FKA Twigs Recovers from Uterine Fibroid Removal

Tahlia Barnett, or FKA Twigs, recently underwent laparoscopic surgery to remove six fibroid tumors from her uterus.

The British singer, songwriter, producer, director, and dancer got real about her health scare on Instagram.

dear friends, I am a very private person as u all know and I have gone back and forth in my mind whether to share that this year I have been recovering from laparoscopic surgery to remove 6 fibroid tumours from my uterus. the tumours were pretty huge, the size of 2 cooking apples 🍎 🍎, 3 kiwis 🥝 🥝 🥝 and a couple of 🍓🍓. a fruit bowl of pain everyday. the nurse said that the weight and size was like being 6 months pregnant. I tried to be brave but it was excruciating at times and to be honest I started to doubt if my body would ever feel the same again. I had surgery in December and I was so scared, despite lots of love from friends and family I felt really alone and my confidence as a woman was knocked. but… today whilst dancing with Kelly at the choreography house I felt like my strong self again for the first time in a while and it was magical. thank you precious body for healing, thank you for reminding me to be kind to myself, you are a wonderful thing, now go create and be other once again <3 I know that a lot of women suffer from fibroid tumours and I just wanted to say after my experience that you are amazing warriors and that you are not alone. you can get through this. and with this I let go of the pain… love always twigs 🌱

A post shared by FKA twigs (@fkatwigs) on May 8, 2018 at 10:29pm PDT

First stating that she had been considering whether or not to share this very personal matter with her fans, she explained that her tumors were the size of two cooking apples, three kiwis, and a couple of strawberries, describing the medical situation as “a fruit bowl of pain everyday.”

The thirty-year-old added that her nurse equated the size and weight of the tumors to a six-month pregnancy and that she doubted her body would ever feel the same again. She also wrote that her, “confidence as a woman was knocked.”

While she had the surgery back in December, the star only just now opened up about the traumatic experience to rejoice that she is finally feeling like her “strong self” again. She took the time to sympathize with other women who have also suffered from fibroid tumors, calling them “amazing warriors,” signing off with the line: “and with this I let go of the pain… love always twigs 🌱.”