Jessie J spent the night in the hospital due to an infection, less than two months after she underwent surgery following her breast cancer diagnosis.
The singer shared several posts on her Instagram story detailing the events, writing one message over a photo of an IV in her arm.
“How I spent the last 24 hours,” she wrote. “6 weeks post surgery and I was back in the same ward I was after my surgery. Not expected or planned. I had and still have symptoms that pointed towards a blood clot on the lung.”
Jessie J clarified that she didn’t end up having a blood clot. The singer said that tests showed she had fluid on her lungs and an infection, though doctors were “still trying to figure out what.”
“Finding it hard to breathe in, but I discharged myself last night (I hate being in hospital) and will continue the investigation as an outpatient,” she continued.
Jessie J continued her message in another story, writing, “I know many people who will have gone through this or similar agree with me on this or not and that’s okay.”
The singer noted, “But I know for me, the true hard journey of this whole thing physically was the day I went into surgery.”
“The recovery physically is far from quick or easy, and mentally it’s been the most challenging time for me,” she added. “Especially as a Mum with a toddler and being unable to be the mother I usually am. And having to change the plans for my career for this year has been frustrating after working so hard to get to this point and excited to do it all.”
The singer and her boyfriend, Chanan Safir Colman, welcomed their son Sky Safir Cornish Colman in May 2023. Later this year in November, the singer will be hitting the road across the United States and Canada on her “No Secrets Tour.”
In one final story, the singer said she took this as “a reminder to myself to slow tf down.”
“This isn’t a speedy recovery. And it isn’t meant to be,” she said. “As an adhd Aries fire breathing dragon t rex, I can do it myself, I’m always ok woman. That slow pace has been a hard reality to accept tbh. I love moving and working and being up and active but I can’t be right now, and that’s what it is.”
Jessie J said, “And I am finding the strength in knowing that all can be adjusted to align with a slower pace and the support of my very small inner support circle.”
Jessie J announced her breast cancer diagnosis back in June.
“Cancer sucks in any form, but I’m holding on to the word early,” she noted in her video message, before explaining that she had been “in and out of tests.”
At the time, she also revealed that she would be undergoing surgery after she performed at Summertime Ball in London on June 15.
The singer said she decided to make the announcement publicly because she “wanted to be open and share it.”
“One, because selfishly, I do not talk about it enough,” she noted. “I’m not processing it because I’m working so hard. I also know how much sharing in the past has helped me with other people giving me their love and support and also their own stories.”
The singer shared an update post-surgery on June 23 with a series of photos documenting the process. In the caption, she said the post contained “some of the honest lows and highs of the last 48 hours.”
“I will always show the good and hard bits of any journey I go through,” she wrote. “Grateful to my doctor / surgeon and all the nurses who cared for me and all my family / friends who came to visit. I am home now, to rest and wait for my results.”
The signer concluded her message on an uplifting note, adding, “Still hugging everyone going through something tough right now. We all got this!”
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