Plus-size model Vitalija Jonikytė is in the hospital: urging even young people not to ignore symptoms that predict serious problems

Even seemingly innocent body symptoms can indicate serious health problems, V. Jonikytė is convinced. The plus size model, who is currently recovering from surgery, has stressed that it is not correct for young people to put their hands on health, because if they do not treat their problems, they can have even more serious consequences.

“I put this ‘friend’ on my neck for a long time,” said V. Jonikytė, who is lying in the Department of Neurology, without losing his good humor. The girl will have to wear a collar even after the operation for more than a month.

“No, I was not injured, nothing terrible happened, I only suffered severe neck pain for a long time, ‘dissolving’ my hands, and now I finally have to operate and improve my vertebrae a little to continue serving as new,” the situation briefly on the social network. Facebook summed it up.

Delphi After contacting Vitaly, he agreed to tell him in more detail what had happened to him.

“Cervical vertebra surgery is planned, so nothing terrible happened. Only for a long time, over 4 years, I suffered from pain in my neck, shoulders and hands” dissolving “until everything was to the point. where I couldn’t sleep at night anymore. I woke up from the pain, “he said. remembers the interlocutor.

“I managed to find a great neurosurgeon who advised me to have surgery, because those things don’t really work on their own. I had my shift and they operated on January 29. The operation seems to have gone well. During it, they were released. the nerves were compressed and an implant was placed so that the vertebra could continue to perform its function. Now a short period of healing and recovery awaits. It will take a month and a half to wear a collar alone. Full recovery: more than half a year. But of course We are all different, “he said.

V. Jonikytė wants to remind by his example that everyone should take care of their health, even the young.

“I really want not to think, especially for young people, that you are still too young for this or that, because the consequences can be very sad, like even a disability. Therefore, do not pay by hand for various ailments and do not wait until the last minute to go to specialists or seek help, “urged the photographic model.

Delphi recalls that Vitalija won the “Revolution of Size” project in 2018. Shortly after, the young woman was invited to present the popular reality show Sala.