Returning to Brazil after seeking advice from a doctor in the US, Preta Gil prepares for surgery to remove tumors and reveals a change in date
The singer Preta Gil revealed that the date of his surgery to remove the tumors has been changed. She arrived in Brazil this Saturday, the 14th, after spending a few days in the United States looking for a different cure for cancer and also a second opinion from foreign doctors for her illness. Now the artist is preparing to undergo surgery.
The daughter of Gilberto Gil he would be operated on Sunday the 15th in a Brazilian hospital. However, the surgery was postponed to Thursday 19th. The star did not explain the reason for the postponement, limiting herself to breaking the news to her fans through Instagram stories while she removed her extensions and fake nails.
“I was supposed to have surgery tomorrow and I had to remove my hair and nails for the operation. I will only have surgery on Thursday. But already today I take off my hair to take care of these days. I will miss the big hair“he said.
It is worth mentioning that Preta Gil had already removed a tumor in the final part of the intestine and had to amputate the rectum. Months later, she was diagnosed with new tumors, two of which were lymph nodes, one in the peritoneum and the other in the ureter.
What is the latest news on Preta Gil’s health?
This week, singer Preta Gil updated her fans on her health in a heartfelt statement via a video on social media. He spoke about the surgery he will undergo in the next few days to remove tumors from his body, the possibility of returning to chemotherapy and seeking more advanced treatments abroad.
“Hi, love, I know many of you are wondering what I came to New York to do. So, I came to do several things here, including having a consultation with an oncologist who specializes in the type of tumors I have. [Foi] I have asked my doctors in Brazil for a second opinion regarding the treatment I will undergo after the surgery I will have next week. This surgery was planned for some time to remove the tumors,” he began.
Then he continued: “We know there is a real possibility I will undergo chemotherapy next [da cirurgia] here and the therapy I did there in Brazil was not as effective as the doctors expected and the same goes for me [esperava]. We have to look for alternatives in different countries, with different types of studies, different studies not yet published or published, drugs that have not yet arrived in Brazil. So tomorrow I will have this appointment here, I hope to have good news and that it can give me hope that I can be treated here after the surgery, and I have this surgery which is very important, very important withoutnext year, or rather Sunday 15th”.
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