Bronx, NY -UNS: For 15 years, Jennifer Grant endured pelvic pain, severe nausea, and fainting episodes that no doctor could fully explain or treat.
Dismissed at several hospitals, the Bronx woman finally found answers — and relief — at North Central Bronx, where OB-GYN Dr. Daniel Barraez diagnosed and treated a complex case of endometriosis that had gone unaddressed for over a decade.
“I can do things I want to do now. I can stretch. I can jump without feeling anything stabbing my buttocks. I don’t feel the mass anymore,” Grant declared.
Grant, 28, first experienced symptoms in high school around 2012 — excruciating cramps, vomiting, and blackouts she initially believed were normal.
Her condition followed her on a trip to California, where a medical crisis so severe that a resident nurse called 911 went untreated due to insurance complications, forcing her to manage the pain with over-the-counter medication.
“At one point, I passed out. And so, my RN, she actually called 911, and they got me to the hospital,” recalled Grant who has agreed to be photographed from behind to protect her privacy.
