Jackie Oshry's long-awaited EMG test for her thumb was inconclusive, suggesting a nerve inflammation issue rather than a tendon or ligament problem requiring surgery.
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The episode opens with the usual Toast energy as Jackie reveals she spent her Love Island day off being shocked and needled during a two-hour EMG test for her mysteriously non-functional thumb, only to be told the results were inconclusive. The most likely culprit? Nerve inflammation — a diagnosis Jackie found both anticlimactic and mildly alarming, evoking Lyme disease celebrity territory and Joe Manganiello with a shaman. Claudia notes that at least surgery is off the table, framing it as the 'best possible outcome,' even if a little embarrassing. Jackie declares she is officially done with the traditional healthcare system and will pursue acupuncture instead. The conversation flows naturally into Jackie's productive day off: she also finished The Best Show on Earth (which she insists is chronically underrated) and caught up on the Real Housewives of Rhode Island reunion.
Jackie Oshry endured a two-hour EMG test including needles shoved into her arm and back, only to be told the results were inconclusive and the likely culprit is nerve inflammation. She's done with traditional medicine and pivoting to acupuncture.
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Jackie described Rosie's viral read at the Rhode Island reunion as 'Slime Pig 2.0,' saying dead silence followed her cutting remark to Kelsey during the reunion.
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