#SHOWBIZ: Singer Jessie J hospitalised with infection six weeks after breast cancer surgery
The 37-year-old singer, whose full name is Jessica Cornish, revealed on social media in June that she had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and had a procedure to treat it.
However, in an Instagram Stories post titled "How I spent the last 24 hours" on Aug 3, she revealed she had returned to the same hospital ward just six weeks post-surgery.
According to the Straits Times, she wrote that the hospital admission was "not expected or planned" and that she had, and still has, symptoms that suggested a blood clot in the lung.
The singer shared a photo from her hospital bed with an intravenous cannula in her arm.
Clarifying that it was not a blood clot, she wrote: "They ran a lot of tests, which ended up showing I have an infection (still trying to figure out what) and a little fluid (in) my lungs."
She added: "Finding it hard to breathe in, but I discharged myself last night (I hate being in hospital) and will continue the investigation as an outpatient."
Jessie J, who is a mother to a two-year-old son with her partner, Danish-Israeli professional basketball player Chanan Colman, 41, also shared the challenges of her recovery.
In a second post, she wrote: "For me, the true hard journey of this whole thing physically was the day I went into surgery."
She explained that the physical recovery is "far from quick or easy" and that "mentally, it's been the most challenging time".
"Especially as a mum with a toddler and being unable to be the mother I usually am," she continued.
"And having to change the plans for my career for this year has been frustrating after working so hard to get to the point and excited to do it all. But it's life. I know that."
She also noted that while getting the "all-clear" was "incredible," the result "didn't speed up or make the recovery from the surgery any easier physically."
In a third post, Jessie J said her recent health scare was a reminder to herself to slow down, even though she felt like she was currently moving at a "tortoise" pace.
"This isn't a speedy recovery. And it isn't meant to be," she wrote.
"That slow pace has been a hard reality to accept. I love moving and working and being up and active, but I can't be right now, and that's what it is."
She concluded that she is "finding strength in knowing that all can be adjusted to align with a slower pace and the support of my very small inner circle."
The singer, who has previously been open about her health, disclosed on social media in July 2024 that she had also been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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