Support Peyton's Journey to Health and Stability

Hi. I'm Peyton, I'm 26, and right now I'm struggling with a medical mystery the doctors (4 so far) are trying to figure out. Every day, I wake up exhausted as if I never slept, even when I do (sometimes up to 12 hours), and when I get out of bed, I'm instantly dizzy and feel like my throat is closing. I've passed out, and the worst part is—every test comes back clean. Over the past month, I've been to the ER, urgent care, specialists... every panel, EKG, X-Ray, etc., and there's nothing. I wake up, and I can't really do anything; if I try to exercise, I feel even worse for the rest of the day. If I do leave the house, it's not for very long because I can't stand the feeling creeping in, and I get scared I will pass out somewhere random/alone. When this first started 8 months ago, it was few and far between. I cut out caffeine entirely, went on anti-anxiety medication, and cut out alcohol almost entirely. All of those things helped at first, but in the past 2 months, things got more consistent, and in the past 2 weeks, I just feel worse and worse every single day, and now I can't get out of bed most days or feel safe enough to drive.

The one issue they definitely know I have (but they're unsure if it's even related at all to my symptoms) is an embedded IUD, which they attempted to remove in-office last week and failed, so I will now need an operation. Even with insurance, it's going to cost money OOP. UPDATE: Had surgery 2/27 and am actively recovering. Will take about a month to fully recover.

I just moved across the country from California to Austin, and last week I lost my main form of income. No, I'm not a full-time content creator, and that's also why I've hardly posted recently as well—I had a full-time job and have been dealing with these symptoms, making it nearly impossible to shoot content or work whatsoever. Contrary to popular belief as well, most “brand deals” are gifted opportunities for companies I genuinely enjoy supporting, and I only like sharing things that make me happy or that I authentically like. No, I don't get paid to post about mayonnaise, LOL. I really do love it that much. ❤️

I want to be able to get through this medical issue without freaking out that I'm going to lose my living place or can't afford to feed myself or my pets. If you can donate anything at all to help me during this time while I try to fix my health issues and replace my main income source, I would be forever indebted to you. Even if you can only send a prayer or loving thought, that is also so helpful. I love each of you so much.

These funds will be used for my operation (bill received and very costly), living costs, and exploring medical practices not covered by insurance (acupuncture, reiki, naturopathy, etc.).