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‘General Hospital’ Actress Risa Dorken Undergoes Emergency Surgery and ‘Rough’ Hospitalization


General Hospital's Risa Dorken opened up about her scary health battle that led her to undergo emergency surgey and spend the Christmas holiday in the hospital.

“After 3 ER trips, 7 Dr. visits, pelvic & abdominal ultrasounds, countless blood lab visits, 2 CT scans, 3 MRIs, a HIDA scan, low fodmap diet, echocardiogram and a treadmill stress test- with teary eyes, and an *invisible* problem- I had almost accepted my new reality,” she wrote on Instagram on Sunday, December 29. It’s *sometimes* hard for healthcare providers to take you(me) seriously, when they look at your chart, see mental health conditions, run their tests, and tell you nothing is wrong- ‘it’s your anxiety,’” she wrote. Heal quickly pal!” another person said, while another wrote, “OMF, unbelievable after all those tests that they didn’t see gallbladder issue!!

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