Jon Gosselin coughed up ‘blood clot’ during health scare before wedding

Jon Gosselin opened up about experiencing a terrifying medical disaster within the weeks main as much as his wedding ceremony final November.

Throughout an interview with Fox Information Digital, the 47-year-old Jon & Kate Plus 8 alumnus opened up about how he suffered well being issues earlier than marrying his present spouse Stephanie Lebo. He recalled realizing he wanted critical medical consideration after coughing up a “blood clot.”

Gosselin defined that he began feeling unwell in late October, previous to the Halloween social gathering he hosts yearly.

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“I had ache in my calf and I assumed, ‘No matter, , it may very well be something,’” he recalled. “However about 12 hours later I had groin ache and my calf wasn’t hurting anymore, and I mentioned to my son Eric, I used to be like, ‘Dude, one thing’s mistaken.'”

Jon Gosselin revealed he coughed up a ‘blood clot’ throughout a life-threatening medical scare. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Photos for Rachel Strauss)

“I went residence that evening and my groin ache went away, after which my shoulder began hurting,” Gosselin continued. “I used to be like, ‘Uh-oh.’

The truth star mentioned he then spiraled right into a coughing match and have become more and more alarmed as he began coughing up blood.

“And I coughed, and I coughed up this blood clot,” he recalled. “That was an enormous signal. If I hadn’t coughed that up, I would not have gone to the hospital.”

Gosselin’s medical disaster occurred weeks earlier than his wedding ceremony to Stephanie Lebo. (Jon Gosselin Instagram)

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“So I coughed up this blood factor, after which I received actually scared,” Gosselin continued. “It was one o’clock within the morning. Steph was sleeping and I assumed, I simply shook her. I assumed, ‘I’ve to go to the hospital.’

Gosselin recalled driving himself to the hospital, which he described as a “no-no” on account of his medical situation.

“They usually took my blood stress and it shot up,” he mentioned.

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Gosselin mentioned he subsequently underwent an MRI, throughout which medical doctors found a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his leg, together with two pulmonary embolisms – one in every lung – a critical, probably life-threatening situation. Gosselin was hospitalized and handled with IV blood thinners, together with heparin.

He defined that he had beforehand suffered a DVT a month after being hospitalized with COVID-19, which on the time was considered associated to immobility.

“I assumed it was only a coincidence due to COVID, that I used to be in mattress,” he recollects. “And now it is extra of a factor. Is it continual? I do not know. I’ll check for that.”

Gosselin went on to speak about how he handled well being points so near his wedding ceremony.

“It actually upset Steph, , the additional stress,” he mentioned. “So I attempted to not fear her a lot earlier than the marriage.”

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Gosselin mentioned Lebo was “very upset.” (Jon Gosselin)

The well-known DJ famous that he was very involved on the time because of the unexpected nature of his medical scare and targeted on caring for his well being previous to the marriage.

“I assumed extra about caring for myself, however I did not even know I had this drawback,” he mentioned.

Gosselin additionally defined that he was working with medical doctors to find out the underlying reason behind his well being issues.

“I take testosterone, which will increase the variety of pink blood cells,” he mentioned. ‘So you must have blood attracts, like a phlebotomy, to decrease the blood cell depend. And I missed my appointment. Was that why? So I’ve tapered off my testosterone slightly bit to verify my ranges are simply regular.”

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“No dietary supplements or something like that,” Gosselin continued. “So then I simply received my insurance coverage all sorted out. So now I am going to return and do my lab work and stuff like that to see what my pink blood cell depend is now.

“This is also a bone marrow drawback,” he added. “You are making too many pink blood cells. That is what my pulmonologist and my pulmonologist instructed me, so they are going to have a look at all these issues too. But it surely’s not like I used to be doing something completely different. I used to be taking dietary supplements, I used to be taking testosterone. I am taking my supplemental GLP-1, however that did not trigger any clotting issues.”

“So I used to be extra nervous. So I simply let all the things go chilly and simply took the medication they gave me. And Steph was on me about being more healthy and all that stuff. However we made it by the marriage. In order that’s it, and I am nonetheless right here at the moment.”

Gosselin mentioned medical doctors found a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his leg, together with two pulmonary emboli – one in every lung. (Getty Photos)

Gosselin additionally recalled how his youngsters Hannah and Collin reacted once they discovered of his well being disaster and the way their considerations about working as a DJ, which regularly requires late hours, could have contributed to his situation.

“I did not inform Stephanie till I used to be admitted and my mother, after which Steph known as Hannah and Hannah known as me immediately,” he mentioned. “She was tremendous upset and mentioned, ‘Daddy.’ They all the time blame it on having to work late, and Colin was upset too. Like, “Oh, your hours.” I mentioned, ‘That has nothing to do with that. It actually has nothing to do with life-style.”

‘It has to do with genetics, [my doctors] they mentioned, and that will must do with testosterone and different dietary supplements, however they can’t rule out each,” Gosselin explains.

He famous that years had handed since he was final identified with DVT and that the situation had not occurred once more till lately.

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“After which I have been on supplemental injectables for, I do not know, two years, and I’ve by no means had a DVT or something like that,” he mentioned. “So it could be form of a end result of issues, nevertheless it wasn’t my precise life-style or my DJ profession or something, or something like that. So I attempted to elucidate that to my children. [has] nothing to do with me making a living. It has to do with genetics. So it’s best to get examined too.”

Gosselin is the daddy of eight youngsters, all of whom he shares together with his ex-wife Kate Gosselin, together with twins Mady and Cara, 25, and sextuplets Hannah, Collin, Leah, Aaden, Alexis and Joel, 21. He has mentioned he’s near Hannah and Collin, whereas he has been estranged from his different six youngsters for a number of years, though he has expressed hope that these relationships can heal over time.

Chatting with Fox Information Digital, Gosselin mentioned he sought assist from his girlfriend and well being strategist Rachel Strauss after being confronted with a staggering hospital invoice after an 18-hour keep following his discharge.

“I obtained a invoice for $20,000, and it actually shocked me,” he mentioned. “So I labored with a girl named Rachel Strauss, a healthcare specialist who helps folks navigate their payments and payments by hospitals or healthcare services.”

The truth star mentioned he’s present process checks to find out the reason for his situation. (Amanda Edwards/Getty Photos)

Gosselin defined that Strauss instructed him to request an itemized invoice for her to evaluation. Every line merchandise on an itemized invoice is related to a medical billing code that tells insurers precisely what procedures had been carried out.

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For many individuals, medical billing codes will be complicated as a result of they’re written for insurers and billing departments, not sufferers. Codes are often lengthy strings of numbers and letters that aren’t simply understood by sufferers except they’re already conversant in the system.

Gosselin instructed Fox Information Digital that Strauss “is aware of all the things about coding and what it’s best to pay for and what you should not pay for and what we should not pay for. So , that is form of what it got here right down to.”

He instructed Fox Information Digital that the hospital the place he was handled is a nonprofit and mentioned funds had already been sponsored. Gosselin accused the hospital of “making an attempt to double-dip and cost me $20,000.”

“So [Strauss] steps in and says, ‘No, no no no,'” he mentioned.

“So what she did was she simply checked out it and realized it was already paid for, and the hospital was charging me double,” he mentioned.

Gosselin sought the assistance of healthcare strategist Rachel Strauss after his well being issues. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Photos for Rachel Strauss)

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Gosselin defined that after Strauss appears to be like on the invoice, “she mediates it for you and writes letters and does all these different medical issues to get your invoice down or right down to zero.”

He instructed Fox Information Digital he was “very upset” by the scenario.

“It was like going to the hospital,” he mentioned. “There was no alternative for me.”

In a press release to Fox Information Digital, Strauss mentioned, “America’s healthcare system just isn’t damaged, it’s working precisely because it was designed, which isn’t in the perfect curiosity of the affected person.”

She continued, “Sadly, it is a money-making scheme. The extra folks perceive what’s taking place behind the scenes, the more durable it will likely be for large insurance coverage corporations to get away with it.”

On January 26, Gosselin attended a particular screening of “Facet Results Might Embody,” a documentary produced by Strauss, also referred to as the “PBM [Pharmacy Benefit Manager] Princess.

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In line with a synopsis, the movie examines how prescription drug costs are decided in the US, specializing in the hidden position of middlemen corresponding to pharmacy profit managers and the way their practices drive up prices for sufferers.

The premiere occurred in Park Metropolis. Along with Gosselin, who DJ’d the occasion, attendees included Brandi Glanville, Meredith Marks, Tom Welling and extra celebrities.

Jon Gosselin attends the PBM Princess x Kemo Sabe particular pink carpet screening of Rachel Strauss’ documentary “Facet Results Might Embody” in the course of the Sundance Movie Competition on January 25, 2026 in Park Metropolis, Utah. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Photos for Rachel Strauss)

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Gosselin additionally famous that Strauss additionally lately launched a ebook titled “Facet Results Might Embody: The Hidden Prices of Prescription Medicine.”

“I wished to present again and assist her as a lot as I can and get the phrase out about what she’s doing just about around the globe,” he mentioned. “Explaining this to folks as a result of I do not wish to get ripped off, and I do not need different folks to get ripped off both.”

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Gosselin, who instructed Fox Information Digital that he and Lebo are embarking on their long-awaited honeymoon, additionally mirrored on what he discovered from his medical scare.

“My well being scare got here out of nowhere. There was no approach to predict it. However simply know that there’s somebody like Rachel serving to folks pay their medical payments. I really did not even know folks like that existed. However I am actually excited to be working together with her. And never only for myself, however for different folks and to assist different folks.”