I Had To Have My Entire Nose Removed Or Risk Dying. Here's How It Changed My Life.
- Pleural Disease
- November 10, 2020
Four years ago I coughed up blood. I saw an ear, nose and throat specialist and an oncologist in Corpus Christi, Texas, who suggested that perhaps I avoid tortilla chips, as I’d probably just cut my trachea eating. No big deal. A year later I got knocked up in a flurry of Hurricane Harvey tragedy
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