Lerchek Hospitalized Again for Severe Pain
Valeria Chekalina, a blogger known as Lerchek who continues to fight cancer, underwent a procedure to relieve severe back pain.
Consensus
- Valeria Chekalin (Lerchek) has been hospitalized again on September 10.
- She underwent a medical procedure under local anesthesia.
- The procedure was described as minor and aimed at relieving pain in her back.
- She was discharged the same day and walked home with her fiancé.
- She expressed a desire to see her children soon.
- She is battling stage 4 stomach cancer.
- She was previously sentenced on July 31 to five years of probation for illegal currency operations.
- Her trial resumed after doctors confirmed she had no medical restrictions preventing her from attending court.
Points of divergence
- The procedure was described as not complicated and involved a pain block; she returned home without a wheelchair. — fontanka
- The procedure was described as an operation, and her fiancé noted she still cannot walk normally but has energy and good mood. — vm
- Doctors have not yet determined the cause of her severe pain in the back and legs. — vesti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Cancer-fighting Lerchek underwent back surgery to relieve severe pain — Вечерняя Москва
- I already want to move faster on my own feet. Lertch again ended up in the hospital — Фонтанка
- Cancer blogger Lertch hospitalized and sent for surgery — Вечерняя Москва
- Doctors try to help cancer patient Valeria Chekalina — Вести
- Lerchek's health condition has put doctors in a deadlock — Москва 24
- Louis Schivachiarini: Doctors do not understand what is happening with Lertch — Вечерняя Москва
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