FKA Twigs has revealed on Instagram that this year she’s been recovering from laparoscopic surgery she went through to have several fibroid tumours removed from her uterus.
In a message accompanying a video of her dancing, the singer said that she’s usually a “very private person” and had been going “back and forth” over whether to share:
[The] tumours were pretty huge, the size of 2 cooking apples, 3 kiwis and a couple of [strawberries]. a fruit bowl of pain everyday. the nurse said that the weight and size was like being 6 months pregnant.
I tried to be brave but it was excruciating at times and to be honest I started to doubt if my body would ever feel the same again.
I had surgery in December and I was so scared, despite lots of love from friends and family I felt really alone and my confidence as a woman was knocked. but… today whilst dancing with Kelly at the choreography house I felt like my strong self again for the first time in a while and it was magical. thank you precious body for healing, thank you for reminding me to be kind to myself, you are a wonderful thing, now go create and be other once again <3
I know that a lot of women suffer from fibroid tumours and I just wanted to say after my experience that you are amazing warriors and that you are not alone. you can get through this.
and with this I let go of the pain… love always twigs
You can watch the video below:
