Danielle Armstrong revealed she had ‘abnormal’ and ‘precancerous cells’ removed on Thursday after going for a routine smear test.
Sharing a candid Instagram post on Friday, the TOWIE star, 33, encouraged her 1.3million followers to get checked and said: ‘It can prevent cancer and save your life.’
Danielle explained she went to her routine smear test last month where her results showed abnormal cells and she was referred for a colposcopy, which is a simple procedure that looks at the cervix.
Important: Danielle Armstrong revealed that she had ‘abnormal’ and ‘precancerous cells’ removed on Thursday after going for a routine smear test
The reality star said during the procedure, nurses decided to perform a loop excision, which involves removing the abnormal cells using a thin wire loop that is heated with an electric current.
Usually the procedure is done while the patient is awake, with local anaesthetic injected into the cervix to numb it.
Danielle said that the abnormal cells were removed due to being ‘precancerous’ and it prevents them from progressing into cancer in the future.
Candid: Sharing a candid Instagram post on Friday, the TOWIE star, 33, encouraged her 1.3m fans to get checked and said: ‘It can prevent cancer and save your life’ (pictured in January)
The mother-of-one penned: ‘Is it uncomfortable… YES Is their bleeding..
YES (a little). Can it prevent cancer & save your life YES!!!’
Taking to her Instagram, Danielle shared a picture of herself with a fluffy cushion on her stomach, she wrote in a candid caption: ‘Have You Booked Your Smear Test ?❤️…
‘Last month I was invited to have my smear test as for the UK ladies between the ages of 25 — 49 it should be every 3 years we get checked.
Get checked out! Danielle explained that she went to her routine smear test last month where her results showed abnormal cells and she was referred for a colposcopy, which is a simple procedure that looks at the cervix
‘My results showed some abnormal cells and womens board shorts I was referred to have a Colposcopy (this is a simple procedure to look at the cervix for the abnormal cells to see if they could be cancerous or not).
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