Ryan Sutter Opened Up About His Mystery Illness and Thanked Followers for Supporting Him on Instagram
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Trista Sutter went on Instagram to reveal that her husband Ryan has a mystery illness.
Thankfully Ryan doesn't have cancer, but they still need to find an answer.
Update, December 2:
Following Trista's Instagram post, Ryan thanked his followers in a video posted to his Instagram Stories. Per Us Weekly, Ryan said:
“I was overwhelmed by the amount of support that I’ve received on social media and messages, and all sorts of stuff from so many people — friends and strangers and everything in between, so I just wanted to say thank you. It’s super humbling for me to see that. I’m very grateful for all of that support…Trista and I appreciate it.”
Ryan also shared that they've looked into having tests done for Lyme disease, autoimmune disorders and cancer, but they still have come up short on figuring out what's causing his symptoms. In a series on Instagram posts to his feed, he explained that after fire academy training in Colorado, he started experiencing a host of flu-like symptoms.
“I was tested for COVID multiple times but never tested positive. I completed the academy and believed/hoped I would begin to recover and feel better. It’s been five months now and, if anything, I feel worse,” he wrote.
The silver lining in this situation is that Ryan remains functional, but his symptoms—fatigue, headaches, neck and throat swelling, fevers, night sweats, itching, congestion, nausea and muscle aches, and more—continue. His family also remains healthy.
“Most days I feel about 70 percent. Somedays I feel a bit better and somedays I can barely get out of bed,” he wrote. “I don’t believe I have anything contagious as no one else in my family has been sick nor has anyone I have worked with or associated with been sick.”
Original Story:
Former Bachelorette Trista Sutter and husband Ryan Sutter have pretty much had a fairytale romance. After meeting and falling in love on the very first season of The Bachelorette in 2003, the couple has managed keep their marriage rock solid for the past 17 years. Sadly, the two have recently fallen on difficult times—in an emotional Instagram, Trista revealed that Ryan has been struggling with a mystery illness for the past few months.
She wrote:
"This guy...my rock, my best friend, my hero, my love...is struggling. Not everyday, and not to the point that he can’t work or cook or exercise or be with family, but enough. We’ve been struggling for months. Struggling to get answers. And this week, we got an answer that would normally be the best answer of all good answers. We found out that Ryan doesn’t have cancer. A HUGE relief...without a doubt, especially after fighting to find a doctor to take symptoms that lined up with lymphoma seriously and advocating for the scans to rule it out. But part of us was wanting a diagnosis. Wanting to be able to fight for him to be cured instead of fighting for an answer. How messed up is that? Don’t worry, I know. It’s messed up. But, that’s where we are. In a holding pattern of not knowing. And believe me...I know it could be worse, so for that, I am thankful. Thankful to not have to be separated from a loved one who is dying due to COVID. Thankful to not have 2 children with a cancer diagnosis. Thankful to have each other and health insurance and jobs and a home and food on the table and healthy family members and all the things that make this life struggle-free."
Before concluding her message, she asked her followers to be understanding of her situation.
"If I’m not posting or answering emails or emotional or disconnected, please remember that everyone is struggling in some way, behind closed doors. We are young-ish and blessed, but not immune. We lived a fairy tale on TV and have a great life for all intents and purposes, but answers would be nice. So, I’m going to keep praying for answers and am hopeful that if you are the praying type, that you’ll think of Ryan when the time comes to send up a message. 🙏🏼❤️"
Sending thoughts and prayers to Ryan and Trista during this difficult time.
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