Stevie Nicks refuses surgery while on tour with Fleetwood Mac

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Originally Posted by Tango

I believe Stevie said her doctor kept the implant material in a bio-freezer. It wasn't in Stevie's freezer next to the frozen peas. Epstein's Barr can lie dormant in one's body forever or it can periodically flair up. The nasal septum thing- I think you may have an argument there, but probably the coke did damage as well. If she used it to the extent that we've read about, it's not a benign "medication." You can find people who will tell you they have had nose bleeds from the irritation.

It's been forever since I read the article, but I seem to recall her saying she kept the implant at her home in Phoenix as a reminder. It was only later that she changed that claim after some journalists started making light of it.

Regarding Epstein Barr... I'm pretty sure it was actually Klonopin addiction. Ever since Stevie went through rehab for Klonopin, nary a word has been mentioned about Epstein Barr since.

And the coke hole... Stevie is the only person, celebrity or otherwise, who I have ever heard of having a hole burned completely through their septum because of cocaine usage. I cannot imagine her intake outstripped every single rock star or actor throughout history, either. She freely admitted within the past couple of years that it wasn't the coke that caused the hole, but the aspirin solution she made to combat the nasal irritation from coke usage.

I adore Stevie's musical/singing/songwriting talents, but personally... I'm inclined to not trust anything she says as the truth. It may reflect elements of the truth or at least her feelings... so I don't think she's really being intentionally dishonest. But all the same, I would never, ever trust her thoughts and recollections as definitive.