Danica Patrick Reveals the Major Health Consequences She Is Facing Because of Her Breast Implants

Published 05/06/2022, 4:55 AM EDT

Danica Patrick is truly one of the most trailblazing athletes there has been in the modern history of American sports. The former NASCAR and IndyCar driver opened up the doors to newer avenues and inspired an entire generation of women to take part in motorsports.

She has also been pretty vocal about topics off the tarmac. Patrick has openly talked about her personal struggles, her relationship struggles, her trauma, and a whole bunch more. She even has her own podcast show that surrounds all things intimate and spiritual.

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More recently, the Daytona 500 pole sitter shared her journey and struggles with a variety of medical problems that fortunately have been healed now.

“I wasn’t sure I was ready to share this…. but then I remembered that true vulnerability is sharing something you’re not really ready to,” the caption of her Instagram post read as she penned down a detailed account.

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Patrick revealed that in her medical tests, she was found to have symptoms and out of range for the hypothyroidism, heavy metal toxicity, dysbiosis, 10/10, severe leaky gut, hypoglycemic, low estrogen, DHEA, testosterone, magnesium, white blood count, vitamin D, and progesterone, adrenal fatigue, no AM cortisol spike, elevated CRP (inflammatory marker), and temperature sensitivity, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, dry scalp/skin, weird perspiration smell sometimes, easy to get dizzy, achy hands from time to time, face swelling, weight gain, capsular contracture (they were both folded from the amount of scar tissue), and hair loss.

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What would be the alternate career choice of Danica Patrick?

In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, the Daytona 500 pole sitter confessed her desire to be a swimsuit model.

Patrick, who has featured on the ‘front cover’ of the magazine in the past, said of her experience, “I had so much fun. A great experience.”

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She added, “I loved it completely, like I wish I was a swimsuit model because it was really fun.”

“I like doing photoshoots and I enjoy the artistic side of it.”

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Were you aware of Patrick’s wish to be a swimsuit model? Also, were you aware of her health issues?

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Shaharyar is an F1 & NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. A graduate in Journalism from Amity University, he has been a passionate follower of motorsports for a better part of the decade. A Max Verstappen and Ferrari supporter, he dreams of a pairing of the two in future.

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Reubyn Coutinho