The Big Bang Theory’s Kate Micucci has shared news that she has been diagnosed with lunch cancer.
The actress, who played Lucy on the long-running CBS series, shared news of her diagnosis on TikTok last week.
She said it was a “surprising diagnosis” and went on to explain how she’d had surgery.
“Hey everybody, this is not a TikTok, it’s a ‘Sick Tok’. I’m in the hospital, but it’s because I had lung cancer surgery yesterday. They caught it really early. It’s really weird because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life, so you know, it was a surprise.
“But also, I guess it happens, and so the greatest news is they caught it early, they got it out – I’m all good.”
“It’s been a little bit of a trip. I’ll probably be moving slow for a few weeks, but then I’ll be back at it.”
You can see the post here:
@katiemicucci An update on what I’ve been up to.
#sicktok #hospital #imokay #solucky #sendinglove
“Why am I still talking? … ‘cause I’m on drugs!” she joked as she gave a thumbs up to the camera. The video also included a shot of her walking in the hospital.
In the comments section on the video-sharing social media site, one fan asked her if she had symptoms that made her get checked out.
She replied: “I had one thing in my bloodwork that came back really high,” Micucci explained, also sharing that she had high CRP (C-reactive protein) levels, meaning there was inflammation in her body.
“So, I went to a preventative doc who did a few scans,” the actress wrote. “He scanned my heart and that’s where the spot in my lung was noticed.”
Micucci appeared as a recurring character on The Big Bang Theory called Lucy. As per Deadline, Micucci was most recently cast in a voice role for the upcoming animated Angry Birds Mystery Island TV series.
Her other credits include Scrubs, Raising Hope, Steven Universe, How I Met Your Mother and Malcolm in the Middle.
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