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Gymnast Suni Lee is gearing up for the Summer Olympics after winning the all-around title in 2021. The 21-year-old just finished fourth in the national championships and is getting ready to appear at the Team USA trials at the end of June. But Suni just revealed that she’s been quietly going through a serious health journey on the sidelines. Suni also hinted at her health issues in an Instagram post about her finish at the national championships, writing, “This one hit different.
But her entire body was swollen the next morning, including her face, legs, and hands.Her doctors originally thought Suni was having an allergic reaction, but the swelling didn’t go down. “I just kept getting more swollen…and I think I gained, like, 40 pounds,” Suni said 'It affected my whole body and how I looked and how I was feeling.'After Suni told her doctor that she was having trouble urinating, she underwent more tests and eventually had a biopsy of her kidneys.
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