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LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA – OCTOBER 02: Danica Patrick speaks onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2018 at Ritz Carlton Hotel on October 2, 2018 in Laguna Niguel, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune)

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LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA – OCTOBER 02: Danica Patrick speaks onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2018 at Ritz Carlton Hotel on October 2, 2018 in Laguna Niguel, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune)
Danica Patrick has always been the vocal one. When she was active as a racecar driver in NASCAR, she was always at the forefront of several issues. But even in her retirement, she is still the outspoken person she is.
And being outspoken doesn’t always mean retaliation or rebellion. Sometimes it also means humility and being vulnerable, something she recently proved once again through an Instagram note.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 11: Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 GoDaddy Chevrolet, stands by her car during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 11, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
The intimate note Patrick posted addressed her problems and struggles that surround her struggles with her self-esteem because of how she looks. The struggles that led her to breast implants, something that further caused bigger health issues.
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Her note was so honest and brave that even Bear Grylls commented, “You’re amazing…”
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Danica Patrick opens up on the medical problems her breast implants led to
In another recent Instagram post, the Daytona 500 pole sitter shared her journey and struggles with a variety of medical problems that stemmed from her undergoing breast implants.
Patrick revealed that in her medical tests, she was found to have symptoms and out of range for issues that range from hypothyroidism, heavy metal toxicity, dysbiosis, 10/10, severe leaky gut, hypoglycemic, low estrogen to face swelling, weight gain, capsular contracture (they were both folded from the amount of scar tissue), and hair loss.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 14: Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2014 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
Crucially, and fortunately for her fans and Danica Patrick herself, she is now on the path to recovery.
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