Lets help Hailey Bachynski in her time of need

Hi, Hailey has been a role model and inspiration to both my daughters and hundreds of other children while she was their dance teacher. During her time of need, we would like the community to help support Hailey during her medical needs. Hailey has been ill and unable to work and due to this, she will require out of town medical attention. Please help support her through this medical journey.

Hailey started experiencing medical issues in 2015 back when she was only 16 years old. She started experiencing terrible stomach pain, nausea and vomiting. At this young age she began losing weight and struggled to put it back on. In 2016 Hailey was referred to Toronto Sick Kids where they were unable to see what was causing her these medical issues and sent her back home. Hailey continued to suffer and learn to live with the pain throughout her high school career and dance. She had seen multiple doctors and had numerous tests but never any answers as to why she felt sick most of the time.

In the fall of 2022, Hailey's symptoms began to get much worse. She began missing work regularily and it was beginning to take over her life. In November of 2022, Hailey's pain became much worse, she was in excruciating pain most days and her abdomen was swelling. She appeared to look as though she was 5 months pregnant from the swelling. Hailey was unable to keep food down, often after a meal the food would come back up undigested. In December of 2022, Hailey's weight started to drop drastically, she has gone from a strong muscular 155 pound young woman to a very fragile 123 pound young woman. Her muscle mass is gone and she has no fat pad left in her abdominal wall. Hailey is in pain daily and dr's have said the pain is equivalent to a heart attack. She is woken at night screaming because the pain is so bad most nights.

Hailey now takes chemotherapy medication for nausea and vomiting. Just recently Hailey visited the ER for yet another visit of unbearable pain, during this visit she was referred to internal medicine. After more tests were done she received the call that they had finally found the cause for her health issues and she would need medical intervention. She was referred to a cardiovascular surgeon in Toronto who has set up a team of Doctors to help Hailey. Hailey has recently had virtual appointments with her team of physicians and will meet two more on August 8th. Hailey has been diagnosed with two very rare health issues, one is Superior Mesenteric Artery Disorder and the other is the Nutcracker Syndrome. Both of these are very rare and to have both is extremely rare. There are only 0.1-0.3 % of people in the USA that have this disorder. The Nutcracker syndrome surgery was operated on at Toronto Sick Kids on the world's first teenager in 2018.

The Nutcracker syndrome has caused Hailey's left renal vein in her kidney between her abdominal artery and SMA artery to be compressed. The blood that comes out of her left renal vein brings blood out of her kidney into the interior vena cava. That vein is the bodys largest vein. Due to the Compression Syndrome, the blood is flowing backwards into nearby veins causing swelling and pain.

Hailey is getting worse every day and more issues are arising every day as she waits. She is unable to work and has been off since May 31, 2023. She lives on pureed soups and a handful of soft foods and baby snacks thst she can keep down sometimes. She will need to travel to Toronto for medical intervention and will be unable to work until this is resolved. Hailey is now 24 years old and has been living in pain for 8 years of her life. Hailey is now waiting patiently for the help she needs and to have her health back.