Serena Williams gave fans a much-needed health update on Wednesday after doctors discovered a large cyst on her neck.
The tennis legend posted to social media from her hospital bed, confirming that “all was okay” despite undergoing a procedure to remove the growth.
Serena said in the TikTok video that she had a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” cut out of her neck after it was found in May thanks to an MRI.
“They said I don’t need to get it removed if I don’t want,” she explained. “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.“
She continued: “So this is me removing it. I am feeling …