Chase Stokes Reveals Liver, Kidney Failure at 33 After 'Outer Banks' Ended
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Updated · E! NEWS · Aug 22
Chase Stokes Reveals Liver, Kidney Failure at 33 After 'Outer Banks' Ended
3 articles · Updated · E! NEWS · Aug 22
Summary
Stokes, 33, said his liver and kidney were failing after "Outer Banks" wrapped, forcing him to step away from work and focus on recovery.
Every-other-week blood tests, intensive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation followed as he dealt with major depression symptoms and what he called alarmingly low testosterone.
The actor said years of playing John B left him feeling disconnected from himself, and he chose treatment over rushing back to set and masking the problem.
Stokes now says he feels great for the first time in a long time, adding he believes he might not have been around much longer without addressing his health.