“So it’s been a journey and a long road, but I’m happy that I’m on the other side of it and everything is going good.”
Despite this, Polizzi acknowledges that she still needs to take things slowly.
She reflected: “I’m trying to listen to my body and give my body grace and not go crazy. There’s days where I do too much and then I just feel exhausted and I start getting pains. But other than that, I’m finally starting to feel better. I feel like I’m almost getting back to myself.”
Polizzi underwent surgery in July, after being diagnosed with stage 1 cervical cancer at the beginning of the year.
Speaking on It’s Happening with Snooki and Joey, she shared: “I didn’t realise how f***ing awful it was gonna be. Not to scare anybody that is going to do this. You have to.”
The podcast was recorded on “day 17” of Polizzi’s recovery, as she added: “The last two days have been miserable. It hurts and I’m over it. I’m not comfortable, and it’s not an easy recovery.”
Polizzi also shared details of her journey on social media.
She said in an Instagram video: “I’m being very vulnerable here. But I feel like in this journey, I’ve been very vulnerable in general. So, I just want to keep it going.
“Because, you know, it’s a scary thing. And a lot of us women deal with it. And no one really talks about it. So, I’m here to give that platform for all of us ladies.”