Actress and talk show host Lilly Singh was hospitalized this week with ovarian cysts. She posted a shot of herself from her ER bed with a caption letting her fans know she had cysts on both her ovaries. She injected her trademark wit into her comments, chastising her ovaries for giving her grief in between periods, but ended with the very real note that she was in pain and exhausted from the ordeal. Ovarian cysts are taxing. The ER is taxing. And extended time in those ER beds are akin to torture so just looking at the IG of poor Lilly in that hospital bed made my whole body ache. I hope she’s feeling better. I also hope some people see this as a wake up call.
Lilly Singh has landed in the emergency room.
On Wednesday, the 33-year-old comedian posted a clip from her hospital bed to Instagram, showing her reclining while wearing a mask and rolling her eyes. The song “Smokin Out the Window” by Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars played in the background.
She wrote over the video, “Learning there are cysts on my ovaries.”
Singh went into further detail in her caption, where she explained, “Spent the last day in the ER because my ovaries have the AUDACITY to be wilding out. Both of them have cysts.”
She continued, “And I’m just out here like REALLY B?! Let me understand this. You’re going to make me suffer once a month and then IN ADDITION, stab me in between periods?! LOLOLOLOL. WOW. THE ENTITLEMENT… the NERVE. IM WEAKKKK….”
The Little Late with Lilly Singh host added, “No but actually. It hurts and I’m tired lol but I truly expect nothing less than my organs doing the most. After all I am their mother 💅🏽😩”
Singh’s friends and fans sent their love and well-wishes in the comments section, with Howie Mandel writing, “I’m here if you need anything.”
Ovarian cysts are not uncommon; the Mayo Clinic states that “many women have ovarian cysts at some time,” and most “present little or no discomfort and are harmless.”
However, Mayo Clinic notes that large or ruptured cysts “can cause serious symptoms,” including pelvic pain, fullness or heaviness in the abdomen and bloating.
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As the article said, ovarian cysts are quite common, but they shouldn’t be ignored. Please don’t let anyone tell you that. Even if it turns out to be nothing, talk to your doctor about any history you have with cysts or if you suspect them. Most of the time, they are not an issue. I don’t have reoccurring cysts, but I did have one burst on me. It felt like I’d been shot. My daughter just had the same experience (and in the same instance: running the mile in PE). I don’t know if it was a burst cyst that put Lilly in the hospital or if having both ovaries weighted down with them did it but either way, it was probably good she went because cysts on both ovaries sounds like something that needs attention. And so painful – I can only imagine.
In light of the efforts to control women’s reproductive health, it’s more important than ever to keep these issues on the table. My generation was raised to accept the excruciating discomfort from periods because ‘that’s just what women went through.’ I was surprised to find out my vomiting from menstrual pain was not universal. So I applaud Lilly for putting this up, especially because I’m sure she felt like crap when she did it. We need to remind women they stand to lose everything if they continue to support governments that are taking away their rights bit by bit. And don’t let anyone other than your doctor tell you that your pain is “nothing.”
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