Health & Fitness
She Thought It Was All in Her Head. It Wasn't.
After losing a quarter of her body weight to a mystery illness, Melanie Ferraz finally found a doctor who uncovered the rare physical cause
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For 23-year-old Melanie Ferraz, life had become a nightmare of constant nausea and vomiting. After losing a staggering quarter of her body weight, even water wouldn't stay down. With doctors stumped, she began to fear the debilitating illness was all in her head. Her search for answers finally led her to Iman Andalib, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center, who uncovered a rare and shocking diagnosis: her esophagus was like "cement."
Discover the minimally invasive procedure that gave Melanie immediate relief, allowing her to eat again and reclaim her life from a condition she "wouldn't even wish upon my worst enemy."
Read her full, inspiring story.
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