23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams says “all is ok” after undergoing surgery to remove a benign branchial cyst from her neck, Afrosport reports.
The four-time Olympic gold medallist posted a video on social media on Wednesday to reveal the news that the cyst, which was “the size of a small grapefruit” has been removed.
The 43-year-old said she discovered a lump on her neck in May but after an MRI scan, doctors told her that she could decide not to remove it.
Williams added that she chose the option of not removing it but changed her mind after it kept growing, which led to her decision to undergo the procedure for its removal so as to prevent an infection or leakage.
She posted a video of herself in a hospital bed and wrote: “So this is me removing it. I am feeling so grateful, and fortunate everything worked out, and most of all I’m healthy.”
“I am feeling so grateful, and fortunate everything worked out, and most of all I’m healthy.”
@serena Back 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? They said I don’t need to get it removed if I don’t want. So I did not get it but it kept growing. I decided to get more test and 3 test 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. So this is me removing it. I am feelimg so grateful, and fortunate everything worked out, and most of all I’m healthy. I still made it to American doll with Olympia as promised. And yes all is ok. 🙏🏿🙏🏿 #fyp #foryourpage #serenawilliams #mom ♬ original sound – Serenawilliams
Williams, who is arguably the greatest female tennis player ever, retired in 2022, and remains the woman with the most Grand Slams in the history of the sport. She also clinched 14 Slams in doubles with her older sister Venus, adding to her 73 WTA Tour titles.
