Glasgow TikTok star struggles to walk after FND diagnosis

Fitness fanatic Yasmine Gibb thought she was suffering period aches before her health began to rapidly deteriorate.

The 29-year-old, from Glasgow’s Southside, has now had her life "turned upside down" after being diagnosed with a Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Yasmine has been sharing her journey on Tiktok

Yasmine has been sharing her journey on TikTok

This tragic turn of events left Yasmine going from competing triathlons to struggling to gather the strength to even pick up her kettle.

It comes as she now suffers seizures, wobbly legs, exhaustion, and stabbing pains caused by her nervous system condition.

The Glasgow Hilton manager is also “gutted” that she may not be able to return to work after working her way up to a senior staff job at the luxury hotel.

Speaking to the Glasgow Times, she said: “Recently my life has been turned upside down.

"It is hard to walk around as my legs are very shaky and give way all the time.

“My back is also in agony. It is unbelievable, it feels like someone is constantly stabbing me.

“I struggle to sleep as well as it wakes me up so I am exhausted a lot of the time.

“The seizures can be triggered by loud noises, bright lights, or any kind of emotional distress.

“The process has been frustrating and scary, I can’t go to work or do any of the things I enjoy.

“My body was just so weak I couldn't even lift the kettle. It got to the point I became very frustrated.

“I did a triathlon a couple of months ago. I love to exercise, that is really my happy place.

“I also love being outside with my dogs. It was a huge part of my day, that is probably what I miss most.”

Yasmine completed a triathlon this year

Yasmine completed a triathlon this year

Yasmine began suffering extreme abdominal pain around Tuesday, June 21, prompting her to call NHS 24 who sent her to University Hospital Hairmyres in East Kilbride.

Doctors suggested it could be a kidney infection but as the pain grew they sent her for an ultrasound.

This revealed a small cyst on her left ovary but didn’t explain the level of pain she was in.

Her condition began to deteriorate until her legs started to lose strength, leaving her struggling to even walk around the house.

This spread throughout her body and devastatingly on July 7 she suffered her first seizure.

The next day a neurologist at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital diagnosed her with FND.

Now Yasmine is adapting to her new life and wants to raise awareness of the condition for others as she hopes to make a full recovery.

She has created a TikTok account, @yasminnegibb, that discusses her health journey and answers questions about FND.

Her page has 13.4K followers and 64.8K likes so far with people all over the world sending support to Yasmine.

She said: “It’s been scary. I feel part of me still coming to terms with it but a lot of me has anger and frustration at how little knowledge there is about the condition.

“I'm very lucky that doctors told me I could potentially have a full recovery in nine to 12 months with the right physio.

“I started my TikTok as all the posts about FND seemed really negative and I wanted to raise awareness by showing what it looks like for me.

“I'm not used to putting myself out there online but wanted to for this cause as the more people that know about it the more fundraising and research we can do.

“Everyone’s symptoms are so varied,.I have had a lot of people contact me who understand what I am going through.”