Performer Halsey attended Sunday night’s 2022 Grammy Awards just days after undergoing surgery for endometriosis. Halsey, whose album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power was nominated for best alternative music album, revealed their health update on Instagram.
“As luck would have it, I’m attending tomorrow for the first time in years and I had surgery again (you guessed it) three days ago,” wrote the singer, who uses the pronouns she/they, captioning a photo of themselves wearing a hospital gown. “Only posting this to say, if you see me be gentle lol I’m fragile. Fragile but excited.”
This is not the first time Halsey has braved the Grammys post-surgery. In 2017, they attended music’s biggest night just three days after their first endometriosis surgery, with their “stitches still in,” they wrote on Instagram.
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“For those of you who have followed this battle of mine or who may suffer with it yourself, you know the extremes to which it can be mentally exhausting and physically painful,” they wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post, according to People. “If you suffer from chronic pain or a debilitating disease please know that I have found time to live a crazy, wild, rewarding life AND balance my treatment and I hope so much in my heart that you can too.”
Understandably, during this year’s ceremony, Halsey ended up heading home before the show wrapped. “Not feeling super well so I left early,” they wrote in an Instagram story. “Had to see BTS tho. Going to get some pasta and sleep. Thanks for everything luv u all.”
“Endometriosis happens when the cells that typically grow inside the uterus and respond to hormone changes each month grow outside the uterus,” Alyssa Dweck, MD, assistant clinical professor of obstetrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, told SELF previously. With endometriosis, cells that should grow inside the uterus can instead grow on areas like the fallopian tubes, ovaries, or pelvic walls. The endometrial-like tissue that forms then behaves like endometrial tissue, per the Mayo Clinic. So, bleeding occurs outside of the uterus during the menstrual cycle, which can lead to complications and often intense pain. Treatment options include medication, or in more severe cases, endometriosis surgery to remove the endometrial-like tissue outside of the uterus. While the surgery may help, especially if a person is hoping to increase their chances of becoming pregnant, endometriosis and the corresponding pain may return, potentially prompting additional surgery or other types of treatment.
Source: SELF
