Davina McCall is having surgery to treat a rare, benign brain tumour
Davina McCall has shared that she is set to undergo surgery today, to remove a benign brain tumour.
In a video shared to the campaigner, presenter and former WH cover star's Instagram page by her partner, the 57-year-old revealed that she has a 'very rare' colloid cyst, which affects one in every three million people. She was only made aware of the tumour due to a health scan, which picked up on the issue, rather than due to an investigation triggered by symptoms.
'I was offered a health scan, which I thought I was going to ace, but it turned out I had benign brain tumour which is very rare, three in a million,' McCall states in the post.
'I slightly put my head in the sand for a while, I saw a few neurosurgeons, had quite a lot of opinions and realised I needed to take it out. It's quite big, it's 14mm wide and it needs to come out because if it grows it would be bad. I'm having it removed. Say a prayer for me. I'm in good spirits.' Davina will be in hospital for at least nine days before coming home.
In the caption, celebrity hair stylist Michael Douglas, who has been in a relationship with Davina since 2019, wrote: 'Hey everyone. Michael here. @davinamccall will be “off grid” for a bit while she recovers from this brain operation. She is in great shape and in very good hands.'
'I’ll I do the odd update from her account here for anyone interested. I’m sure she’ll read all the comments when she’s able to so feel free to send love ❤️ . The support of people is amazingly powerful. Have a great day everyone. Michael xxx.'
What is a colloid cyst?
A colloid cyst, which is what Davina is having removed, is a benign, or non-cancerous, brain tumour. Per the London Neurosurgery Partnership, there is no specific reason as to why they develop.
Most, as with Davina's case, are found incidentally, rather than due to an investigation triggered by symptoms, although as time goes on they may cause headaches, vomiting, visual disturbances and memory problems. Extreme cases can result in loss of consciousness and coma.
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