Serena Williams is “recovering but improving” after recent health scares

For Serena Williams, health at all times comes first. This week, the previous tennis star revealed that a benign cyst forced her to miss the Glamor Women of the Year awards ceremony. In Video from TikTok published on October 15, Williams revealed that she recently had branchial cyst the dimensions of a “small grapefruit” faraway from her neck.

“In May, I discovered a lump on my neck. I immediately went to (the doctor), had an MRI and was told I (had) a branchial cyst. Have you ever heard of it?” Williams wrote within the caption of the post. “They said I didn’t have to remove it if I didn’t want to… but it kept growing.”

Showing footage from the hospital, Williams explained that she was initially “scared” by the cyst when she found it just a few months ago. After undergoing a series of tests and biopsies, Williams finally decided to remove the cyst, as advisable by her doctor, when she noticed it was growing rapidly.

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“I decided to do more tests, 3 tests and then one biopsy, everything was still negative, but the doctors advised me to have it removed as soon as possible because it was the size of a small grapefruit and could get infected or worse, leak,” she continued in signature.

“I applied for it, but they had to put in a drain because there was too much of it. But everything worked out,” he explains in the video. “I’m really happy that I was able to work with some great doctors. I’m a little scared here, but I’m excited to move on to the next steps of treatment.”

Shortly after leaving the hospital, Williams returned to one in all her favorite roles: mother. Shutting down TikTok, the recovering tennis legend showed up on the American Girl doll store along with her eldest daughter Olympia.

“Mom is hurting, but mom has to keep coming,” she said, admitting she desired to go home and “pass out.”

Although she was in a position to help her daughter and is recovering, Williams he tweeted about having to miss “so many things” just like the Glamor Women of the Year awards and Rafael Nadal’s retirement ceremony.

“I feel grateful and happy that everything worked out,” Williams concluded. “And above all, I am healthy.”