert Holmes and Aimee Mann, both of the group 'Til Tuesday perform onstage at Liberty State Park, Jersey City in 1985. Getty Images But there's also this writerly quality to your songs that I think defines you. Do you agree? I like that description. That's a fun way to think of myself. But no, I haven't really thought of it that way. I just know that words are very important, and it's fun to try to get better at writing lyrics and to be more exact in your language. You're based in LA with your husband Michael Penn. Do you have plans for your time in New York when you aren't on stage? I have really good friends in Brooklyn that I stay with when I go to New York. So it kind of feels like I have my neighborhood coffee place. But I never lived in New York; I was in Boston for 15 years. On this tour, it's hard to say. It might be in and out, but it all sort of depends. I'll let karma decide. Wherever the tour bus goes, that's where I'll go. Mann performs as part of 'The Aimee Mann And Ted Leo Christmas Show' at City Winery last November in NYC. Getty Images Are you working on new music? I'm writing songs for a new record. I'm not sure exactly what I want it to sound like yet, but I have a record called 'The Forgotten Arm,' [2005] and I've been playing a lot of songs from that so I'm kind of interested in returning to that sound. I'm also developing a musical based on those songs. That record was written about drug addiction and the musical is about two people who are together, and one is a drug addict. It's the dynamic of that relationship. I think we'll do a workshop presentation at Joe's Pub sometime this fall.
STV News
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- STV News
Children step into politicians' shoes for festival performance
It's a political debate like you've never seen before. Young performers have stepped into the shoes of politicians for the day as part of their performance Elections at the Edinburgh International Children's Festival. Performer Reel told STV News: 'It was about kids being politicians and acting all silly with neon colours and fun moustaches and it's about showing what we want. We have a line where we say we should vote because it's our future and we feel like adults are voting for our future even though it's about us but they have more control than we do.' Aimee added: 'It was really fun and we were just looking at how we actually want to change the world and how we can make an impact on that.' STV News Reel enjoyed performing as part of Elections STV News Artistic director Bishop May Down said: 'The young people have such profound views about the world and they are really clued up and I think that's not necessarily appreciated as much by adults, adults think that children can't engage in political conversations and political thinking so I really wanted to challenge that and put them in a place where the power dynamic is a bit flipped and they can say what they want about the world.' It's just one of dozens of performances taking place at the festival – which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Kicking off the nine-day event is Family Day at the National Museum of Scotland, which featured pop-up performances from swinging aerial artists, resilient mushrooms and party shrimps. Noel Jordan from the festival said: 'The vision of the Children's Festival is to promote theatre and dance for young audiences and to really nurture children's development through access to culture. Whether they come with a school's performance or if they're coming with their families on the weekends or in the evenings, we really want people to appreciate that art for children can be extremely high quality, risk taking, experimental and fun.' The festival will run at locations across the city until June 1. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Daily Mirror
23-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
'My son, 3, was diagnosed with cancer after something happened to his legs'
A young mum from Cheshire has revealed how her three-year-old son began displaying three key signs of the condition before later going on to be diagnosed with the rare form of cancer A young boy received a devastating cancer diagnosis after his mum spotted three symptoms showing that something might not be right. Cole Butchart had been a typical, energetic toddler, until his mum Aimee began to notice a number of physical changes in the youngster when he was three years old. Over the course of just a few months, Aimee saw her son's condition gradually worsen with the first signs that something might be wrong starting when he began to struggle walking. She recalled: "The first symptom was his legs. He started getting a little bit of a limp and then started complaining of leg pain." But, as is common with children of that age, it was simply put down to "growing pains". However, as time passed, his health showed no signs of improvement with the mum from Cheshire now starting to notice that he was suffering from a persistent cough. She continued: "And then he had a persistent cough that wouldn't go away and he doesn't cough usually, so that was another symptom which I was concerned about." While it still remained unclear as to what was actually causing the youngster's ill-health, he was given an inhaler to help try and ease his continuous bouts of coughing, which seemed to ease the issue. However, it was after the previously playful, three-year-old started to act out of character that Aimee began to grow increasingly concerned. She recalled how he began to lose energy: "And then when he started falling asleep in the day, I was like, this is not like him at all. He was usually the type of child that bounces off the walls." She added: "So yeah, it wasn't like him at all to fall asleep in the day. He would (normally) be fighting, if I said, let's go and have a little power nap, he would be like 'absolutely not', he wouldn't want one." After it was eventually discovered that Cole was suffering from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), Aimee reflected on how much the four-year-old's life has changed in recent months. He now requires a central line (also known as a Central Venous Catheter) and an NG tube (Nasogastric), which helps provide fluids, medications, or liquid food directly into the digestive system. She explained: "He has a central line and an NG tube, because he can't take his medication, through his mouth, because it makes him vomit, so he has the NG for that. We've got to help him with bathing and going to the toilet, (it's) literally like starting again with him." Despite so much upheaval in recent months, Aimee applauded her son for taking it in his stride, saying: "He's had a very big lifestyle change, but he's adapted so well to it, to be fair." After a very challenging few months for the young family, thanks to a collaboration between Disney and Make-A-Wish, Cole and his family were recently given the opportunity to spend three days away at Hoar Cross Hall, Staffordshire where Cole had the chance to meet all of his favourite Disney characters. With Aimee sharing their appreciation at the chance to spend some much needed respite, she said: "This was one of his first kind of little holidays that he's going to remember, I think. He was really excited about it, and he's not stopped smiling. He was actually really really upset to come home." As well as having the chance to meet a whole host of Disney characters during the event, families were also given the opportunity to spend some time with the Strictly Come Dancing star Tasha Ghouri. The Love Island star, who was born deaf, has partnered with the charity and said the day "was such a beautiful, magical day, that I look back on and feel grateful to be part of".
Buzz Feed
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Walton Goggins' Wife On Aimee Lou Wood Romance Rumors
It's no secret that Season 3 of The White Lotus was partially overshadowed by whispers of off-screen drama between the cast members — particularly Aimee Lou Wood and Walton Goggins, who played couple Chelsea and Rick on the show. If you need reminding, the two initially appeared to be incredibly close during the promo cycle for the series, and posted cute tributes to one another on Instagram. However, eagle-eyed fans later noticed that Aimee and Walton had unfollowed each other, with some going so far as to theorize that Walton had blocked Aimee when they saw that her comments no longer showed up under his posts, but his were still visible on hers. Their co-star Jason Isaacs then added fuel to the fire when he reflected on 'tensions and difficulties' during filming in a candid interview with the Guardian. He notably added at the time: 'There were alliances that formed and broke, romances that formed and broke, friendships that formed and broke.' 'It's a long period of time for people to be away from their family with an open bar and all the wildness being in Thailand allows,' Jason went on. 'Within a couple of weeks, my wife [who was with him on set and used to be an actor] went: 'Some of these people are fucking mad.' I said: 'No, it's just a bunch of actors away on location, love. You've forgotten what it's like.'' It didn't take long for people to speculate that something had gone down between 31-year-old Aimee and 53-year-old Walton, and while neither star has publicly commented on the speculation surrounding their relationship, Walton did repeatedly shut down a journalist's attempt to get him to comment in an interview with the Times UK. In the article's intro, reporter Ed Potton warns that 'the interview will go off the rails' when he asks Walton about Aimee, and this proves to be true, with Ed asking Walton if he and Aimee had 'fallen out' partway through the interview. 'I'm not gonna have that conversation,' Walton said in response, with both of his publicists who were in the room at the time telling Ed to move on to the next question, with one of them adding: 'We're not going there, thank you.'But after a dutiful chat about Walton's latest movie, The Uninvited, Ed broached the topic again — this time hinged on the fact that Walton was set to host Saturday Night Live, which CNN journalist Elizabeth Wagmeister previously suggested that Aimee might make a special appearance on. When asked if he and Aimee are set for a reconciliation, Walton apparently said nothing. One of the publicists is said to have suggested: 'Shall we talk about The Uninvited a bit more?' Ed writes: 'I splutter for a few seconds. Goggins laughs sarcastically. 'Thinly veiled, my friend. The thing you're least interested in.'' Despite this, Ed still attempted to bring up Aimee for a third and fourth time in the interview, which is when Walton seemingly ran out of patience. First of all, Walton told the journalist: 'There is no conversation to be had about that. Sharing politics on social media — it's in a vacuum,' and when Ed still refused to back down, Walton is said to have gasped: 'What the fuck, Ed! Come on, buddy. Wow.' Meanwhile, one of his publicists said: 'We're going to end it there,' stopping the interview in its tracks. But while Walton wouldn't discuss the drama, his wife, Nadia Connors, did in a new interview with Hello! magazine, where she breezily brushed off the romance rumors. For reference, Nadia is a writer and director, and she and Walton began dating in 2005 before getting married in 2011. They share a 14-year-old son called Augustus. Referencing the speculation between her husband and his much younger costar, Nadia said: 'It's odd to see it, but it's an indication of how much people were invested in the fictional characters. I take it as a sign that he's quite popular.' You can't deny that that's an impressively measured response to the drama! What do you make of Nadia's comment? Let me know down below.
