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NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Christy Collins, a content creator based in the United Kingdom, opened up about her health scare in a series of videos<\/p>\n

Collins told her followers that she had thought she had gotten an ingrown hair from shaving her bikini line when a \u201cgumball-sized boil\u201d developed under her skin<\/p>\n

Later that week, she was rushed to the hospital with sepsis<\/p>\n

An influencer is opening up about a frightening health scare.<\/p>\n

On Aug. 14, Christy Collins, a content creator based in the United Kingdom, shared a video<\/a> that kicked off a multi-week saga: \u201cWhen you go [to the] doctors about an ingrown hair, but you DON\u2019T have an ingrown hair\u2026 you have SEPSIS,\u201d she wrote in overlaid text on a video of her in a hospital bed.<\/p>\n

Collins continued to open up in an Aug. 20 video<\/a>, explaining that she had thought she had gotten an ingrown hair from shaving her bikini line when a \u201cgumball-sized boil\u201d developed under her skin, which she squeezed after it came to a head. That day, she had a fainting spell \u2014 she lost her vision and hearing and could not walk.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very scary,\u201d she said. \u201cI had a bar of chocolate and some water and just blamed it on the heat and went home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Christy<\/a><\/p>\n

Christy CollinsCredit: Christy Collins\/Instagram<\/p>\n

But over the next week, the boil continued to grow until it was about the size of her phone. At that point, she shared, it was \u201cred, hot and hot,\u201d and it was so painful that she couldn\u2019t walk or sit down. She was also experiencing shortness of breath, had stomach pains and was feeling lightheaded.<\/p>\n

She eventually went to the doctor, where she was prescribed antibiotics, but the next day her condition worsened and she rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery to remove the cyst. After her surgery, she had to stay in the hospital for five days on an IV, learning that she had actually developed sepsis.<\/p>\n

\"Christy<\/a><\/p>\n

Christy CollinsCredit: Christy Collins\/Instagram<\/p>\n

On Aug. 21, Collins shared more about her recovery in an update<\/a>, saying that her surgical wound was five inches long and two inches deep and that she was back on antibiotics because her infection had returned. She also added that she expected to have a \u201cmassive scar\u201d after the operation.<\/p>\n

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Following the health scare, Collins was still able to make time for her birthday earlier this week, sharing videos of herself buying a birthday cake and opening presents.<\/p>\n

PEOPLE has reached out to Collins for comment.<\/p>\n

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