Current:Home > MySelling Sunset's Amanza Smith Shares Update on "Massive Pain" Amid Hospitalization -MarketLink
Selling Sunset's Amanza Smith Shares Update on "Massive Pain" Amid Hospitalization
View
Date:2025-04-14 20:52:14
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! (65)
Related
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- MVSU football player killed, driver injured in crash after police chase
- Tua Tagovailoa tackle: Dolphins QB laughs off taking knee to head vs. Rams on 'MNF'
- NFL Week 10 winners, losers: Cowboys' season can no longer be saved
- Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
- Britney Spears Reunites With Son Jayden Federline After His Move to Hawaii
- Sam LaPorta injury update: Lions TE injures shoulder, 'might miss' Week 11
- Wheel of Fortune Contestant Goes Viral Over His Hilariously Wrong Answer
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Katharine Hayhoe’s Post-Election Advice: Fight Fear, Embrace Hope and Work Together
Ranking
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- Jason Kelce collaborates with Stevie Nicks for Christmas duet: Hear the song
- Olivia Munn Says She “Barely Knew” John Mulaney When She Got Pregnant With Their Son
- NATO’s Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliances
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- Maryland man wanted after 'extensive collection' of 3D-printed ghost guns found at his home
- Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era
- Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine gets 45 days in prison for probation violations
Recommendation
Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
As US Catholic bishops meet, Trump looms over their work on abortion and immigration
Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco arrested again in Dominican Republic, according to reports
Wheel of Fortune Contestant Goes Viral Over His Hilariously Wrong Answer
Brianna LaPaglia Reveals The Meaning Behind Her "Chickenfry" Nickname
Georgia House Republicans stick with leadership team for the next two years
See Megan Fox, Machine Gun Kelly, Brian Austin Green and Sharna Burgess' Blended Family Photos
Why Jersey Shore's Jenni JWoww Farley May Not Marry Her Fiancé Zack Clayton