Jon Gosselin Says He Was Diagnosed with 2 Bilateral Pulmonary Embolisms Weeks Before His Wedding to Wife Stephanie
- - Jon Gosselin Says He Was Diagnosed with 2 Bilateral Pulmonary Embolisms Weeks Before His Wedding to Wife Stephanie
Ingrid VasquezJanuary 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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Jon Gosselin married Stephanie Lebo in November 2025
Weeks before his wedding, he underwent a health scare
The father of eight was diagnosed with two bilateral pulmonary embolisms
Jon Gosselin went through a health scare just weeks before his November 2025 wedding to Stephanie Lebo.
The father of eight made the revelation to the Daily Mail while DJ'ing at a Sundance Film Festival event celebrating the documentary Side Effects May Include, by healthcare strategist Rachel Strauss.
The health ordeal began when the former reality star began feeling a "grueling pain" in his leg that by the next day spread to his upper shoulder.
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After he coughed up "what looked like silly putty" in the midst of a "coughing fit" the following night, Gosselin knew something was wrong.
Jon Gosselin and Stephanie Lebo in 2024
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Gosselin drove himself to the hospital. After getting an MRI, he was diagnosed with two bilateral pulmonary embolisms and underwent an ultrasound.
A pulmonary embolism (PE) "occurs when a blood clot gets stuck in an artery in the lung, blocking blood flow to part of the lung," according to the Mayo Clinic. A bilateral pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot blocks arteries in both lungs simultaneously.
"I'm on heart meds, blood pressure meds, aspirin, and then I take Eliquis. It's a drug that prevents blood clots," said Gosselin. "But I definitely could have died. If I had just stayed home that night, I could have had a real pulmonary embolism and just died."
Jon Gosselin during the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25
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Speaking about the ordeal, Gosselin said two of his eight kids, Hannah and Collin, were "freaked out," and his now-wife, Stephanie, was "scared to death."
Although he has now recovered, Gosselin told the Daily Mail that part of the process involved getting a $20,000 bill, which he worked with Strauss to understand by reviewing his itemized bill.
Jon Gosselin in April 2024
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"If you get the itemized bill and you have the dropdown codes for every procedure that's done, they have all the healthcare coding under each big procedure," he said. "It's all broken down."
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"And then she could explain what that code was and then she could ask me, like, 'Did you have this done?' I'm like, 'No.' Or, 'I don't know.' Because nothing was really explained to me," continued Gosselin.
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