{"id":11236,"date":"2024-10-17T18:23:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11236"},"modified":"2024-10-17T18:23:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:23:22","slug":"serena-williams-seeks-for-prayers-as-she-gives-health-update-after-major-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=11236","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams seeks for prayers as she gives health update after major surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tennis legend Serena Williams has revealed that she had a benign branchial cyst \u2018the size of a small grapefruit\u2019 recently removed from her neck.<\/p>\n

The 43-year-old insisted \u2018all is OK\u2019 as she shared the update from a hospital bed.<\/p>\n

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Williams revealed the procedure in a social media video, saying she found a lump on her neck back in May and was told at the resulting MRI exam that she did not need to get it removed if she did not want to.<\/p>\n

Williams chose not to at first \u2018but it kept growing,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u2018So many things I missed like @glamourmag Woman of the Year awards, @RafaelNadal retirement and I am still recovering, but getting better. Health always comes first,\u2019 Williams said in a separate post.<\/p>\n

\u2018Back in May I found a lump showing on my neck. I immediately went to the doc got a MRI and was told I have a brachial cyst. Have you ever heard of that?\u2019 Williams said in the video.<\/p>\n

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\u2018They said I don\u2019t need to get it removed if I don\u2019t want. So I did not get it (removed) but it kept growing. I decided to get more tests, and three tests and one biopsy later everything is still negative but doctors advised I get it removed ASAP because it was the size of a small grapefruit and it could get infected, or worse leak.<\/p>\n

\u2018So this is me removing it. I am feeling so grateful, and fortunate everything worked out, and most of all I\u2019m healthy. I still made it to American doll with Olympia as promised. And yes all is OK.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Williams was spotted last month at a Green Day concert in Los Angeles, jogging around in a circle alongside other fans of the rock band, showing no obvious signs of ill-health.<\/p>\n

Williams turned 43 in September and she has been off the tennis court for two years since her swansong at the 2022 US Open.<\/p>\n

The American is married to entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian and the couple has two daughters, seven-year-old Olympia and Adira, one.<\/p>\n

The 23-time Grand Slam champion returned to the US Open as a fan last month. She sported a throwback denim skirt, similar to one she wore during her playing days.<\/p>\n

Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She held the WTA\u2019s No 1 women\u2019s ranking for 319 weeks of her career and<\/p>\n

Her run from the 2002 French Open to the 2023 Australian Open was legendary, with Williams winning all four singles Grand Slam titles and beating older sister Venus Williams in every final.<\/p>\n

She won her last major tournament at the 2017 Australian Open. Williams finished her career one Grand Slam singles title shy of the all-time record, 24, which is held by Margaret Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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