Katherine Heigl Undergoes Surgery To Have Titanium Disks Implanted In Her Neck: ‘I Am Now Bionic’
Katherine Heigl is recovering after undergoing neck surgery.
The actress shared on Instagram on Wednesday that she had to undergo a procedure due to a herniated disk in her neck.
“Well…I am now bionic!! Two titanium disk now inhabit my neck and I can probably stand on my head for like hours… I’m not gonna try it just yet but give me a few months and I’ll blow your mind!!” she wrote on Monday post alongside photos of herself in a neck brace, in the hospital and an image of her x-rays.
“I am so deeply deeply grateful to the incredible Dr’s and care team that saved me from the most excruciating pain I have ever experienced and blessed me with a new pain free lease on life! I really feel like they deserve a big giant shoutout of gratitude and appreciation so I’m gonna give it to them! @thebackdoctorapp thank you for treating me like a human being and giving me so much of your time and attention to help me truly understand what to expect and what all my options were,” she continued.
Adding, “Thank you for your tremendous talent and expertise and for saving my neck! @cedarssinai in Marina del ray thank you for your incredible and compassionate care and attention! Heading into surgery and hospital stays is always a bit scary and you guys could not have made me feel more comfortable or taken care of! Thank you thank you thank you!!”
The “Firefly Lane” actress first traveled back to Los Angeles from Utah on March 12 for treatment and shared a funny video of her husband Josh Kelley looking at her scans at the doctor’s office.
“This is definitely the guy you want by your side during a health crisis. Though…I don’t think I’d bring him to the OB with me. Those jokes would just be too far,” she captioned the post.
Katherine and Josh have been married since 2007 and share three children together.
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