SIX months after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has undergone a radical hysterectomy.
The reality star, 38, documented her emotional journey to the operating theatre in a tearful video shared with fans on social media.
Snooki has undergone a radical hysterectomy following her cervical cancer diagnosis Credit: TikTok/@snooki
The Jersey Shore star documented her emotional journey to the operating theatre Credit: TikTok/@snooki
, who previously terrified to schedule the operation, said before: “I’m so scared, I just don’t know what is going to happen.”
Surgeons went on to remove her uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and part of her vagina to ensure all the cancerous tissue was taken away.
Her ovaries were preserved to prevent her from going through early .
Snooki hopes the operation has left her cancer-free and previously said doctors believed she would not require chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
The reality star admitted she was “literally terrified” before surgery Credit: TikTok/@snooki
Snooki shared an update with fans from her hospital bed Credit: TikTok/@snooki
The mum-of-three also filmed herself preparing for surgery, joking: “Got the gown, got the cap. I feel like an alien serving this look.”
Speaking from her hospital bed afterwards, the MTV star admitted she was struggling with the painful recovery.
She said: “So the first couple of days is hell, and then it’s gonna get better.
“I’m trying to stay in good spirits, and the nurses and doctors and everybody was so great.”
Snooki also revealed surgeons repaired her diastasis recti, a separation of the stomach muscles which can occur during pregnancy, while carrying out the procedure.
She signed off the video by telling fans: “I love you. Thanks for being here. And get your Pap smears, okay?”
Snooki shares sons Lorenzo, 13, and Angelo, seven, and daughter Giovanna, 11, with husband
Although she said their family was complete, the star has said that losing her ability to carry another baby had been difficult to process.
She previously said: “That’s a part of being a woman, and even though I’m done having kids, the thought of not being able to really upset me.
“It messes with you a little bit.”
Snooki revealed in February that a biopsy had confirmed she had stage-one cervical adenocarcinoma, a cancer which begins in the glandular cells of the cervical canal.
She had received abnormal smear-test results for four years but admitted putting off follow-up appointments because she found the examinations painful and frightening.
The biopsy removed the visible tumour, while subsequent scans found no evidence that the cancer had spread elsewhere in her body.
Snooki rose to fame on reality hit , which followed a group of young housemates spending their summers together on the New Jersey coast.
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