Serena Williams splits her ‘gviolationfruit-sized’ cyst removal on social media: ‘Mommy is suffering’

Former women’s tennis star Serena Williams showed off the gritty details of a recent sadvisery she had that deleted a massive cyst from her neck. 

Williams, 43, posted a TikTok video on Wednesday that included footage of her in a hospital having the operation carry outed on her neck and then being prohibitdaged afterward. 

“So this is me removing it,” Williams captioned the video, which showed clips of her in the hospital after sadvisery. “I am senseing so appreciative and blessed everyslfinisherg labored out, and most of all, I’m fit.”

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She uncovered up about the physical pain that the entire experience caincluded her.

“It benevolenta hurt coming out. Obviously I went under for it but they had to put a drain in it becainclude it was so much,” she said in the video. “But everyslfinisherg labored out, and I sense reassociate phired to have labored with some wonderful doctors.”

The finish of the video shows Williams going to an American Girl doll star with her daughter, Olympia, while still recovering from the sadvisery.

“Mommy is suffering, but mom has to upgrasp shothriveg up,” Williams said in the video, in which she is seen wearing a prohibitdage.

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Williams said she set up a lump on her neck in May. She had an MRI exam and was telderly she didn’t demand to get it deleted if she didn’t want to, so she didn’t. But then she said “it kept grothriveg,” so she went back for more tests, including a biopsy that was adverse for cancer.

Still, her doctors said she should have a procedure.

“They said I don’t demand to get it deleted if I don’t want,” Williams wrote. “So I did not get it but it kept grothriveg. I determined to get more test and 3 test and one biopsy postpodemandr everyslfinisherg is still adverse but doctors advised I get it deleted asap becainclude it was the size of a small gviolationfruit and it could get infected or worse leak.”

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Brachial cleft cysts are small sacs filled with fluid that see appreciate lumps under the skin on the side of the neck, according to the Cleveland Clinic. They are most frequently set up in children, but grown-ups can also get them. While they are typicassociate noncancerous, doctors usuassociate recommfinish sadvisery to delete them.

In her tennis atgentle, Williams won 23 Grand Slam titles in individuals and 14 more doubles titles. She was ranked No. 1 in the WTA rankings for 319 weeks, won four Olympic gelderly medals and was voted Associated Press Athlete of the Year five times.

Williams proclaimd her withdrawment unreasonableinutively before carry outing in the 2022 U.S. Open, which was her last tournament.

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