\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \tRelated story \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tSerena Williams Says She Has \u2018Very Dense\u2019 Breast Tissue While Encouraging Women to Get Their Mammograms\t\t<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n \t \n\tMcCarthy said the pain began in October 2024 and eventually sent her to the hospital in the middle of the night, <\/a>per Parade<\/em><\/a>. Treatment seemed to help at first, but the swelling returned while she was filming The Masked Singer<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tShe also developed recurring eyelid cysts and said dental implants had to be removed after they failed. During another procedure, she said her dentist discovered that an infection had reached her jawbone. \u201cI literally have no teeth on [the left] side of my mouth,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s just nothing there.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAs the problems continued, McCarthy began wondering why she wasn\u2019t healing. \u201cSomething is going on,\u201d she recalled thinking. \u201cSomething drastic is going on.\u201d She said a functional medicine doctor eventually suggested testing for mold, which she initially dismissed because her house was clean<\/a>. McCarthy said the diagnosis helped explain why she felt her immune system was \u201cunder attack.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tMold exposure can cause coughing, wheezing, irritated eyes, and other symptoms, with more serious reactions possible in people with asthma, mold allergies, or weakened immune systems, according to the CDC<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tMcCarthy said she began what she calls a \u201cmold detox\u201d in January and has used medications, vitamins, daily infrared saunas, and therapeutic plasma exchange. The reports don\u2019t specify which treatments her diagnosing doctor recommended. She said she plans to document her plasma exchange experience on the show.<\/p>\n \n\tEven after having work done on her house, McCarthy said she still feels afraid of another exposure and is struggling with PTSD. \u201cI\u2019m in month seven of detox and I\u2019m too paranoid to honestly live anywhere else other than a tent,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel a little bit crazy and like the walls are caving in.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Serena](\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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\n<\/section>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\tA Toothache Turned Into Months of Appointments\t<\/h2>\n
\n\t\tWhat McCarthy Has Shared About Her Treatment\t<\/h2>\n