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Kathy Griffin is sharing an update on her self-described “TMI” health.
Posting method her Instagram On Thursday, May 21, Griffin, 65, revealed that she had been hospitalized after undergoing a medical procedure.
“I spent the night in the hospital because of complications from a colonoscopy,” Griffin wrote.
While Griffin didn’t elaborate on why she underwent surgery, the comedian assured her fans that despite her failing health, she is now on the mend.
Kathy Griffin revealed she recently underwent a hysterectomy. “Happy Monday! I had a hysterectomy on Friday,” the 64-year-old comedian wrote on Instagram on Monday, April 7. “Yes, they removed the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. Precancerous (sic) blah blah blah.” While Griffin didn’t go into detail about her condition, she announced (…)
“I know, I know, super sexy, but I’m home with my puppy now,” she added.
According to the Mayo Clinic, a colonoscopy “is an examination of the inside of the large intestine (colon). It helps diagnose gastrointestinal diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer. It can also help treat and prevent colon cancer.”
Griffin’s followers flocked to the comments section of her post to express their well wishes after the ordeal.
One wrote, “Feeling better soon❤️,” while another added, “Ugh…I’m so sorry this happened. Cheer up, dear Kathy.”
Kathy Griffin.
(Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Versace/LGBT Center of Los Angeles)Another fan wrote: “The most important thing is that you can do better and go home!! Keep resting ❤️!” A fan also chimed in: “I wish you a speedy recovery!”
This isn’t the first time Griffin has confessed undergoing health procedures. In 2010, Griffin underwent a poolside Pap smear test on her show, My life on the D listto raise awareness of the importance of medical procedures on women’s health issues.
Kathy Griffin opens up about the highs and lows of her life. Griffin was born in November 1960 and grew up in Illinois before moving to Los Angeles in 1978. She joined the famous improv troupe The Groundlings before launching her stand-up comedy career in the 1990s. Of course, most fans see her on TV as (…)
A Pap smear is a medical test commonly used by professionals to help detect cervical cancer early.
“I started talking to my girlfriends, both my age and younger, and I couldn’t believe how many women were afraid of getting a Pap smear, or they’d forgotten about it, or they hadn’t had a Pap smear in 10 years,” Griffin explained to reporters. and! information 2010. “The message is that if you saw me do something so egregious — some might say disgusting — then it should be easier for you to pick up the phone and call your doctor and go see a doctor in private practice at your own doctor’s office.”
last week, Amy Schumer44, talks publicly about her My own colonoscopy experience Something went wrong.
“I feel happier than ever,” Schumer told Amanda Hirsch during the Dear Press Night event for Hirsch’s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast event. “I actually had a colonoscopy that was kind of a bummer, so I’m not feeling very sexy.”