Sierra Diller, known as "Hopalong Sierra" on TikTok, spent most of her life in pain due to a benign tumor in her right foot. When she chose to amputate her foot, she shared her journey online.
Jackyenjoyphotography/GettyA 28-year-old Minnesota woman has gone viral on TikTok for videos detailing her decision to have her foot amputated after 15 years of crippling pain caused by a non-cancerous tumor. Sierra Diller tried medication and surgeries to alleviate the discomfort from her congenital hemangioma, which left her so hobbled she dropped out of college. “I would joke with my doctors and say ‘Can we just cut it off?’” she told People. Then she realized she actually could. Before the o
A non-cancerous tumor in Sierra Diller's food led to crippling pain for 15 years. Finally she convinced doctors to amputate her foot. 'I've lived my whole life in pain. Now it's time to cut my foot off and take my life back," she tells PEOPLE exclusively.