Current:Home > MySelling Sunset's Amanza Smith Shares Update on "Massive Pain" Amid Hospitalization -GrowthProspect
Selling Sunset's Amanza Smith Shares Update on "Massive Pain" Amid Hospitalization
View
Date:2025-04-25 08:55:37
Amanza Smith is taking it one day at a time amid her recovery.
Two days after the Selling Sunset star revealed she was admitted to the hospital for an infection in her blood that had spread to her spine, she shared an update on her condition.
"I am in massive pain, but pain medicine is very wonderful when it kicks in because it helps so much," Smith said in a June 13 video shared to her Instagram Stories. "I'm healing, hopefully won't have to have another procedure."
The 46-year-old went on to detail the nature of the infection, noting that it is located at the higher portion of her spine.
"But it's at the front of the spine," she added of the infection's complicated placement. "So, the procedure or surgery they would have to do to remove it is quite risky...We may just try to see if it goes away with the antibiotics when they re-image my back in four weeks. But I'm hanging in there."
As the Netflix star shared in a message on social media June 11, she sought medical attention after experiencing pain in her lower back for over a month.
"I came to Cedar Sinai last Friday thinking that I was going to get another scan on my back and then go home," Smith said. "Instead, I was admitted and they immediately started testing me for things in my blood. Come to find out I had an infection in my blood that had caused a great deal of infection to be spread to the bones of my spine and it's called osteomyelitis."
The mom of two went on explain that she would have to undergo surgery that day, later confirming that the procedure went well.
"I'm back in my room, I've already gotten changed back in my comfy pajamas and I'm on the mend guys," she said in a follow-up Instagram Story video. "So thank you for all the well-wishes and prayers."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (89)
Related
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Massive vehicle pileup on southern California highway leaves 2 dead, 9 injured, authorities say
- Interim president named at Grambling State while work begins to find next leader
- Residents across eastern U.S. and New England hunker down as snow, ice, freezing rain approaches
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- What makes this Michigan-Washington showdown in CFP title game so unique
- A minibus explodes in Kabul, killing at least 2 civilians and wounding 14 others
- 5 people have died in a West Virginia house fire, including four young children
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Offensive lineman Seth McLaughlin commits to Ohio State after leaving Alabama for transfer portal
Ranking
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- Is Georgia’s election system constitutional? A federal judge will decide in trial set to begin
- The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa’s presidential caucuses
- Any physical activity burns calories, but these exercises burn the most
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- How Jennifer Love Hewitt Left Hollywood to Come Back Stronger Than Ever
- Tour bus crash kills 1, injures 11 on New York's Interstate 87
- Cumbersome process and ‘arbitrary’ Israeli inspections slow aid delivery into Gaza, US senators say
Recommendation
2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
Mary Lou Retton received $459,324 in donations. She and her family won't say how it's being spent.
Golden Globes: How to watch, who’s coming and what else to know
Hate crimes reached record levels in 2023. Why 'a perfect storm' could push them higher
Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
Blackhawks' Connor Bedard knocked out of game after monster hit by Devils' Brendan Smith
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney shows up to basketball game with black eye
Hate crimes reached record levels in 2023. Why 'a perfect storm' could push them higher