'I tripped on an escalator and thought I was fine, hours later I was in surgery'
One woman ended up having emergency surgery just hours after she tripped on an escalator and thought she was fine.
Estefanía Sanchez’s embarrassment was the one thing that saved the 24-year-old lawyer, as without it, she would never have ended up in hospital.
The young woman tripped and fell on an escalator at her office and, feeling too embarrassed to admit to the stumble, acted as if she had fainted instead.
Estefanía was rushed to hospital by concerned coworkers where she underwent a number of tests - all the time feeling too awkward to tell medics what really happened.
But the lawyer, from Nuevo Leon, Mexico, was left in disbelief by what doctors told her.
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Just hours after she tripped on an escalator the young lawyer was having emergency surgery (Jam Press/@estefychescia)Her tests revealed that she had gallstones and needed surgery immediately.
Estefanía told NeedToKnow.Online: “If I hadn't gone to the hospital that day, the procedure could’ve been more complicated and the gallstones may have affected my pancreas as well.
“I was walking down an escalator with my high heels on and tripped. I can’t even describe how embarrassed I felt at that moment.
“Out of shame, I pretended to faint and since I work at a government office, there is always medical staff on standby.
Estefanía recorded a TikTok about her shocking experience (Jam Press Vid/@estefychescia)“Therefore, EMT arrived soon after and decided to take me to the hospital and ran a few tests to determine the cause of my fainting.
“Finally, a doctor told me that I had gallstones and they had to remove my gall bladder urgently.”
Estefanía shared her story on TikTok, where it has left users stunned. The clip has racked up 4.3 million views and has more than 608,000 likes so far.
In the video, Estefanía explains what happened after she fell over and defends her decision to pretend to faint by saying she was surrounded by “very important people”.
The 24-year-old tripped because of her high heels (Jam Press/@estefychescia)While in the ambulance, she also texted her mum to warn her about what had happened.
Viewers were quick to comment on the story, with some finding it hilarious.
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“That escalated quickly hahahahaha,” one person said.
Another person added: “She’s literally me.”
“Best story time ever,” said someone else.
The 24-year-old lawyer pretended she fainted because she was surrounded by 'very important people' (Jam Press/@estefychescia)Another person said: “I can't I would have laughed.”
Others however were amazed at Estefanía’s luck.
“I always say that everything happens for a reason and if you hadn't fallen you wouldn't have known you had stones in your gallbladder,” one person wrote.
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